The Spine-Chilling Tales for Halloween

by Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Bram Stoker, Henry James, Arthur Conan Doyle, Algernon Blackwood, Ralph Adams Cram, Rudyard Kipling, Ambrose Bierce, Frederick Marryat, Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Grant Allen, Arthur Machen, Wilkie Collins, Thomas Peckett Prest, James Malcolm Rymer, George Sylvester Viereck, Marie Corelli, Richard Marsh, John William Polidori, M. P. Shiel, E. F. Benson, M. R. James, Eleanor M. Ingram, Fred M. White, H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Francis Marion Crawford, J. Meade Falkner, Mary Shelley, Thomas Mayne Reid

2023 · Good Press

The collection, "The Spine-Chilling Tales for Halloween," offers a bewitching array of literary styles, evocatively curated to explore the enigma of the supernatural through the lens of the 19th and early 20th centuries'Äô masters of horror and mystery. With tales ranging from gothic narratives that creep under the skin to macabre stories that question the boundaries of reality, this anthology captivates by presenting a rich tapestry of fear, drawing readers into a world both exquisite and eerie. Works in this collection emphasize the significance of the unknown and the nightmarish elegance of the unseen, with standout narratives that provoke dread and elicit awe, not pinned to singular authors but to the collective strength of the anthology. Under the watchful eyes of these renowned storytellers, such as Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley, the anthology bridges the vast spectrum of horror literature. Highlighting authors who were key figures in the gothic and supernatural literary movements, this compendium unearths the shared and distinct cultural undercurrents influencing these creators. From the pioneering ghostly tales of M. R. James to the unique cosmic horror of H. P. Lovecraft, each author contributes a distinctive voice that expands the reader'Äôs perception of horror, weaving backgrounds that are as diverse as the tales they tell. For readers seeking an immersive journey into the chilling depths of speculative fiction, this anthology is an indispensable companion. "The Spine-Chilling Tales for Halloween" invites exploration of myriad voices that converge to offer diverse perspectives on the macabre. It is an opportunity to discover the educational value and depth of insight these narratives furnish, fostering dialogue between past and present literature. This collection is an essential read for those desiring an enlightening and chilling Halloween experience.

HALLOWEEN COLLECTION TREAT

by Théophile Gautier, Bram Stoker, Richard Marsh, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, Algernon Blackwood, H. P. Lovecraft, M. R. James, Wilkie Collins, E. F. Benson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Machen, William Hope Hodgson, M. P. Shiel, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ralph Adams Cram, Grant Allen, Horace Walpole, William Thomas Beckford, Matthew Gregory Lewis, Ann Radcliffe, Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, Gaston Leroux, Marjorie Bowen, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Theodor Storm, Thomas Love Peacock, Charles Maturin, Charles Brockden Brown, Mary Shelley, John William Polidori, Guy Boothby, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, George W. M. Reynolds, Thomas Hardy, Rudyard Kipling, Guy de Maupassant, Elizabeth Gaskell, Lafcadio Hearn, Jerome K. Jerome, Fitz-James O'Brien, Catherine Crowe, Émile Erckmann, Alexandre Chatrian, Pedro De Alarçon, Walter Hubbell, Amelia B. Edwards, Washington Irving, John Meade Falkner, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Louisa M. Alcott, Edith Nesbit, Mary Louisa Molesworth, Francis Marion Crawford, Gertrude Atherton, John Kendrick Bangs, J. K. Huysmans, John Buchan, Sabine Baring-Gould, Sax Rohmer, Cleveland Moffett, Louis Tracy, Nikolai Gogol, James Malcolm Rymer, Thomas Peckett Prest, Frederick Marryat, Robert Louis Stevenson, H. G. Wells, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, W. W. Jacobs, H. H. Munro, Wilhelm Hauff, Adelbert von Chamisso, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Robert W. Chambers, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Thomas De Quincey, William Makepeace Thackeray, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Robert E. Howard, David Lindsay, Marie Belloc Lowndes, Edward Bellamy, Eleanor M. Ingram, Marie Corelli, J. Meade Falkner, Thomas Mayne Reid, George Sylvester Viereck, William Harrison Ainsworth, John R. Musick, Fred M. White, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Daniel Defoe, Jack London, George MacDonald, Mark Twain, Pliny the Younger, Mrs. Margaret Oliphant, Helena Blavatsky, Fergus Hume, Florence Marryat, Villiers de l'Isle Adam, William Archer, William F. Harvey, Katherine Rickford, Leopold Kompert, Vincent O'Sullivan, Ellis Parker Butler, A. T. Quiller-Couch, Fiona Macleod, William T. Stead, Gambier Bolton, Andrew Jackson Davis, Nizida, Walter F. Prince, Chester Bailey Fernald, Brander Matthews, Leonard Kip, Frank R. Stockton, Bithia Mary Croker, Catherine L. Pirkis, Anatole France, Richard Le Gallienne, Olivia Howard Dunbar, S. Mukerji

2019 · e-artnow

This meticulously edited horror collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: H. P. Lovecraft: The Tomb The Dunwich Horror The Shunned House Bram Stoker: Dracula The Dualists Edgar Allan Poe: The Cask of Amontillado The Mystery of Marie Rogêt The Premature Burial Mary Shelley: Frankenstein The Evil Eye Arthur Machen: The Great God Pan The Terror William Hope Hodgson: The Ghost Pirates The Night Land Algernon Blackwood: The Willows The Wendigo A Haunted Island Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu: Carmilla The Wyvern Mystery The Dead Sexton M. R. James: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Washington Irving: Rip Van Winkle The Legend of Sleepy Hollow E. F. Benson: The Terror by Night Wilkie Collins: The Dead Secret The Haunted Hotel Arthur Conan Doyle: The Beetle Hunter The Black Doctor Charles Dickens: The Signal-Man The aunted House Henry James: The Turn of the Screw The Third Person Rudyard Kipling: The Phantom Rickshaw My Own True Ghost Story Robert Louis Stevenson: Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Markheim The Body-Snatcher Robert E. Howard: Beyond the Black River Devil in Iron People of the Dark Nathaniel Hawthorne: Rappaccini's Daughter The Birth Mark Ambrose Bierce: Can Such Things Be? Present at a Hanging M. P. Shiel: Shapes in the Fire Ralph Adams Cram: Black Spirits and White Grant Allen: Dr. Greatrex's Engagement The Mysterious Occurrence in Piccadilly Frederick Marryat: The Phantom Ship The Were-Wolf James Malcolm Rymer: Sweeney Todd H. G. Wells: The Island of Doctor Moreau Nikolai Gogol: Dead Souls H. H. Munro (Saki): The Wolves of Cernogratz Mary Elizabeth Braddon: The Shadow in the Corner Fred M. White: Powers of Darkness The Doom of London Edward Bulwer-Lytton: The Haunted and the Haunters E. T. A. Hoffmann: The Devil's Elixirs The Deserted House Marie Belloc Lowndes: From Out the Vast Deep Eleanor M. Ingram: The Thing from the Lake Marie Corelli: The Sorrows of Satan Thomas Reid ...