Occult detective fiction Occult detective fiction Occult detective fiction combines the tropes of detective fiction with those of supernatural horror fiction. Unlike the traditional detective, the occult detective is employed in cases involving ghosts, curses, and other supernatural elements. Some occult detectives are portrayed as being themselves psychic or in possession of other paranormal powers. Edgar Allan Poe wrote three stories featuring a detective involved with the occult named C. Auguste Dupin, starting with "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" which was first published in 1841. Fitz James O’Brien’s character Harry Escott is another contender for first occult detective in fiction. A specialist
Gogol (Detective) fictional detective character is still very popular for children. In some cases Private investigator of Naihati, Mr. Ashok Thakur help and save Gogol from the criminals. Bose writes lot of short stories and novel based on Gogol's adventures. Most of the Gogol series were published in Bengali child magazine like Anandamela, Shuktara etc. Gogol (Detective) Gogol (Detective) is a fictional teenage detective character created by Bengali writer Samaresh Basu especially for children. Few Gogol's stories were adapted into films. As per the writer Samaresh Basu, Gogol's father Samiresh Chatterjee was fan of Russian writer Nikolai Gogol hence he named his