Best Horror Short Stories 1850-1899

Best Horror Short Stories 1850-1899

Author: Bram Stoker

Publisher: Bottletree Books LLC

Published: 2017-06-29

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1933747579

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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


Damnable Tales

Damnable Tales

Author: Richard Wells

Publisher: Unbound Publishing

Published: 2021-09-02

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 1800180616

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This richly illustrated anthology gathers together classic short stories from masters of supernatural fiction including M. R. James, Sheridan Le Fanu and Arthur Machen, alongside lesser-known voices in the field including Eleanor Scott and Margery Lawrence, and popular writers less bound to the horror genre, such as Thomas Hardy and E. F. Benson. These are damnable tales, selected and beautifully illustrated by Richard Wells. They stalk the moors at night, the deep forests, cornered fields and dusky churchyards, the narrow lanes and old ways of these ancient places, drawing upon the haunted landscapes of folk-horror – a now widely used term first applied to a series of British films from the late 1960s and 1970s: Witchfinder General (1968), Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971), and The Wicker Man (1973). But as this collection shows, writers of uncanny fiction were dabbling in the dark side of folklore long before. These twenty-two stories take the reader beyond the safety and familiarity of the town into the isolated and untamed wilderness. Unholy rites, witches’ curses, sinister village traditions and ancient horrors that lurk within the landscape all combine to remind us that the shiny modern, urban world might not have all the answers...


The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories, Volume 1

The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories, Volume 1

Author: Pilar Pedraza

Publisher: Valancourt Books

Published: 2020-12-08

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 9781948405645

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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.


The Pan Book of Horror Stories

The Pan Book of Horror Stories

Author: Pan Macmillan

Publisher:

Published: 2017-09-07

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9781509860104

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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!


D.O.A.

D.O.A.

Author: David C. Hayes

Publisher:

Published: 2011-03-01

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 9780984540839

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"Large anthologies usually have a hard time maintaining the same quality throughout. However, when it comes to the 28 tales in Blood Bound Books' "D.O.A. Extreme Horror Anthology," the fast-paced prose is always there and the gore, sex and violence are almost always unrelenting and intense." - Horrorphilia This book took 5th place in Preditors & Editors Poll for best antholoy of 2011 and takes horror to an extreme you've never read before. Author Kenneth Yu will introduce you to a disturbing interest that two men in the Philippines share, while Edward R. Rosick reveals the true location of the soul. Readers will journey from plague-ridden ships off England's coast to the viscous barrios of Mexico. But remember, this book is not for the easily sickened or offended. You've been warned.


Carnival of Horror

Carnival of Horror

Author: Gary A. Braunbeck

Publisher:

Published: 2018-10-29

Total Pages: 712

ISBN-13: 9781728906584

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Roll up, roll up! Welcome to the carnival! Enjoy the sweet smells of the cotton candy and candy apples. Listen to the calliope music as you wander among the many stalls, to the screams of children enjoying the various rides. It's all been designed to take your money, but you already know that. What you are not aware of, however, are the strange goings-on of the carnival world after dark. Do the carnies want more than your money? Does the fortune teller know more than she tells you? Are some of the games more dangerous than others? Explore your worst fears, and perhaps gain some new ones, in these twisted tales of what really goes on at the carnival after dark!Table of Contents:Mark Fleming - LifebloodLex H. Jones - For One Night OnlyAndrew Lennon - House of IllusionJason M. Light - AbandonlandDavid J. Fielding - Wobbly BobIke Hamill - The PinchChristina Bergling - ZoltaraGary A. Braunbeck - In a Hand or FaceJohn Dover - Frimby's Big DayDavid Owain Hughes - The Last Freakshow on Earth H.R. Boldwood - Mister Weasels and the Cosmic CarnivalJoe X. Young - The Frog Prince Guy N. Smith - Blood Show at the CarnivalSteven Stacy - The Voodoo ManJ.C. Michael - What a Price to Pay for a Fucking Teddy Bear Selene MacLeod - SweetheartKevin J. Kennedy - VampiroEdited by Brandy Yassa & Lisa Lee Tone


The Horror Anthology of Horror Anthologies

The Horror Anthology of Horror Anthologies

Author: Df Lewis

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2011-06-10

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 1447757351

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All stories by various authors are original to this Ha of Ha anthology and are written about fictional Horror Anthologies that, as books, are real to the stories' characters.


The Year's Best Science Fiction

The Year's Best Science Fiction

Author: Gardner Dozois

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 626

ISBN-13: 0312044526

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This volume gathers more than 250,000 words of the finest Science Fiction stories published in the previous year, and includes a thorough review of the year in SF and a comprehensive list of recommended reading.


The Best Horror Short Stories 1800-1849

The Best Horror Short Stories 1800-1849

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Publisher: Bottletree Books LLC

Published: 2010-08-01

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1933747226

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This book was a finalist in the USA Book Awards anthology category. Thanks to Edgar Allan Poe, Honore de Balzac, Nathaniel Hawthorne and others, the half century from 1800-1849 is the cradle of all modern horror short stories. Andrew Barger, the editor of this book as well as "Edgar Allan Poe Annotated and Illustrated Entire Stories and Poems," read over 300 horror short stories to compile the 12 best. At the back of the book he includes a list of all horror short stories he considered along with their dates of publication and author, when available. He even includes background for each of the stories, author photos and annotations for difficult terminology. A number of the stories were published in leading periodicals of the day such as Blackwood's and Atkinson's Casket. Read The Best Horror Short Stories 1800-1849 today!