Download or read book Horror Short Stories written by H. P. Lovecraft and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghouls, ghosts, and macabre terrors stalk the night in this spine-tingling collection. With tales describing unnatural frights and haunting visions of cosmic terror, you will be taken on a journey into the disturbing imaginations of some of horror's greatest writers. The stories' heroes face incredible creatures, unknowable gods, and supernatural beings who have no regard for human life. Horror literature has its roots in the mists of time. In the 19th century, writers delved into ancient folk tales and local legends to inspire an entire genre. In the 20th century, the next generation of writers brought to life a brand new array of terrifying monsters. The authors in this volume range from Victorian pioneers, such as Bram Stoker and Edgar Allan Poe, to the pulp writers of the 20th century, such as William Hope Hodgson and H. P. Lovecraft. The tradition of horror writing that developed took very different turns on either side of the Atlantic - while American authors turned to unknowable horrors and cosmic terrors, British writers such as E. F. Benson and M. R. James mastered a more familiar form, the classic ghost story. It was not only English-speakers who sought to terrify their readers. The French writer Guy de Maupassant, a prolific short story writer and pupil of the acclaimed novelist Gustave Flaubert, found ways to make his protagonists doubt their own sanity as they faced terrors that would drive any ordinary man mad. This collection of bone-chilling tales comes from the pens of some of horror's most acclaimed writers. Authors include: E. F. Benson Ambrose Bierce Francis Marion Crawford W. W. Jacobs M. R. James William Hope Hodgson H. P. Lovecraft Guy de Maupassant Edgar Allan Poe Bram Stoker

Download or read book Best Horror Short Stories 1850 1899 written by Bram Stoker and published by Bottletree Books LLC. This book was released on 2017-06-29 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best horror short stories from the last half of the 19th century are combined for the first time by Andrew Barger, award-winning author and editor of 6a66le: Best Horror Short Stories 1800-1849. Andrew has meticulously researched the finest Victorian horror short stories and combined them into one undeniable collection. He has added his familiar scholarly touch by annotating the stories, providing story background information, author photos and a list of horror stories considered. Historic Horror. The best horror short stories from the last half of the 19th century include nightmare tales by Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle, Joseph Le Fanu, W. C. Morrow, H. G. Wells, Arthur Machen, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and other early founders of the horror tale. A Terror Tour Guide (2016) by Andrew Barger (A leading voice in the gothic literature space, Andrew sets the stage for this anthology of nightmares.)The Pioneers of Pike’s Peak (1897) by Basil Tozer (Hoards of giant spiders on a Colorado mountain. What could go wrong?)Lot No. 249 (1892) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Perhaps the premier mummy horror story ever recorded from the master that is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is measured out to its climatic ending.)The Yellow Wallpaper (1892) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Explore the depths of insanity.)Green Tea (1871) by Joseph Le Fanu (One of the most haunting horror stories by the Irish master.)What Was It? (1859) by Fitz James O’Brien (Sometimes the worst horror is one you can't see.)Pollock and the Porroh Man (1897) by H. G. Wells (Wells takes us deep into the jungle and its wrought supernatural horror.)The Spider of Guyana (1857) by Erckmann-Chatrian (The first giant spider horror story is one of its best.)The Squaw (1893) by Bram Stoker (The author of Dracula never disappoints.)The Great God Pan (1894) by Arthur Machen (Mythic horror that gained much praise from H. P. Lovecraft.)His Unconquerable Enemy (1889) by W. C. Morrow (A fiendish tale of torture sees Morrow at his best.)Horror Short Stories Considered (Andrew concludes the horror anthology by listing every horror short story he read to pick the very best.) Read the premier horror anthology for the last half of the nineteenth century tonight! “But it now struck me for the first time that there must be one great and ruling embodiment of fear, a King of Terrors to which all others must succumb.” 1859 “What Was It?” Fitz James O’Brien

Download or read book Chilling Horror Short Stories written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-11-12 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Authors and collections. A deluxe edition of original and classic short stories, packed with monsters, vampires and a host of weird creatures. Tales of shadows and voices in the dark from the likes of H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Nathaniel Hawthorne and William Hope Hodgson are cast with previously unpublished stories by some of the best writers of horror today. New, contemporary and notable writers featured are: DJ Tyrer, Ed Grabianowski, Andrew J. Wilson, Elise Forier Edie, Frank Roger, Gwendolyn Kiste, David A. Elsensohn, Bill Kte'pi, Justin Coates, James Lecky, Eric Esser, John H. Dromey, Kristopher Triana, Michael Bondies, Michael Paul Gonzalez, Glen Damien Campbell, William R.D. Wood, Rebecca J. Allred, and Lucy Taylor. A dazzling collection of the most gripping tales of horror, vividly told.

Download or read book Supernatural Horror Short Stories written by and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Authors and collections. Following the great success of our Gothic Fantasy, deluxe edition short story compilations, Ghosts, Horror, Science Fiction, Murder Mayhem and Crime & Mystery this latest title crawls with the dark fingers of terror, the chilling sensation of another presence sitting alongside you while you read the tales of horror laid out before you. Contains a fabulous mix of classic and brand new writing, with authors from the US, Canada, and the UK. New, contemporary and notable writers featured are: E.E.W. Christman, Morgan Elektra, Damien Angelica Walters, Michaël Wertenberg, Lucy A. Snyder, Stephen Kotowych, Kay Chronister, Michelle Muenzler, G.L. McDorman, Cody Schroeder, Jason L. Kawa, Daniele Bonfanti, Desmond Warzel, Carolyn Charron, Trisha J. Wooldridge, Mariah Southworth, Oliver Smith, Matthew Gorman, and Angela Sylvaine. These appear alongside classic stories by authors like E.F. Benson, F. Marion Crawford, Elizabeth Gaskell, M.R. James, Bram Stoker and more.

Download or read book Nights of the Living Dead written by Jonathan Maberry and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1968, the world experienced a brand-new kind of terror with the debut of George A. Romero’s landmark movie Night of the Living Dead. The newly dead rose to attack the living. Not as vampires or werewolves. This was something new . . . and terrifying. Since then, zombies have invaded every aspect of popular culture. But it all started on that dreadful night in a remote farmhouse. . . . Nights of the Living Dead returns to that night, to the outbreak, to where it all began. New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry teams with the godfather of the living dead himself, George A. Romero, to present a collection of all-new tales set during the forty-eight hours of that legendary outbreak. Nights of the Living Dead includes stories by some of today’s most important writers: Brian Keene, Carrie Ryan, Chuck Wendig, Craig E. Engler, David J. Schow, David Wellington, Isaac Marion, Jay Bonansinga, Joe R. Lansdale, John A. Russo, John Skipp, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Max Brallier, Mike Carey, Mira Grant, Neal and Brenda Shusterman, and Ryan Brown. Plus original stories by Romero and Maberry! For anyone who loves scary stories, take a bite out of this!

Download or read book Edgar Allan Poe s Detective Stories and Murderous Tales A Collection of Short Stories Fantasy and Horror Classics written by Edgar Allan Poe and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-10-21 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage book contains a fantastic collection of short stories by Edgar Allen Poe, including 'Thou art the Man', 'The Black Cat', 'The Gold-Bug', 'The Imp of the Perverse', 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', 'The Mystery of Marie Roget', 'The Purloined Letter', and 'The Tell-Tale Heart'. These marvellous examples of Poe’s masterful fiction writing prowess are highly recommended for lovers of the detective genre, and would make for worthy additions to any collection. Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was an American author, editor, poet, and critic. Most famous for his stories of mystery and horror, he was one of the first American short story writers, and is widely considered to be the inventor of the detective fiction genre. Many antiquarian books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing "Bon-Bon” now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Download or read book The Pan Book of Horror Stories written by Pan Macmillan and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A special edition of The Pan Book of Horror Stories reissued with a bright retro design to celebrate Pan's 70th anniversary. Over fifty years ago, Pan launched a series of books that were to delight and disgust - sometimes even on the same page - readers from across the world. From classics in the genre to scraping-the-barrel nastiness, the Pan Books of Horror had them all.This reissue of the very first Pan Book of Horror contains twenty-two terrifying tales of horror by a dazzling array of famous names - including Peter Fleming, C. S. Forester, Bram Stoker, Angus Wilson, Noel Langley, Jack Finney and L. P. Hartley. Stories of the uncanny jostle with tales of the macabre, it is the perfect bedside book - for those with nerves of steel!

Download or read book The Spectral Book of Horror Stories written by Ramsey Campbell and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-09 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 19 BRAND NEW TALES TO CHILL YOUR BLOOD AND HAUNT YOUR DREAMS! The first in an annual anthology series, inspired by the Pan and Fontana books of yesteryear! "The figure crouched over his mother was... taking something from her, sliding some spidery thing that struggled and screamed soundlessly out of her side and into his leathery dark bag..." - THE NIGHT DOCTOR by Steve Rasnic Tem "I saw her skin turn black and erupt in blisters and pustules as in one last mute appeal she stretched her hand towards me over the flames..." - THE BOOK AND THE RING by Reggie Oliver "There wasn't much of a struggle even when Tomas lashed him, limb by limb, to the stakes, although he had plenty to say to Tomas's back as he walked away. It was when Tomas reappeared, leading the shaggy, horned thing from the barn, that Mr Sunshine really started to squeal..." - CURES FOR A SICKENED WORLD by Brian Hodge

Download or read book The Cottage written by Lisa Stone and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-07-08 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Don't miss the gripping new psychological thriller from Lisa Stone, THE MURDER ROOM, available to order now!* The gripping thriller with a difference from internationally bestselling author Lisa Stone

Download or read book Behind You One Shot Horror Stories written by Brian Coldrick and published by IDW Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Statement of responsibility and subtitle from front cover.

Download or read book Horror Stories written by Ron Ripley and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-26 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 10 terrifying horror stories that will make you leave the lights on. Read if you dare! This horror short story collection contains: 1.Going for a Walk 2.The Doctor's Questions 3.Urbex 4.Museum Quality 5.Tell Me Your Name 6.His Neighbor's Garden 7.The Sin Eater 8.Kimberly 9.Scarecrow 10.Graveyard Shift

Download or read book Revelations written by Stephen King and published by . This book was released on 2022-04-22 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revelations: Horror Writers for Climate Action Featuring... Gemma Amor Clive Barker Laird Barron Ramsey Campbell Richard Chizmar Tananarive Due Philip Fracassi T.E. Grau Joe Hill Stephen King Gwendolyn Kiste John Langan Sarah Langan Joe R. Lansdale Tim Lebbon Josh Malerman Adam L.G. Nevill Nuzo Onoh Sarah Pinborough Priya Sharma Paul Tremblay Introduction by Sadie Hartmann Edited by Seán O'Connor

Download or read book Weird Horror Short Stories written by Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Science) and published by Flame Tree Collections. This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning new collection of stories from submissions and classic tales in the collectable Flame Tree Gothic Fantasy series. With stories from modern writers, and the founding fathers of horror fiction, weird or cosmic horror combines the dark brooding shadows of the night with the presence of elder gods at the edges of our world. Algernon Blackwood, M.R. James, H.P. Lovecraft and Ramsey Campbell sit alongside new tales by new writers from open submissions. New, contemporary and notable writers featured are: Ramsey Campbell, Daniel Carpenter, Micah Castle, Kevin M. Folliard, Anastasia Garcia, Timothy Granville, Steve Hanson, Maria Haskins, Nyx Kain, Shona Kinsella, Lena Ng, Reggie Oliver, Jason Parent, Bonnie Quinn, Eric Reitan, Cody Schroeder, Lucy A. Snyder, Richard Thomas, Chris Wheatley, and Maria Wolfe. These appear alongside classic stories by Louisa May Alcott, Robert Bloch, William Hope Hodgson, Fritz Leiber, Clark Ashton Smith and more. The Flame Tree Gothic Fantasy, Classic Stories and Epic Tales collections bring together the entire range of myth, folklore and modern short fiction. Highlighting the roots of suspense, supernatural, science fiction and mystery stories, the books in Flame Tree Collections series are beautifully presented, perfect as a gift and offer a lifetime of reading pleasure.

Download or read book The Moonlit Road written by William Stuart and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-30 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your map has detected a short cut: A strange route you don't recognize. Dare you take the exit? Bizarre Monsters... Gruesome Murders... Deadly Games...Demons... These horrors and more await you on... The Moonlit Roa

Download or read book 50 Great Ghost Stories written by John Canning and published by . This book was released on 1977-11-04 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Scary Stories written by Kara Aitken and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-11-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five scary stories perfect for reading to kids during family camping trips or sleep overs. Truly scary stories!

Download or read book Easy English Horror Short Stories written by Jenny Goldmann and published by Bellanova Books. This book was released on 2023-08-06 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Learn English the Spooky Way!” Dare you wander the haunted trails of English learning? Within these pages lies a spine-chilling collection of 9 tales, each crafted to both entertain and educate. Join ghostly guides and face otherworldly trials as you enhance your vocabulary, comprehension, and conversational skills. Designed specifically for brave English learners at the A2-B1/2 CEFR level, these spooky stories offer more than just frights. Quizzes, glossaries, and discussion questions await you, making this journey into the unknown as thrilling as it is rewarding. Will you face the mysteries hidden within? The adventure is yours to unfold! What's Included: • 9 Engaging Stories: Explore diverse horror themes in short stories designed to intrigue and challenge, while remaining suitable for all ages. • Language Level Targeting: Crafted for A2-B1/2 CEFR learners, ensuring accessible vocabulary and grammar. The stories increase in difficulty, meaning students can get a sense of advancement by the end of the book. • Educational Tools: Glossaries, multiple-choice quizzes, and discussion questions support comprehension and encourage conversations. • Community Support: Join our special Facebook group to connect with other readers and practice your English in an interactive environment. Whether you're a language teacher looking for fresh material or a self-learner seeking an adventurous way to enhance your English skills, "Easy English Horror Stories" offers a thrilling and educational experience. Grab your copy today and unlock the mysteries of the English language—if you dare!