Authors writing for the horror genre succeed in creating an eerie and frightening atmosphere for the reader. While the featured horror is often supernatural, it may spring from a very real origin.
Several classic horror stories have become icons of the horror genre.
They inspire modern retellings throughout print, on stage, and on film. This collection gathers the best of the supernatural and frightening stories spun by expert storytellers who can weave true thrillers haunted by spirits and visited by vampires; stories where even the buildings contribute to the black humor and apocalyptic natures of the plots.
Contents:
H.P. Lovecraft - The Call of Cthulhu
Algernon Blackwood - The Willows
Ambrose Bierce -
The Death of Halpin Frayser,
Chickamauga,
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,
E.F. Benson -
Mrs Amworth
Naboth's Vineyard
At the Farmhouse
Negotium Perambulans
The Wishing Well
The Terror by Night
The Thing in the Hall
The Cat
The Sanctuary
Robert W. Chambers -
The Repairer of Reputations
The Mask
In the Court of the Dragon
The Yellow Sign
W. W. Jacobs - The Monkey's Paw
Francis Marion Crawford -
The Upper Berth
For the Blood Is the Life
The Screaming Skull
The Doll's Ghost
Man Overboard!
Arthur Machen - The Great God Pan
Bram Stoker - The Judge's House
Edgar Allan Poe -
The Raven
The Black Cat
The Fall of the House of Usher
Henry James - The Turn of the Screw
