Classic Tales of Horror
Title | Classic Tales of Horror PDF eBook |
Author | Edgar Allan Poe |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 238 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Horror tales, American |
ISBN | 9781788289511 |
"This collection of chilling horror stories from the maestro of suspense contains nearly 20 of Edgar Allan Poe's best known stories"--Amazon.com
H.P. Lovecraft Tales
Title | H.P. Lovecraft Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Howard Phillips Lovecraft |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 874 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Horror tales, American |
ISBN |
"This volume brings together 22 tales, the very best of [Lovecraft's] fiction"--Jacket.
Classic Horror Tales
Title | Classic Horror Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Editors of Canterbury Classics |
Publisher | Canterbury Classics |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2017-04-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9781626869721 |
Curl up with this collection of classic scary stories from the masters of the genre. With dozens of stories of the macabre, fantastic, and supernatural, Classic Horror Tales is sure to keep readers on the edges of their seats. This collection of works by classic writers spans more than a century—from 19th-century trailblazers such as John William Polidori, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Washington Irving to 20th-century masters like Saki, Edith Wharton, and Franz Kafka. The fear of the unknown is a driving force in literature, and the horror genre surpasses all others in bringing this idea to the forefront of the reader's consciousness. A wide range of cultures and classes of society are represented in this volume, reminding us that dark forces lurk all around us—for even in broad daylight, a shadow exists somewhere.
Classic Tales of Mystery
Title | Classic Tales of Mystery PDF eBook |
Author | Editors of Canterbury Classics |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 784 |
Release | 2021-09-21 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1645178943 |
Eleven classic whodunits starring master sleuths such as Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, and Father Brown. A superstar lineup of detectives—including Sherlock Holmes, C. Auguste Dupin, and Hercule Poirot—headlines this elegant leather-bound edition of classic mystery stories. Short stories such as Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” and G. K. Chesterton’s “The Blue Cross” are ideal for a cozy evening by the fire, while novels like Agatha Christie’s The Murder on the Links and Jules Verne’s An Antarctic Mystery will keep you engrossed for days. The eleven works in this volume are preceded by a scholarly introduction that explores the origins of the genre, as well as the development of the modern mystery story and the contributions made by each author. Works Included Short stories: "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," Edgar Allan Poe "The Adventure of the Creeping Man," Sir Arthur Conan Doyle "The Blue Cross," G. K. Chesterton "The Coin of Dionysius," Ernest Bramah "The Anthropologist at Large," R. Austin Freeman "The Most Dangerous Game," Richard Connell Novels: The Murder on the Links, Agatha Christie Whose Body?, Dorothy Sayers The Thirty-nine Steps, John Buchan An Antarctic Mystery, Jules Verne Room 13, Edgar Wallace
Horror Stories
Title | Horror Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Darryl Jones |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | 553 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0199685436 |
Collects twenty-nine classic nineteenth-century horror tales from American, Irish, British, and European authors, with author information and explanatory notes.
Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural
Title | Great Tales of Horror & the Supernatural PDF eBook |
Author | Bill Pronzini |
Publisher | BBS Publishing Corporation |
Total Pages | 602 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780883656990 |
With works by Truman Capote, William Faulkner, Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Silverberg, Henry James, Edgar Allan Poe, H. G. Wells, Bram Stoker and dozens more, this is a spellbinding collection of 40 of the best of horror and supernatural tales.
Tales of Horror and Suspense
Title | Tales of Horror and Suspense PDF eBook |
Author | Edgar Allan Poe |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 196 |
Release | 2003-01-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780486428444 |
Eight ingenious, gripping tales by the master of suspense and creator of the American Gothic horror story: "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Tell-Tale Heart," "William Wilson," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Gold-Bug," "The Purloined Letter, and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." Classic, spine-tingling tales for ghost story enthusiasts.