A native of Paris France, a poet, journalist and novelist, Gaston Leroux is known for his many creative horror stories including Rouilable, The Haunted Chair and The Wax Mask and probably best known for his work on Phantom of the Opera. The Phantom of the Opera became Leroux's prize Possession. He wrote the novel in 1908 about a disfigured man who dresses in masks and capes and terrorizes a Paris opera house, while falling in love with the leading lady. Phantom was based much upon Leroux's o ...[Read Story]