Author : Clarence John Laughlin
Publisher : Bulfinch Press
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 50,47 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780821223611
Called "Edgar Allan Poe with a camera", Clarence John Laughlin (1905-1984) reveals New Orleans at its most brooding and mysterious in 69 never-before-published images. Compiled by the Historic New Orleans Collection, this volume brings together an eerie gallery of French Quarter facades, funerary sculpture, and other details that summon up the Acadian gothic described by six distinguished writers. 69 illustrations.
Author : Charlee Jacob
Publisher : Leisure Books
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 30,67 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780843950960
As the crippled residents of a Cambodian village try to rebuild their shattered lives, their god Shiva returns to them, providing a dream of survival. But when Shiva returns in the body of a former American GI, the villagers' hope for peace comes in a drug that opens the door to untold horrors. Original.
Author : Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Publisher : Victor Gollancz
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 45,10 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780575003392
Author : Robert Ginsberg
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 573 pages
File Size : 42,97 MB
Release : 2021-08-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9004495932
This book constructs a theory of ruins that celebrates their vitality and unity in aesthetic experience. Its argument draws upon over 100 illustrations prepared in 40 countries. Ruins flourish as matter, form, function, incongruity, site, and symbol. Ruin underlies cultural values in cinema, literature and philosophy. Finally, ruin guides meditations upon our mortality and endangered world.
Author : Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton
Publisher :
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 39,91 MB
Release : 1878
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Author : Robert E. Howard
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 44,72 MB
Release : 2015-02-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1473397995
This early work by Robert E. Howard was originally published in the 1934 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Haunter of the Ring' is one of Howard's stories featuring the character John Kirowan and is part of the Cthulhu Mythos. Robert Ervin Howard was born in Peaster, Texas in 1906. During his youth, his family moved between a variety of Texan boomtowns, and Howard - a bookish and somewhat introverted child - was steeped in the violent myths and legends of the Old South. At fifteen Howard began to read the pulp magazines of the day, and to write more seriously. The December 1922 issue of his high school newspaper featured two of his stories, 'Golden Hope Christmas' and 'West is West'. In 1924 he sold his first piece - a short caveman tale titled 'Spear and Fang' - for $16 to the not-yet-famous Weird Tales magazine. Howard's most famous character, Conan the Cimmerian, was a barbarian-turned-King during the Hyborian Age, a mythical period of some 12,000 years ago. Conan featured in seventeen Weird Tales stories between 1933 and 1936 which is why Howard is now regarded as having spawned the 'sword and sorcery' genre. The Conan stories have since been adapted many times, most famously in the series of films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Author : Doug Moensch
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 39,21 MB
Release : 2012-09-18
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1621154009
"Kings are ever plagued by enemies." The words of the Aquilonian ruler Conan are never more true than when a dark cabal of sorcerers threaten the throne and the lives of the royal family. But even against horrors from beneath the earth, murderous demons from beyond the grave, or ancient baleful gods summoned from dark dimensions, courage, love, and a good sword are formidable proof against evil when wielded by the mighty hand of the barbarian king! *Featuring early work of superstar artist Marc Silvestri. *Continues the representation of the longoutofprint Conan titles from Marvel Comics.
Author : Various
Publisher : The Floating Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 31,81 MB
Release : 2014-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1776530357
Settle in for a series of spooky tales that will delight even the most discerning reader. This collection of ghost stories from literary luminaries is the perfect choice for curling up in front of a roaring fire or reading aloud on a dark and stormy night.
Author : J. W. Ocker
Publisher : Quirk Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 15,88 MB
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1683692373
Beware...this book is cursed! These strange but true stories of the world’s most infamous items will appeal to true believers as well as history buffs, horror fans, and anyone who loves a good spine-tingling tale. They’re lurking in museums, graveyards, and private homes. Their often tragic and always bizarre stories have inspired countless horror movies, reality TV shows, novels, and campfire tales. They’re cursed objects, and all they need to unleash a wave of misfortune is . . . you. Many of these unfortunate items have intersected with some of the most notable events and people in history, leaving death and destruction in their wake. But never before have the true stories of these eerie oddities been compiled into a fascinating and chilling volume. Inside, readers will learn about: • Annabelle the Doll, a Raggedy Ann doll that featured in the horror franchise The Conjuring • The Unlucky Mummy, which is rumored to have sunk the Titanic and kick-started World War I • The Dybbuk box, which was sold on eBay and spawned the horror film The Possession • The Conjured Chest, which has been blamed for fifteen deaths within a single family • The Ring of Silvianus, a Roman artifact believed to have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit • And many more!
Author : H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher : Phoemixx Classics Ebooks
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,28 MB
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3986478574
The Haunter of the Dark H. P. Lovecraft - "The Haunter of the Dark" is a horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written between 59 November 1935 and published in the December 1936 edition of Weird Tales. It was the last-written of the author's known works, and is part of the Cthulhu Mythos.
