The Haunting of M.R. James
I suppose it’s a common question to ask of writers of ghost stories if they actually believed in the paranormal. Folks like M.R. James, Algernon Blackwood, Charlotte Gilman Perkins, and Ambrose Bierce become maybe more authentic in the eyes of their readers if they actually believed (good) or experienced (better) a haunting or even several.
That’s the point of this documentary about James. Did he or did he not actually believe in this spooky stuff he wrote?
I think, however, the question — regardless of the curiosity of it — is ultimately pointless.
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