Casting the Runes
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| Author | M.R. James |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Horror short story |
"Casting the Runes" is the fourth story in the second collection of ghost stories published by M. R. James, More Ghost Stories.
Synopsis
Mr. Edward Dunning is a researcher for the British Museum. At the beginning of the story he has recently reviewed The Truth of Alchemy, by a Mr. Karswell an alchemist and occultist. Afterwards he begins seeing the name John Harrington displayed wherever he goes, he learns that Harrington also reviewed Karswell's work and died in a freak accident not long after. He soon learns that he has been cursed by Karswell and must find a way to reverse it.[1]
Adaptions
The 1957 film Night of the Demon is an adaption of this story.[2]
The 2009 film Drag Me to Hell is a much looser adaption of this story[3]
References
- ↑ James, M.R. (1993). Collected ghost stories (Repr. ed.). Ware, Hertfordshire: Wordsworth. pp. 128–145. ISBN 1853260533.
- ↑ Stafford, Jeff. "Curse of the Demon (1957)". TCM. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
- ↑ Debruge, Peter. "Drag Me to Hell". Variety. Retrieved 2015-02-19.
External links
- Full Text of Casting the Runes
- A Podcast to the Curious: Episode 12a - Casting the Runes
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