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Reviews, research and essays

Marginalia

Reviews, research and notes written in the margins of the books we love.

Reviews26 September 2026

Why Carmilla still unsettles

Twenty-six years before Dracula, a quieter vampire arrived in a Styrian schloss. We reread Le Fanu’s novella by lamplight.

Research23 September 2026

Monkshood, wolfsbane and the poison garden

The plant we are named after has a long and deadly history. A short field guide to aconite in folklore and fiction.

Essays20 September 2026

On reading ghost stories in winter

Why the long nights are made for stories told round the fire, and five to start with.