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The Light Has Been Broken: 560+ Macabre Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Dark Tales : The Mark of the Beast, The Ghost Pirates, The Vampyre, Sweeney Todd, The Sleepy Hollow…

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The Light Has Been Broken: 560+ Macabre Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Dark Tales offers a sweeping panorama of the eerie, the Gothic, and the supernatural as conceptualized across centuries and continents. This anthology not only showcases a remarkable diversity in literary styles but also traces the evolution of horror and mystery through its most transformative periods. From the haunting melancholy of Gothic romance to the sharp twists of psychological horror, the collection brings together an astonishing array of voices to chart the depths of human fear and fascination with the unknown. Standout pieces capture the quintessence of their era's anxieties and delights, making the collection a treasure trove for enthusiasts of dark literature. The contributing authors and editors, hailing from varied cultural and historical backgrounds, collectively paint a rich tableau of the human experience with the macabre. Figures such as Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft stand shoulder to shoulder with lesser-known luminaries, offering readers a comprehensive view of the literary movements that have shaped the genre. The anthology aligns with key periods in literary history, including the Romantic fascination with the sublime and the Victorian obsession with the supernatural, while also reaching into the existential depths explored by modern writers. This diverse assembly enriches the anthology, allowing it to act as a gateway into the complex interplay of societal fears, historical events, and the perennial allure of the unknown. The Light Has Been Broken is a must-read for anyone intrigued by the shadows that lurk just beyond the reach of the candlelight. It offers a unique opportunity to explore an unmatched breadth of dark themes, from the whispers of the past that have shaped the genre to the chilling echoes that resonate in contemporary literature. Scholars and casual readers alike will find value in its pages, making it an indispensable addition to any collection. Whether as an academic resource or a source of thrilling escapades, this anthology promises to engage, enlighten, and entertain, inviting readers to partake in a centuries-spanning dialogue about what truly haunts the human soul.


Author: Wilhelm Hauff Author: Charles Dickens Author: Mark Twain Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe Author: Adelbert von Chamisso Author: Oscar Wilde Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Author: Edgar Allan Poe Author: William Hope Hodgson Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Author: John Buchan Author: Louis Tracy Author: Bram Stoker Author: Anatole France Author: Charlotte Brontë Author: Emily Brontë Author: Jack London Author: Henry James Author: Théophile Gautier Author: Arthur Conan Doyle Author: Richard Le Gallienne Author: Jane Austen Author: Ralph Adams Cram Author: Thomas De Quincey Author: John Meade Falkner Author: Guy de Maupassant Author: Thomas Hardy Author: William Archer Author: Daniel Defoe Author: John Kendrick Bangs Author: Cleveland Moffett Author: Brander Matthews Author: Marie Belloc Lowndes Author: Horace Walpole Author: Rudyard Kipling Author: Lafcadio Hearn Author: Hugh Walpole Author: Ambrose Bierce Author: Frederick Marryat Author: Ellis Parker Butler Author: Washington Irving Author: Leonid Andreyev Author: David Lindsay Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne Author: Grant Allen Author: Arthur Machen Author: Wilkie Collins Author: William Makepeace Thackeray Author: Thomas Peckett Prest Author: James Malcolm Rymer Author: Fergus Hume Author: Edward Bellamy Author: Walter Hubbell Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman Author: Leopold Kompert Author: Richard Marsh Author: Florence Marryat Author: Catherine Crowe Author: John William Polidori Author: Vincent O'Sullivan Author: H. G. Wells Author: Robert W. Chambers Author: W. W. Jacobs Author: M. P. Shiel Author: E. F. Benson Author: Jerome K. Jerome Author: M. R. James Author: E. T. A. Hoffmann Author: Stanley G. Weinbaum Author: George W. M. Reynolds Author: H. P. Lovecraft Author: Robert E. Howard Author: Edith Nesbit Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Author: William Thomas Beckford Author: Francis Marion Crawford Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon Author: Mary Louisa Molesworth Author: Mary E. Wilkins Freeman Author: Nikolai Gogol Author: Mary Shelley Author: Elizabeth Gaskell Author: Edward Bulwer-Lytton Author: Frank R. Stockton Author: A. T. Quiller-Couch Author: Ann Radcliffe Author: Louisa M. Alcott Author: Amelia B. Edwards Author: Leonard Kip Author: Matthew Gregory Lewis Author: Fitz-James O'Brien Author: Katherine Rickford Author: Bithia Mary Croker Author: Catherine L. Pirkis Author: Émile Erckmann Author: Alexandre Chatrian Author: Pedro De Alarçon Author: H. H. Munro (Saki) Author: Pliny the Younger Author: Helena Blavatsky Author: Villiers l'Isle de Adam Author: William F. Harvey Author: Fiona Macleod Author: William T. Stead Author: Gambier Bolton Author: Andrew Jackson Davis Author: Nizida Author: Walter F. Prince Author: Chester Bailey Fernando