Download or read book The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories Volume 1 written by Pilar Pedraza and published by Valancourt Books. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if there were a whole world of great horror fiction out there you didn't know anything about, written by authors in distant lands and in foreign languages, outstanding horror stories you had no access to, written in languages you couldn't read? For an avid horror fan, what could be more horrifying than that? For this groundbreaking volume, the first of its kind, the editors of Valancourt Books have scoured the world, reading horror stories from dozens of countries in nearly twenty languages, to find some of the best contemporary international horror stories. The stories in this volume come from 19 countries on 5 continents and were originally written in 13 different languages. All 20 foreign language stories in this volume are appearing in English for the first time ever. The book includes stories by some of the world's preeminent horror authors, many of them not yet known in the English-speaking world.

Download or read book The Valancourt Book of Horror Stories Volume One written by John Blackburn and published by Valancourt Books. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, you will encounter tales of ghosts, haunted houses, witchcraft, vampirism, lycanthropy, and sea monsters. Stories of cruelty and vengeance, of a body that refuses to be cremated, a deranged performer with one last shocking show, a frozen corpse that may not be dead. With stories ranging from frightening to horrific to weird to darkly funny, by a lineup of authors that includes both masters of horror fiction and award-winning literary greats, this is a horror anthology like no other. Spanning two hundred years of horror, this new collection features seventeen macabre gems, including two original tales and many others that have never or seldom been reprinted, by: Charles Birkin • John Blackburn • Michael Blumlein • Mary Cholmondeley • Hugh Fleetwood • Stephen Gregory • Gerald Kersh • Francis King • M. G. Lewis • Florence Marryat • Richard Marsh • Michael McDowell • Christopher Priest • Forrest Reid • Bernard Taylor • Hugh Walpole 'The things were there and they were hiding in the slime; waiting ... waiting to clutch and claw and savage’ - AUNTY GREEN by John Blackburn ‘The sound that came from her throat, a small, pleading cry of terror, was cut off before she’d hardly had a chance to utter it’ - OUT OF SORTS by Bernard Taylor ‘The words filled her with an indescribable fear, and she turned to run; but her way was blocked by a figure, gigantic in stature​ – and its monstrous shape moved towards her, and she knew it was the incarnation of evil itself ’ - THE TERROR ON TOBIT by Charles Birkin

Download or read book The Year s Best Dark Fantasy Horror written by Paula Guran and published by Pyr. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join twenty-five masterful authors and talented newcomers with more than 400 pages of the disturbing, unnerving, haunting, and strange. This outstanding annual exploration of the year’s best dark fiction delivers tales of deathly possession, the weirdly surreal, mysterious melancholy, and frighteningly plausible futures. Confront your own humanity and the fears that stir you—from the darkly supernatural and painfully familiar to the disquieting terror of the unknown.

Download or read book Roald Dahl s Book of Ghost Stories written by Roald Dahl and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012-03-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen terrifying ghost stories chosen by the master of the macabre, Roald Dahl. 'Spookiness is the real purpose of the ghost story. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts . . .' Who better to choose the ultimate in spine-chillers than Roald Dahl, whose own sinister stories have teased and twisted the imagination of millions? Here are fourteen of his favourite ghost stories, including Sheridan Le Fanu's The Ghost of a Hand, Edith Wharton's Afterward, Cynthia Asquith's The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold's The Telephone. Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.

Download or read book Bedtime Stories Volume 1 written by Dwain Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-04 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who doesn't love a creepy story? From the paranormal to the supernatural, unsolved mysteries, strange deaths, conspiracy theories, true crime, cryptids and everything in between. This book contains 40 of the most disturbing and haunting tales from around the world, some of which you may have heard of, others you have not.

Download or read book Arthur Blackwood s Scary Stories for Kids who Like Scary Stories written by A. M. Luzzader and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-29 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoyed by 3rd to 6th grade readers (who are not easily scared) ages 8-12. I am Arthur Blackwood and I invite you to read this dark series of horror stories for kids. But wait! Don't accept my invitation yet. Are you easily frightened? This collection of scary stories is not for wimpy kids or the faint-hearted. You've been warned! However, if you crave classic stories of night beasts and demons, and if you seek tales of haunted history and Halloween terror, then step right this way. These books are for you. Arthur Blackwood's Scary Stories for Kids Who Like Scary Stories is perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark, Goosebumps, and Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories. Beware! In this volume, you'll encounter creepy spiders, a haunted museum, monstrous secrets, a witch who is not to be trifled with, beasts lurking in darkness, and a boy who's not quite sure if he's himself or somebody else. One more word of advice: bring all the gasps, startles, and terrified screams you can find. You're going to need them.

Download or read book Night Terrors Vol 1 written by Scare Street and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-28 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Terror stalks the night...An old woman's obsession with youth leads her to purchase a cursed appliance from a sinister antique shop. A new homeowner discovers her property comes with a deadly addition. And dark forces stalk a troop of innocent boy scouts when they spend the night on a haunted aircraft carrier... Scare Street delves into the darkness to bring you a new collection of spine-tingling terror. This diabolical tome is bursting with thirteen sinister stories of supernatural horror, featuring ghastly ghosts, cold-blooded killers, and fiendish visions torn from your worst fears. Just be careful you don't lose track of time as you meander through this shadowy landscape of dreams and nightmares. Because once the sun sets, something waits for you in the darkness of night. And if it finds you, you may never see daylight again... This bone-chilling supernatural collection contains: 1. Cool Air by Peter Cronsberry 2. The Presentation by Tarphy W. Horn 3. The Homeowner's Guide to Sanity by K. M. McKenzie 4. Retrospective: Florne's Ghost by Emil Pellim 5. 7734 by Ryan Benson 6. Aisle 3 by Rosie O'Carroll 7. Pumpkin Patch by C. B. Channell 8. The Third Father by A. M. Todd 9. Troop 94's Last Scouting Trip by Karl Melton 10. Play It, Win It, Kill It by J. M. White 11. Satan's Town by Bob Johnston 12. Everything as It Was by Warren Benedetto 13. Summer Camp by Ron Ripley

Download or read book More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark written by Alvin Schwartz and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film! More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends. Folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time. Available for the first time as an ebook, Stephen Gammell’s artwork from the original More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark appears in all its spooky glory. Read if you dare! And don't miss Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Scary Stories 3!

Download or read book Nona s Room written by Cristina Cubas and published by Peter Owen Publishers. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner:Premio Nacional de Narrativa (2016)Premio de la Critica Española (2016)Premio Dulce Chacón (2016) Book of the Year 2015:La Vanguardia, El Cultural, Babelia and ABC An award-winning collection of Gothic and uncanny stories from one of Europe's most celebrated contemporary writers of short fiction. In Nona's Room the everyday fantasies of women slowly turn into nightmare, delusion and paranoia. A young girl who is envious of the attention given to her sister has a brutal awakening. A young woman, facing eviction, misplaces her trust in an old lady who invites her into her home. A mature woman spends the night in a hotel in Madrid and falls into a time warp... Cubas's stories are suffused with the chilling tones of Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber and the psychological intensity of Paula Hawkins's The Girl on the Train.

Download or read book 101 True Scary Stories to Read in Bed Tonight written by Lane Loomis and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-28 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains 101 bite-sized horror stories that are intended to scare and unsettle you. These are real peoples' accounts of the creepy and the occult--of their near-misses with madmen and paranormal entities. Each chapter is a short, stand alone campfire tale, a retelling of a frightening or gruesome incident that has stuck with the teller, something that gives them pause to this day when they find themselves alone in the dark. These stories have been collected with the knowledge that real life is scarier than fiction. Read with caution.

Download or read book Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark written by Alvin Schwartz and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film! Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends, in which folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time. Available for the first time as an ebook, Stephen Gammell’s artwork from the original Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark appears in all its spooky glory. Read if you dare! And don't miss More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Scary Stories 3!

Download or read book Creepy Time Volume 1 Horror Stories written by Robinson Fowler and published by RFC EDITORIAL Inc.. This book was released on 2019-11-10 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you like short horror stories? If your answer is YES ... You are welcome. These stories are short, but I guarantee that you will immerse yourself in the deepest terror that you can know ... Stories and paranormal experiences that you will never want to happen to you. Welcome to these Creepypastas, to these paranormal experiences that could happen to anyone and that you would never want to be a protagonist. Welcome to the world of Short Horror Stories...

Download or read book The Book of Short Horror Stories Volume 1 written by Jerome Ford and published by Merlin Digital. This book was released on with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of short horror and ghost stories has been reworded and mastered for the modern reader and gives the audience a chilling read from generations passed. The 6 spine-tingling tales delivered are: - The Voice in The Night - How He Left The Hotel - The Phantom Coach - The Red-Haired Girl - Between the Lights - Three and One are One Be afraid...but do not be afraid to be afraid!

Download or read book The Pan Book of Horror Stories written by Herbert Van Thal and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Horror Stories Volume 1 written by Robert C. Blackmon and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horror Stories! The dark companion to Dime Mystery Magazine. Created to showcase stories too horrible for Terror Tales. The third of the triumvirate of fear pulps. This brand of fiction came to be called Weird Menace. The mystery-and-menace formula proved so successful that publisher Popular Publications produced Dime Mystery Magazine, Terror Tales and Horror Stories. These three dominated the Weird Menace genre all through the 1930s. The Mole Men Want Your Eyes by Frederick C. Davis The Night the Devil Walked by Hal Field Leslie Satan's Sweetheart by Monroe Karasik Coming of the Unborn Things by Edith and Ejler Jacobson Honeymoon Curse by Norvell W. Page The Last Horror by Wyndham Brooks.

Download or read book Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Three Books to Chill Your Bones written by Alvin Schwartz and published by Scary Stories. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE All of the Scary Stories books are now available in one hardcover! These stories are some of the most terrifying tales of horror, revenge, and supernatural events of all time, collected and retold by Alvin Schwartz and featuring the classic artwork by Stephen Gammell. This jacketed hardcover edition includes the complete original books in the series in one volume: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones

Download or read book Ghost Stories written by Ron Ripley and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-30 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his first collection of short stories, Ron Ripley delivers eight spine-tingling tales of the strange and the macabre. Weaving an intricate web of storytelling, readers are asked to join him on a journey through some of the darkest of his works. Book a room at the old Crowe's Bed and Breakfast, but be certain you can leave.Join the Treasure Hunter as he digs up graves and awakens more than just the dead.Lay beside a homeless man in a Shelter, but make sure you're not trespassing.Set up your cameras alongside The Ghost Hunters, just don't follow them into the dark.Ghost Stories promises to do more than just make you sleep with the lights on. It will plant a cold kiss on your cheek and draw you into the dark where no one will ever hear you scream!