Download or read book Tales of Fearful Forests and Wicked Woods Short Stories of What Lurks in the Deep Dark Places Fantasy and Horror Classics written by Various and published by . This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of short stories of what lurks in the deep dark places. With stories by Andrew Lang, Hector Hugh Munro, Matthew Lewis and Frederick Marryat

Download or read book Stories from the Woods and Wild Places written by Jason Buck and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-02-16 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new collection of fairy tales for adults, drawing on traditional favourites and new ideas, these are original stories from places where the trees grow tall and dark, the dead lie uneasy, the water is bottomless, the snow has started to fall and you should never ... ever ... stray from the path. Written and illustrated by Jason Buck, storyteller and performer, this collection was first written for telling aloud and have all been performed to live audiences. The Loom: Two children hope to find shelter in a crooked cottage in the woods but end up staying longer than they expected Anastasia: A little girl gets lost in the winter forest. Can the being from another worlds save her before the cold bites? The Lost Lady of the Pines: An avenging ghost in the depths of the quiet pines The Toad's Tale: Someone's worth cannot always be judged by how beautiful they may be The Kelpie's Bridle: A drowned man and his lover's adventure to rescue him

Download or read book The Last Forest written by A. L. Butcher and published by A.L. Butcher. This book was released on with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When humans come to fell the last forest, they are in for a nasty surprise. A short dark fantasy tale of the wrath of nature.

Download or read book The Man Whom the Trees Loved written by Algernon Blackwood and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Man Whom the Trees Loved by Algernon Blackwood: In this haunting and atmospheric tale, Algernon Blackwood weaves a mysterious story about a man's deep connection with nature. As the protagonist explores a secluded forest, he becomes enraptured by the ancient trees and feels an inexplicable bond with the natural world. However, as the story unfolds, eerie and supernatural elements emerge, leading to a chilling revelation. Key Aspects of the Book "The Man Whom the Trees Loved": Mysticism and Nature: The novella explores themes of mysticism, spirituality, and the profound connection between humans and the natural world. Atmospheric Setting: Blackwood masterfully creates a haunting and evocative atmosphere, immersing readers in the eerie beauty of the forest. Psychological Depth: "The Man Whom the Trees Loved" delves into the psychological journey of the protagonist, blurring the line between reality and imagination. Algernon Blackwood was a British author born in 1869. He was a prolific writer of supernatural and horror fiction, known for his ability to evoke a sense of wonder and terror in his readers. "The Man Whom the Trees Loved" exemplifies Blackwood's talent for crafting enigmatic and thought-provoking tales that explore the mysterious and unknown.

Download or read book Fearie Tales written by Stephen Jones and published by Jo Fletcher Books. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neil Gaiman, Joanne Harris and other bestsellers re-imagine famous fairy tales in this wonderfully rich, scary anthology, illustrated by Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings artist Alan Lee Following in the grand tradition of the Brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, some of today's finest writers have created their own brand-new fairy tales - but with a decidedly dark twist. Fearie Tales is a fantastical mix of spellbinding retellings of 'Cinderella', 'Rapunzel', 'Hansel and Gretel' and 'Rumpelstiltskin', among others, with unsettling tales inspired by other childhood classics, all interspersed with the sources of their inspiration: the timeless stories first collected by the Brothers Grimm. Edited by Stephen Jones, Britain's best-known anthologist of dark tales, and illustrated by Oscar-winning artist Alan Lee, who also provided the magnificent cover, with stories by Neil Gaiman; Joanne Harris; Garth Nix; John Ajvide Lindqvist; Markus Heitz; Michael Marshall Smith; Angela Slatter; Robert Shearman; Christopher Fowler; Ramsey Campbell; Peter Crowther; Brian Hodge; Brian Lumley; Reggie Oliver and Tanith Lee But be warned: this stunning volume of frightening fables is definitely not suitable for children!

Download or read book The Lost Valley written by Algernon Blackwood and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wicked Woods of Tobereevil written by Rosa Mulholland Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Tales from the Deep Dark Forest written by Jim Haverland and published by Xlibris Us. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you dwell in the Deep Dark Forest and your neighbors don't speak to you, but refer to you as "The Ugly Man", the prospect of meeting a beautiful princess probably wouldn't enter your mind. In fact, the prospect of meeting anyone wouldn't enter your mind! Perhaps he was ugly, perhaps he wasn't - but he wouldn't know. Remember, this is The Deep Dark Forest, where fate is fickle and strange things happen, so as fate would have it, he meets a princess. Follow this tale of intrigue as our two main characters meet for the first time - face to face. Does it cause anyone to change? Oh yes, but not as you would expect. The Moral will leave you smiling as stories like this can only be found in The Deep Dark Forest - or can they?

Download or read book Stay Out the Woods written by Linda Niehoff and published by Dread Moon Press. This book was released on 2023-06-09 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Stay out the woods." "Why Granddad?" "Because there's things out there can't be explained." But now Granddad's gone and the dogs are restless. So Jax goes out... Stay Out the Woods is a stand alone short story and can also be found in the collection The Ghost You Know.

Download or read book Into the Woods written by Kim Harrison and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true queen of urban fantasy—the New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular series featuring bounty hunter witch-turned-daywalking demon Rachel Morgan—the phenomenal Kim Harrison explores the Hollows more deeply than ever before in Into the Woods, her first collection of short stories. Rachel is here, as are Jenks the pixie, elven tycoon Trent Kalamack, and an unholy host of vampires, demons, shapeshifters, ghosts, and other assorted supernatural beings, friends and foes. Into the Woods combines original work, including a new Hollows novella, as well as all of Kim Harrison’s previously published short fiction gathered together in one volume for the very first time. No true Hollows aficionado will want to pass this up—and readers of Laurell K. Hamilton, Kelley Armstrong, Patricia Briggs, and Jim Butcher; fans of Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight novels and of paranormal romance superstars Christine Feehan and Sherrilyn Kenyon, will be likewise enchanted.

Download or read book Into the Woods written by Connie Jasperson and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-11 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A magical house in the woods... Love affairs, bitter quarrels, Hungry ghosts, fell demons and more await you within this enchanting collection. Myrddin Publishing presents ten diverse fantasy tales of love, loss, hope, and horror with a dash of humor.

Download or read book Snow White Blood Red written by Ellen Datlow and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fairy tales retold—with a twist—from “some of our best storytellers” including Neil Gaiman, Gahan Wilson, Tanith Lee, and others (The Washington Post). In this “no holds barred . . . nightmarish . . . provocative” collection, bestselling and award-winning fantasy masters put a dark, disturbing, and erotic spin on your favorite bedtime stories—and give you something entirely new to trouble your dreams (The New York Times Book Review). A boy is haunted through adulthood by a soul-eating creature that lies forever in wait under Neil Gaiman’s “Troll Bridge”; a melancholy amphibian shares his most private fantasies with a therapist in Gahan Wilson’s “The Frog Prince”; in Tanith Lee’s “Snow-Drop,” a lonely artist invites seven circus performers into her home to satisfy an obsession; in Steve Rasnic Tem’s “Little Poucet,” a band of lost brothers find refuge and terror with a hungry family in the woods; and Wendy Wheeler delves into the deviant psyche of the predatory male in “Little Red.” Also featuring Nancy Kress, Charles de Lint, Melanie Tem, Patricia A. McKillip, Jack Dann, and others, all paying a revisit to our favorite fairy tales in ways you’ve never dared to imagine.

Download or read book In the Night Wood written by Dale Bailey and published by John Joseph Adams. This book was released on 2018 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this contemporary fantasy, the grieving biographer of a Victorian fantasist finds himself slipping inexorably into the supernatural world that consumed his subject. Failed father, failed husband, and failed scholar, Charles Hayden hopes to put his life back together with a new project: a biography of Caedmon Hollow, the long-dead author of a legendary Victorian children's book, In the Night Wood, and forebear of his wife, Erin. Deep in mourning from the loss of their young daughter, they pack up their American lives, Erin gives up her legal practice, and the couple settles in Hollow's remote Yorkshire mansion. In the neighboring village, Charles meets a woman he might have loved, a child who could have been his own daughter, and the ghost of a self he hoped to bury. Erin, paralyzed by her grief, immerses herself in pills and painting images of a horned terror in the woods. In the primeval forest surrounding Caedmon Hollow's ancestral home, an ancient power is stirring, a long-forgotten king who haunts the Haydens' dreams. And every morning the fringe of darkling trees presses closer. Soon enough, Charles and Erin will venture into the night wood. Soon enough, they'll learn that the darkness under the trees is but a shadow of the darkness that waits inside us all.

Download or read book Short Stories of Forest and Fantasy written by Charmaine Clancy and published by . This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fantasy stories to transport you to magical destinations, each brimming with unique twists, from Sword and Sorcery to Unearthly Tales and Legends.

Download or read book The Devil In A Forest written by Gene Wolfe and published by Orb Books. This book was released on 1996-02-15 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He lives deep in the forest in the time of King Wenceslas, in a village older than record. The young man's hero-worship of the charming highwayman, Wat, is tempered by growing suspicion of Wat's cold savagery, and his fear of the sorcerous powers of Mother Cloot is tempered by her kindness. He must decide which of these powers to stand by in the coming battle between Good and Evil that not even his isolated village will be able to avoid. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book The Ash Tree Fantasy and Horror Classics written by M. R. James and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-01-18 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: M. R. James was born in Kent, England in 1862. James came to writing fiction relatively late, not publishing his first collection of short stories - Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904) - until the age of 42. Modern scholars now see James as having redefined the ghost story for the 20th century and he is seen as the founder of the 'antiquarian ghost story'. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions with a brand new introductory biography of the author.

Download or read book Gristle in the Stew written by Stephen Curtis and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-21 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dark fantasy fairy tale set in the dark ages, with elements of mild horror and dark humour. They moved quietly through the forest, keeping low and hidden. They wandered naked, truly hideous in their appearance and many a forest traveller fell victim to their thirst and hunger. No-one knew where all the hideous creatures came from, but the forest became overrun with them. Soon the forest villages and towns were deserted. No-one dared enter so the creatures began to starve and soon fought amongst themselves, desperate for food. Then a strong leader rose from their ranks and led raiding parties to capture people to take back to the forest. But this time the towns and villages fought back and drove the creatures far away and almost had them defeated. In a desperate last bid, the creatures kidnapped a witch and spared her life on one condition. To give them the secret of the charm spell. A spell so powerful a creature could appear totally different. Now in possession of the spell, the creatures changed tact. They reduced the attacks on the humans and let them repopulate the forest. Then the creatures began to mingle with the villagers, looking and acting as one of them. Now they could be anyone. Perhaps a beautiful woman walking down the street, a woodcutter, a butcher perhaps or maybe a kitchen maid. Hidden in plain sight of the forest villagers, the creatures began to feed again and flourish once more. In the forest lived a grandmother and her grandson. When the boy had village friends to stay over, she made sure that they only had the finest cakes and the sweetest candy to eat. But some of the friends disappeared in the night and were never seen again. Something was lurking within the dark forest, something monstrous, macabre and evil, something that stirred continually it's large cooking pot. His grandmother always told him not to be frightened, there was no such thing as monsters. But the grandmother was hiding a secret. A secret so awful that soon the boy found his world turned upside down. Who or what was he? His journey to find the answers would take him out of the Stricken Forest and into the villages far beyond. There he would discover who the real monsters were...and he wouldn't like the answers.