Opublikował zbiory opowiadań 'Na wzgórzu róż. Zmarł w 1936 roku we Lwowie.ĭebiutował w 1909 roku pod pseudonimem Stefan Żalny wyborem nowel 'Z wyjątków. Zamieszkał w miejscowości kuracyjnej Brzuchowice pod Lwowem.

W ostatnich latach życia, z powodu zaawansowanej gruźlicy został zwolniony na emerturę. W latach 1914-1915 przebywał w Wiedniu, w 1927 roku odbył podróż do Włoch, a w 1929 do Rumunii nad Morze Czarne. Po złożeniu egzaminu nauczycielskiego w 1911 roku rozpoczął pracę w państowych i prywatnych gimnazjach lwowskich. Studiował literaturę polską i filologię klasyczną na Uniwersytecie Lwowskim. If it's written in the first person, beware.Stefan Grabiński urodził się w 1887 roku w Kamionce Strumiłowej nad Bugiem. Through the Eyes of Madness: Several stories.Sinister Subway: His famous Demon ruchu short-story collection is full of creepy, spooky train-related things.Not even mentioning the doppelganger thing. Psycho Psychologist: Czelawa is a researcher, not a therapist, but there's something weird about the man.Evil Twin: In Problemat Czelawy, either the titular scientist of his more obviously evil twin brother.The trope is also discussed in the story. Turns out the tenant committed suicide in that wardrobe. Evil Tainted the Place: In one of the stories, the protagonist is haunted by dreams of the previous tenant pacing and pacing and pacing the room, only avoiding the wardrobe.Eccentric Artist: Usually writers, often poets.Just why would twins share a consciousness, a poet's creation would come to life, or a man would decide the world's telling him to commit suicide is never even hinted at. Cosmic Horror Story: Explanations are for the weak.Willa nad morzem (Ciemne siły) (Dark Forces).Niesamowita opowieść (An Eerie Tale) (1922).Na wzgórzu róż (On the Hill of Roses) (1918).Klasztor i morze (The Cloister and the Sea) (1928).Cień Bafometa (Baphomet's Shadow) (1926).Some of Grabiński's works were translated into English by Mirosław Lipiński and published under the title The Dark Domain. His works were forgotten, then (after World War II) rediscovered. In short, a Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant extraordinaire.ĭue to worsening tuberculosis, he had to retire from his day job as a teacher and fell into obscurity, finally dying in poverty. Also, from Henri Bergson, William James and Edgar Allan Poe (of whom he was a fan).

He was interested and well-versed in the occult, and apparently drew some inspiration from German Expressionism. His prose is full of ghosts, witches, incubi and a variety of otherworldly things. Stefan Grabiński (26 February 1887 - 12 November 1936) was a Polish short story writer, famous for the weird, surreal, terrifying tone and themes, as well as for creepy trains.

Cień Bafometa by Stefan Grabiński