A veritable schooling in the origins of modern-day horror and fantasy. This collection comprises the best of classic horror writing, with the atmospheric genius of Edgar Allen Poe, the invention and eeriness of Bram Stoker, and the suspense of Wilkie Collins.
Contents
-The Black cat / Edgar Allan Poe 1843
-The Monkey's Paw / W.W. Jacobs 1902
-The Masque of the Red Death / Edgar Allen Poe
-The Open Window / Saki
-Dracula's Guest / Bram Stoker
-Caterpillars / E.F. Benson
-Man of the Night / Edgar Wallace
-The Werewolf aka The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains / Frederick Marryat
-The Squaw / Bram Stoker
-A Terribly Strange Bed / Wilkie Collins
-Aurelia aka The Vampire / E.T.A. Hoffman
-Ligeia / Edgar Allen Poe
-Sredni Vashtar / Saki
-The She-Wolf / Saki
A veritable schooling in the origins of modern-day horror and fantasy. This collection comprises the best of classic horror writing, with the atmospheric genius of Edgar Allen Poe, the invention and eeriness of Bram Stoker, and the suspense of Wilkie Collins.
Contents
-The Black cat / Edgar Allan Poe 1843
-The Monkey's Paw / W.W. Jacobs 1902
-The Masque of the Red Death / Edgar Allen Poe
-The Open Window / Saki
-Dracula's Guest / Bram Stoker
-Caterpillars / E.F. Benson
-Man of the Night / Edgar Wallace
-The Werewolf aka The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains / Frederick Marryat
-The Squaw / Bram Stoker
-A Terribly Strange Bed / Wilkie Collins
-Aurelia aka The Vampire / E.T.A. Hoffman
-Ligeia / Edgar Allen Poe
-Sredni Vashtar / Saki
-The She-Wolf / Saki