Author : Stephen Brennan
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 573 pages
File Size : 50,52 MB
Release : 2011-09-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1616083646
Presents a collection of ghost stories from such authors as Louisa May Alcott, H.G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Joseph Conrad.
Author : Bram Stoker
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 33,24 MB
Release : 2012-08-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 048614321X
While best known for literature's greatest, most popular, and most famous vampire novel, Dracula, Bram Stoker also wrote superlative short stories. Indeed, he was a genius at creating horror within the confines of a short tale. Now readers can sample Stoker's mastery in this treasury of fourteen spine-tingling stories. Not all the selections deal with the ghostly and supernatural, but they are always bizarre, and some—like "The Squaw" and "The Burial of the Rats"—are equal to Poe at his best. In addition to these two masterly tales, the collection includes "The Crystal Cup," "The Chain of Destiny," "The Castle of the King," "The Dualists" (probably Stoker's most horrifying story), "The Judge's House," "The Secret of the Growing Gold," "A Dream of Red Hands," "Crooken Sands," "Dracula's Guest," and three more. Lovers of occult and supernatural fiction will delight in this inexpensive collection of ghost and horror stories, called by Stephen King "absolutely champion short stories."
Author : Christopher Krovatin
Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 42,88 MB
Release : 2004-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780439574266
Presents a collection of ghost stories by such authors as Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Washington Irving.
Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,89 MB
Release : 2012-03-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0241955718
Fourteen terrifying ghost stories chosen by the master of the macabre, Roald Dahl. 'Spookiness is the real purpose of the ghost story. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts . . .' Who better to choose the ultimate in spine-chillers than Roald Dahl, whose own sinister stories have teased and twisted the imagination of millions? Here are fourteen of his favourite ghost stories, including Sheridan Le Fanu's The Ghost of a Hand, Edith Wharton's Afterward, Cynthia Asquith's The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold's The Telephone. Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.
Author : Peter Straub
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 39,34 MB
Release : 2015-09-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1101989203
#1 New York Times bestselling author Peter Straub’s classic tale of horror, secrets, and the dangerous ghosts of the past... What was the worst thing you’ve ever done? In the sleepy town of Milburn, New York, four old men gather to tell each other stories—some true, some made-up, all of them frightening. A simple pastime to divert themselves from their quiet lives. But one story is coming back to haunt them and their small town. A tale of something they did long ago. A wicked mistake. A horrifying accident. And they are about to learn that no one can bury the past forever...
Author : James Colton
Publisher :
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 10,63 MB
Release : 2020-01-14
Category :
ISBN : 9781656836045
Do you want to give your readers goose bumps? Do you want to inspire nightmares? Author James Colton shares everything he's learned from a decade of writing ghost stories, including: The Principles of Terror Discover the basic qualities that make something scary Learn how to apply the unknown, uncanniness, subtlety, and more to your writing The Ghost Story Process Crack the secrets of idea generation to craft a story that is both original and terrifying Understand the structure of a ghost story for maximum fright impact Creepy Case Studies Study examples from novels, short stories, and films Dive deep into one of my own ghost stories to see how it all works in practice Practical Exercises Stretch your creativity and train your spooky skills with specially crafted writing assignments Put together everything you've learned to write your own scary ghost story
Author : Marie O'Regan
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 28,35 MB
Release : 2012-10-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1780330251
25 chilling short stories by outstanding female writers. Women have always written exceptional stories of horror and the supernatural. This anthology aims to showcase the very best of these, from Amelia B. Edwards's 'The Phantom Coach', published in 1864, through past luminaries such as Edith Wharton and Mary Elizabeth Braddon, to modern talents including Muriel Gray, Sarah Pinborough and Lilith Saintcrow. From tales of ghostly children to visitations by departed loved ones, and from heart-rending stories to the profoundly unsettling depiction of extreme malevolence, what each of these stories has in common is the effect of a slight chilling of the skin, a feeling of something not quite present, but nevertheless there. If anything, this showcase anthology proves that sometimes the female of the species can also be the most terrifying . . .
Author : Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 42,15 MB
Release : 1964-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0486204154
A compilation of the Victorian master's classic tales of horror reveals his ability to depict the supernatural
Author : Michael McDowell
Publisher :
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 34,89 MB
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781941147177
Something terrifying waits in the decaying Victorian house on the coast, something that has haunted two men since they were children, something that may be ready to kill...again.
Author : Leslie S Klinger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 39,40 MB
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1643131192
A masterful collection of ghost stories that have been overlooked by contemporary readers—including tales by celebrated authors such as Charles Dickens, Sir Walter Scott, Mark Twain, and Edith Wharton—presented with insightful annotations by acclaimed horror anthologists Leslie S. Klinger and Lisa Morton. The ghost story has long been a staple of world literature, but many of the genre's greatest tales have been forgotten, overshadowed in many cases by their authors' bestselling work in other genres. In this spine-tingling anthology, little known stories from literary titans like Charles Dickens and Edith Wharton are collected alongside overlooked works from masters of horror fiction like Edgar Allan Poe and M. R. James. Acclaimed anthologists Leslie S. Klinger (The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes) and Lisa Morton (Ghosts: A Haunted History) set these stories in historical context and trace the literary significance of ghosts in fiction over almost two hundred years—from a traditional English ballad first printed in 1724 up to the science fiction–tinged tales of the early twentieth century. In bringing these masterful tales back from the dead, Ghost Stories will enlighten and frighten both longtime fans as well as new readers of the genre. Including stories by: Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, M. R. James, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Edgar Allan Poe, Sir Walter Scott, Mark Twain, Edith Wharton, and more.
