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Perceptions My change in style Ghost stories    In the days when I wrote my early ghost stories, my work was likened by friends to the stories of Edgar Allan Poe , M.R. James , and Sheridan Lefanu . I consider this a great honor, as I admire their work very much.  Pat Canella    My first e-book that went on sale is said to be in the hard-boiled style of Mickey Spillane by a former police officer from Queensland .  Chronicles of Mark Johnson    My award-winning e-book is compared to the works of H.P. Lovecraft . I have to admit before I had stories likened to his; I had not heard of him, but I can see the likeness in my stories.  Gonzo journalism    My later works have are said to be in the style of stories written by Hunter S. Thompson . Gonzo journalism is a style of first-person writing, where the writer of the article puts himself/herself in the story while reporting the story. My id...

Among the best

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Over the last year or two, I have been honored to have some of my stories compared to the great writers. Chronicles of Mark Johnson was compared by one man to the work of H.P. Lovecraft -- I have to admit, at the time, I had never heard of him -- and frequently, my ghost stories get compared to the works of LeFanu , Poe, and M R James ; for a struggling writer, this is a great honour as I admire the writers a lot. H P Lovecraft                                                                                                                                J. Sheridan Lefanu  I also had stories likened to Wilkie Collin s and after trying to read "Th...