Literary Locations of Oscar de Muriel

Submitted: 28th October 2020

Literary Locations of Oscar de Muriel

There’s no better way to discover the gothic delights of Edinburg now that the dark nights are closing in, than by allowing Oscar de Muriel to guide you around himself.

There are cobbled streets, dark corners, hansom cabs, sceances and dark, dark humour…all set in the 1800s which seems to have been a very superstitious time if these books are anything to go by…..

Discover the literary locations in The Darker Arts

Setting: A Seance

A séance, six dead people. One survivor…

This is the real side of gothic, spooky Edinburgh here. There’s a house in a street where a seance is taking place and a lot of the book is set here so it’s very claustrophobic and chilling. The real Mary King’s Close gets a nod and there are said to be real ghosts here….

Setting: The Scottish Play

Is there anything more superstitious than The Scottish Play? Oh legends have been built around this and from this novel you can see why. Ooh there’s not much I can say without giving anything away so read this to find out more! Plus aren’t masks and shadows always spooky anyway – and that’s just the title!

Discover the literary locations of A Mask of Shadows

Setting: a locked room and a haunted violin

A violinist is murdered in his home. In his locked practice room whilst the sound of several musicians played in the night. In London, the Ripper murders are spreading fear throughout the city…..
Just who or what is crawling the dark dank streets of London and Edinburgh?