A founding father of the American conservative movement, Russell Kirk (1918-94) was also a renowned and bestselling writer of fiction.
Its 1961 publication was a sensation, outselling all of Kirk\'s other books combined, including The Conservative Mind , his iconic study of American con.
Kirk\'s focus was the ghost story, or "ghostly tale" - a "decayed art" of which he considered himself a "last remaining master." Old House of Fear , Kirk\'s first novel, revealed this mastery at work.
A founding father of the American conservative movement, Russell Kirk (1918-94) was also a renowned and bestselling writer of fiction