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Carnacki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The character of Carnacki was probably inspired in part by Dr Hesselius, a supernaturally inclined scientist who appeared in short stories by the Irish fantasy writer Sheridan Le Fanu, notably the early and influential vampire story Carmilla. Carnacki is saved only by the intervention of an unknown, second being, which utters the unknown last line of the Saamaa ritual, temporarily rendering the whistling entity powerless. Carnacki rushes out with his camera, and snaps a picture, but sees nothing after the blinding flash; Beaumont is struck in the head, but not badly injured; he claims that he has seen an enormous horse's head. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carnacki   (3025 words)

Finding Carnacki the Ghost Finder, by Rick Kennett Carnacki the Ghost-Finder is a hybrid of the detective story, the horror tale and the scientific romance. In fact on the day their acceptance arrived I had started a second Carnacki pastiche based on a line from "The House Among the Laurels": "He had heard of me in connection with the Steeple Monster case." This was a fateful choice as it turned out. The "battered copy of Carnacki" she'd mentioned in her letter was the same Panther edition as mine, bought at about the same time that I'd wandered innocently and unsuspectingly into that Canberra newsagency in January 1975. www.tabula-rasa.info /AusHorror/Carnacki.html   (3129 words)

Outpost Gallifrey: Reviews Carnacki’s involvement is hardly crucial - it’s certainly not influential - and his inclusion seems more of an admiring nod on Cartmel’s part rather than any strong desire to involve the character in proceedings. His use of Carnacki is particularly entertaining, the Doctor allowing their partnership to appear equal while serving as the sole effective mind in the operation. Carnacki as presented by Cartmel is very consistent with Hodgson's original as seen here, but I think the balance of the novella is better preserved by his use as a secondary character. www.gallifreyone.com /review.php?id=tel-5   (3701 words)

Fictionwise eBooks: Carnacki the Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson Carnacki is a "scientific" ghost finder, using carefully worked-out detective methods that are much of the pleasure of the tales. Carnacki investigates despite the warnings of a loyal old servant who is terrified at the prospect of Carnacki's entering the dangerous room at night. The villain's character, too, is affecting in Carnacki's description, and the jealous young man redeems himself in the end by defending Miss Hisgens against an unseen and horrific horse that is the doom placed upon her family in legend. www.fictionwise.com /ebooks/eBook1568.htm   (1235 words)

Forgotten Futures Worldbook 4 Carnacki's work (and that of the scientists and scholars he occasionally refers to) is on the fringes of orthodoxy; most respectable scientists refuse to admit that the Ab-natural exists, or prefer to have nothing to do with someone who messes around with electric pentacles, chalk, magic and vibrations. Carnacki arranged to have both moved to a cottage with a clear view of the church, and mounted a series of overnight vigils with the priest and the district nurse in attendance. Carnacki and the vicar persuaded the landlord to give up the hoax, without revealing that it was a fake; some of the new customers eventually left when it became clear that the incidents had stopped, but enough remained to satisfy the landlord. www.forgottenfutures.com /game/ff4/worldbk4.htm   (20866 words)

Foreign Devils Zoë is sceptical of Carnacki’s story, but it soon becomes clear that Celandine does possess psychic abilities; soon after she enters a trance, the piano begins playing a tune which hasn’t been written yet. Unlike the other two victims, her tattoo was indeed inked in, and a closer examination of the body reveals a tiny bruise and pinprick on the inside of her elbow, indicating that somebody administered an opium overdose to her. Carnacki and the Doctor thus have the furious Pemberton locked up in the wine cellar, near the family’s fireworks store, until the police can be summoned; later, Carnacki searches Pemberton’s study and finds the murder weapon. www.drwhoguide.com /telos05.htm   (1820 words)

William Hope Hodgson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia His Carnacki stories are detective stories about a character investigating the supernatural using scientific tools that existed at the time, such as photography, and some that are augmented by theories of the supernatural, such as the electric pentacle, which uses vacuum tubes to repel supernatural forces. In the Carnacki stories, the main character uses as part of his defensive shield against malevolent supernatural influences "a certain water" and bread wrapped in linen, meant to signify holy water and communion wafer without naming them explicitly. While the first six Carnacki stories were collected during Hodgson's lifetime, "The Haunted Jarvee" appeared posthumously in 1929, and two more Carnacki stories, "The Find" and "The Hog," were not published until 1947 by August Derleth. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Hope_Hodgson   (2231 words)

Amazon.ca: Carnacki the Ghost Finder: Books: William Hope Hodgson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) Six tales of Carnacki the Ghost Finder, tales of the outre, the unexpected, and the unexplained from a reknowned master of the macabre, William Hope Hodgeson. Contained in "Carnacki" is the "The Whistling Room" my vote for the best ghost story of all time. I read Carnacki years ago as a child, and loved the first mixture of the supernatural and superscience. www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1587155710   (681 words)

[No title] Carnacki is the new boy - and the introduction prepares us for his involvement. Carnacki is a character I had never heard of though, but I am mighty glad I have now. Carnacki is an impressive character, but ultimately he is not allowed to outshine the 2nd Doctor. www.pagefillers.com /dwrg/foreign.htm   (3280 words)

The Weird Review: William Hope Hodgson Carnacki is in the habit of summoning his four friends, Jessop, Arkright, Taylor, & our narrator, Dodgson, to his house on short notice for dinner & afterward relate his latest ghost-hunting adventure. This is a brutal story, with Carnacki barely holding on in the face (literally) of a monstrous supernatural menace. Carnacki closes with another weird cosmological theory about where malign supernatural beings come from, which seems quaint in this more enlightened era but is probably a good record of the sort of wild speculation that people used to engage in. www.violetbooks.com /REVIEWS/barnett-carnacki.html   (881 words)

Carnacki The Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson : Arthur's Classic Novels Carnacki felt in his pocket, and pulled out something wrapped in tissue paper. We dined well, as usual, and, equally as usual, Carnacki was pretty silent during the meal. When Jessop, Arkright and Taylor came in Carnacki quietly held out his hand for the photographs which I returned in the same spirit and afterwards we all went in to dinner. arthurwendover.com /arthurs/hodgson/carnak10.html   (24340 words)

Rivals of Carnacki Ironically it would seem Carnacki is regarded more as a superior imitation of the Great Detective than in the world of weird fiction that WHH really made his own. Though generally regarded as superior to the Carnacki tales they overdo the atmosphere for me and I find Silence less of a character and more an excuse to explore rather than the centre of the tale itself. Few of the above mix science and sorcery as well as the Carnacki stories and it wasn't until the arrival of Ghostbusters before Mad Science was fully employed in professional ghost busting as a public service. www.freenetpages.co.uk /hp/chrishodgson/carnacki_cinema/rivals.htm   (1541 words)

Carnacki In a house at No. 472, Cheyne Walk lives the remarkable Carnacki. Inventor of the Electric Pentacle, investigator of the Black Veil case, or the Grey Dog Business or the Incident of the Three Straw Platters, reader of the Sigsand Manuscript and performer of the hideous Saaamaaaa Ritual, Carnacki is well prepared to face real monsters. Carnacki was the first ghostbreaker to allow either possibilty. occultdetective.tripod.com /carnacki.htm   (156 words)

Carnacki The Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson : Arthur's Classic Novels Carnacki the ghost finder by William Hope Hodgson Gaslight is a volunteer project under the auspices of the English Department at Mount Royal College. Carnacki stood up, and knocked out his pipe. Carnacki shook a friendly fist at me, as I entered, late. arthurwendover.com /arthurs/horror/finder10.html   (23270 words)

Blogcritics.org: Carnacki the Ghost Finder I last read Carnacki perhaps 20 years ago, but enjoyed it for years afterwards when something would evoke a vivid image from it. Carnacki was investigating a haunting that manifested as a whistling, and is relating to his friend what happened when he first entered the room that is the focus of the manifestation. If you give Carnacki the Ghost Finder a try and like it, you may be ready for The House on the Borderland, or even the very difficult The Night Land. blogcritics.org /archives/2003/10/31/031617.php   (1708 words)

The Carnacki Stories Six were first published in British magazines in 1910-12, then reprinted in the anthology Carnacki The Ghost Finder in 1913. In [CGF/HAL] Carnacki tells the policemen '...not to move outside of the Barriers, whatever happened; NOT EVEN THOUGH THE HOUSE SEEM TO BE ROCKING AND ABOUT TO TUMBLE on to them...'; the capitals were added after the original appearance of [HAL]. The 1912 version includes a major error of British etiquette; early in the story Carnacki repeatedly addresses Sir Alfred Jarnock as "Sir Jarnock", when the correct term would be "Sir Alfred". www.forgottenfutures.com /game/ff4/carnacki.htm   (1130 words)

No. 472 Cheyne Walk Each story followed the same formula: Carnacki, having successfully concluded an investigation into the Ab-natural, would meet with four friends at his home near the Thames Embankment and regale them with the hair-raising details of his case before dismissing them good-naturedly into the night. Since then both authors have continued to explore the mysterious world of Carnacki, and the result is the present volume, which adds a further eight tales to the four originally published in 1992. There is even an opportunity, in 'Arkright's Tale', for one of Carnacki's regular dinner companions to demonstrate how much he has learned from his friend; and introduce us to a very special guest, who himself knows a thing or two about the supernatural. www.ash-tree.bc.ca /atp85cheynewalk.htm   (346 words)

Fantasy and Science Fiction - Curiosities In only nine strange stories, Carnacki managed to outfox numerous supernatural visitors to our plane--ranging from a jealous spectral horse to an horrific Ur-swine, from marine demons to a disembodied giant hand--as well as expose a number of hoaxers. Recounting his adventures from the safety of the fireside to four cipherish pals, including the frame-narrator, Dodgson, Carnacki veered between humility and arrogance. Carnacki favored modern methods of spirit-trapping, including his Electric Pentacle and, in "The Hog," a rainbow ring of seven varicolored neon tubes. www.sfsite.com /fsf/2000/cur0003.htm   (399 words)

Booman Tribune ~ A Progressive Community   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) I chose my handle after an obscure character, supernatural investigator Thomas Carnacki, from the early 20th century horror stories by William Hope Hodgson. I used Hodgson's Carnacki as a character in my own (as yet unpublished) vampire novel and was in the middle of rewriting when I joined the orange place. In the Hodgson tales, which I highly recommend, Carnacki is an investigator of hauntings. www.boomantribune.com /story/2006/3/8/234334/0684   (9884 words)

The Mystery of the Haunted Vampire I took my daughters out for lunch at a Chinese restaurant, just the three of them, while Ms. Carnacki got some needed alone time at the gym and acupuncturist. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and now that three of them are down for a nap it is hard for me to fathom horror or ghosts or even vampires. carnacki.blogspot.com   (3043 words)

Amazon.com: Gothic Horror 2: The Ghost Pirates & Carnacki the Ghost Finder: Books: William Hope Hodgson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) It is a series of stories about a truly scientific ghost hunter who encounters one or two hoaxes as well as real and distinctly individual haunts and what might be called demons. Set in Victorian-Edwardian Britain and Ireland the stories have the ring of someone who knows his milieu and the characters definitely seem like people you might know, though Carnacki is definitely an odd bird. In a change of pace, "Carnacki, the Ghost Finder" is a victorian-age version of the X-Files! www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0738847275?v=glance   (858 words)

Booman Tribune ~ Carnacki's Chiller Theater   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) We'll do a bit of touristy things for the benefit of curly (though she has been there before). I know all too well about the perceptions people hold of my profession, and I do what I can to educate the holders of said perceptions, so that they may know the truth rather than spout the latest ELF gibberish. really carnacki, i must say that this is perhaps my favorite ongoing series here...it's like CandJ, but thankfully not like CandJ. www.boomantribune.com /poll/1117827777_tPPPgYwJ   (2040 words)

Gothic Horror 2: The Ghost Pirates and Carnacki the Ghost Finder - PowerBookSearch!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) Gothic Horror 2 concludes William Hope Hodgson�s Trilogy with "The Ghost Pirates." The first two books, "The Boats of the Glen Carrig" and "The House on the Borderland" were published in Gothic Horror 1. This novel has been called �totally engrossing�, �a cross between an old-fashioned sea story and the cosmic horrors of H.P. Lovecraft.� As an added bonus, Gothic Horror 2 also includes the chilling account of "Carnacki The Ghost Finder." Hodgson�s stories blend horror, fantasy, and science fiction. As a beautifully written work of pure imagination, his work has few equals, and has been compared to the writings of Poe, Machen, and Blackwood. www.powerbooksearch.com /booksearch0738847275.html   (262 words)

Carnacki, The Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson - Full Text Free Book (Part 3/3) Carnacki had just returned to Cheyne Walk, Chelsea. Carnacki was genially secretive and curt, and spoke Chapel." Carnacki made an end of speaking and leant forward for a spill. www.fullbooks.com /Carnacki-The-Ghost-Finder3.html   (9959 words)

Carnacki: The whistling room (1910) by William Hope Hodgson Carnacki: The whistling room (1910) by William Hope Hodgson At the end, we took our wine and cigars to our usual positions, and Carnacki — having got himself comfortable in his big chair — began without any preliminary:— And directly afterwards:— 'What on earth made you hustle us all out like that, Carnacki?' gaslight.mtroyal.ca /carnack3.htm   (6357 words)

Carnacki, Ghost Finder: The Classic of Supernatural Terrors - William Hope Hodgson - Mobipocket eBook Carnacki, Ghost Finder: The Classic of Supernatural Terrors - William Hope Hodgson - Mobipocket eBook Carnacki, Ghost Finder: The Classic of Supernatural Terrors eBooks - All Formats Carnacki, Ghost Finder: The Classic of Supernatural Terrors - Recommend Page www.ebookmall.com /ebook/85083-ebook.htm   (642 words)

Carnacki, the Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson - Project Gutenberg Carnacki, the Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson - Project Gutenberg Carnacki, the Ghost Finder by William Hope Hodgson If you live elsewhere check the laws of your country before downloading this ebook. www.gutenberg.org /etext/10832   (91 words)

Carnacki, The Ghost Finder - William Hope Hodgson - Adobe Reader PDF eBook Carnacki, The Ghost Finder - William Hope Hodgson - Adobe Reader PDF eBook Armed with an encyclopedic knowledge of the arcane arts and supernatural manifestations, Carnacki puts on his coat and turns up the collar before stepping out the door to confront demons, hauntings, invisible presences, and fifth dimensional intrusions. The eBook club is continually growing with more eBooks added frequently. www.ebookmall.com /ebook/103887-ebook.htm   (703 words)

[No title] There are skinless cadavers sliced in two, tarred human lungs in glass cases, dehydrated brains you can touch. Maybe not quite as demanding as putting a magnet on the back of the car or truck, but nevertheless I am overwhelmed and more than eager to carry on with my mission. I'll wear blue jeans to sit here in my office-home and be pleased, knowing I have done Carnacki's bidding. carnacki.blogspot.com /2005_08_01_carnacki_archive.html   (16027 words)

Stories, Listed by Author * The House Among the Laurels [Carnacki], (nv) The Idler Feb 1910 Carnacki the Ghost-Finder, Sauk City WI: Mycroft & Moran 1947 * The Searcher of the End House [Carnacki], (nv) The Idler Jun 1910 www.locusmag.com /index/s353.html   (1770 words)

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