The Sorcery Club, by Elliott O'Donnell
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The Sorcery Club, by Elliott O'Donnell
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Elliott O’Donnell (1872-1965) is hardly known in this country, but in England he was for many years its most celebrated ghost-hunter. By turns melodramatic, slapstick, sentimental, racist, misogynist, embarrassing and horrific, “The Sorcery Club” is hardly a great novel of the supernatural. It lacks the artistic seriousness, power and conviction, as well as the stylistic excellence, of such masterpieces as Sheridan Le Fanu’s “Carmilla” or John Meade Falkner’s “The Lost Stradivarius.” Perhaps its greatest strength lies in the tawdry realism of the rituals and magical protocols O’Donnell describes (complete with footnotes). These, one feels, are just the formulas and ingredients that fin de siècle occultists would employ in their satanic negotiations. As a plus, the 2014 Ramble House edition of “The Sorcery Club” reproduces the eerie black-and-white illustrations of the 1912 original (now a $1,000 book). The artist Phillys Vere Campbell was the sister of Marjorie Bowen, one of the most admired practitioners of supernatural fiction (her novel, “Black Magic” was number 13 in Wheatley’s occult library, although she is best known for such short stories as “The Crown Derby Plate” and “The Avenging of Ann Leete”). Further enhancing this new Ramble House reprint are an introduction by eminent horror scholar John Pelan and a brief afterword by the book’s cover designer, Gavin O’Keefe. Still, be warned: “The Sorcery Club” may seem an example of dated turn-of-the-century diabolism, but I wouldn’t try any of its weird invocations at home.
The Sorcery Club, by Elliott O'Donnell- Published on: 2015-11-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .50" w x 5.50" l, .57 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 218 pages
About the Author Elliott O'Donnell (February 27, 1872 - May 8, 1965) was an Irish author known primarily for his books about ghosts. He claimed to have seen a ghost, described as an elemental figure covered with spots, when he was five years old. He also claimed to have been strangled by a mysterious phantom in Dublin. He claimed descent from Irish chieftains of ancient times, including Niall of the Nine Hostages (the King Arthur of Irish folklore) and Red Hugh, who fought the English in the sixteenth century. O'Donnell was educated at Clifton College in Bristol, England, and later at Queen's Service Academy, Dublin, Ireland. In later life he became a ghost hunter. His first book, written in his spare time, was a psychic thriller titled "For Satan's Sake" (1904). From this point onward, he became a writer. He wrote several popular novels, including an occult fantasy, "The Sorcery Club" (1912) but specialised in what were claimed as true stories of ghosts and hauntings. O'Donnell wrote material for numerous magazines, including "Hutchinson Story Magazine, The Novel Magazine, The Idler, Weekly Tale-Teller, Hutchinson's Mystery-Story Magazine, Pearson's Magazine, Lilliput" and "Weird Tales". As he became known as an authority on the supernatural, he was called upon as a ghost hunter. He also lectured and broadcast (radio and television) on the paranormal in Britain and the United States. In addition to his more than 50 books, he wrote scores of articles and stories for national newspapers and magazines.
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