G.
W. Thomas Presents
THE
GHOSTBREAKERS  
C.
Auguste Dupin (1841-1845)
by Edgar Allan Poe "...In
the manner of thrusting the corpse up the chimney, you will that there was something
excessively outre --something altogether irreconcilable with our common notions
of human action, even when we suppose the actors the most depraved of men."
-- C. Auguste Dupin Dupin,
from "The Murder in the Rue Morgue", is the first detective character in literature.
Edgar Allan Poe was intent on detection so Dupin does not really become an "occult"
detective. Still, the story and the character are crucial to the development of
the sub-genre so I have included it. Dupin appeared in two other stories after
"Rue Morgue" but neither is of a supernatural nature. Leon Ames plays him in the
1931 film with Bela Lugosi. 1.
"The
Murder in the Rue Morgue" Graham's Magazine (1841)
2.
"The Purloined Letter" The Gift (1845)
3.
"The
Murder of Mary Roget" (1850) | 
