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The Uncanny Guest (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

E. T. A. Hoffmann
The Uncanny Guest Fantasy and Horror Classics Book PDF

Author : E. T. A. Hoffmann
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473377400

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The Uncanny Guest (Fantasy and Horror Classics) by E. T. A. Hoffmann Pdf

This early work by E. T. A. Hoffmann was originally published in 1819. Born in Königsberg, East Prussia in 1776, Hoffmann's family were all jurists, and during his youth he was initially encouraged to pursue a career in law. However, in his late teens Hoffman became increasingly interested in literature and philosophy, and spent much of his time reading German classicists and attending lectures by, amongst others, Immanuel Kant. Hoffman went on to produce a great range of both literary and musical works. Probably Hoffman's most well-known story, produced in 1816, is 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', due to the fact that - some seventy-six years later - it inspired Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker. In the same vein, his story 'The Sandman' provided both the inspiration for Léo Delibes's ballet Coppélia, and the basis for a highly influential essay by Sigmund Freud, called 'The Uncanny'. (Indeed, Freud referred to Hoffman as the "unrivalled master of the uncanny in literature.") Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions.

The Haunted Chamber (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

Ann Radcliffe
The Haunted Chamber Fantasy and Horror Classics Book PDF

Author : Ann Radcliffe
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781447499466

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The Haunted Chamber (Fantasy and Horror Classics) by Ann Radcliffe Pdf

Ann Radcliffe was an early pioneer of the Gothic novel, and 'The Haunted Chamber' is one of her best-known tales. A chilling and subtle ghost story, it is an excellent example of Radcliffe's genre-defining style. Many of the earliest ghost stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

A Haunted Island (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

Algernon Blackwood
A Haunted Island Fantasy and Horror Classics Book PDF

Author : Algernon Blackwood
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473381346

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A Haunted Island (Fantasy and Horror Classics) by Algernon Blackwood Pdf

This gripping tale of mystery and horror takes place on a remote Canadian island that the isolated narrator soon discovers to be alive with terror and ghostly apparitions. A solitary scholar is left on a small island in a large Canadian lake to study on what should have been a peaceful and productive retreat. Yet, as night falls and the scholar realises the weight of his isolation, the secluded island begins to echo eerie voices and footsteps. He soon becomes convinced malevolent spirits are haunting him and must try to retain his sanity as well as his life. With its vivid descriptions and chilling atmosphere, A Haunted Island is a masterful work of gothic horror, sure to leave you chilled to the bone.

The Uncanny

Andrew Klavan
The Uncanny Book PDF

Author : Andrew Klavan
Publisher : Island Books
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307791221

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The Uncanny by Andrew Klavan Pdf

Andrew Klavan reinvents the classic ghost story with this literary X-Files, a breathtaking blend of Hollywood-style excitement and literary tour de force. Richard Storm is a Hollywood producer who has reached the top of his profession making horror movies based on classic English ghost stories. Now, with his life beginning to unravel, he flees to England on a desperate quest: to find evidence that the great old stories bear an element of truth, that the human spirit lives on after death, that in this all-too-material world there still may be reason to have faith. But his search uncovers more than he bargained for: Sophia Endering, a mysterious damsel in distress who may just be the last love of Storm's life; Harper Albright, an eccentric pipe-smoking old woman whose researches into the paranormal mask an obsessive hunt for a malevolent killer; and the man known as Saint Iago, a seemingly immortal villain who makes a night with a vampire look like a walk in the park. Richard Storm's nightmares are about to step down off the screen into real life. And Storm is about to begin a journey through his deepest passions and his darkest fears, to a romance that could last forever, and a secret a thousand years old-down a trail formed by the classic ghost stories themselves-into the very heart of the uncanny.

The Open Door (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

Margaret Wilson Oliphant
The Open Door Fantasy and Horror Classics Book PDF

Author : Margaret Wilson Oliphant
Publisher : Fantasy and Horror Classics
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781447405993

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The Open Door (Fantasy and Horror Classics) by Margaret Wilson Oliphant Pdf

Many of the earliest ghost stories and tales of hauntings, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

The House Among the Laurels (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

William Hope Hodgson
The House Among the Laurels Fantasy and Horror Classics Book PDF

Author : William Hope Hodgson
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781447499770

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The House Among the Laurels (Fantasy and Horror Classics) by William Hope Hodgson Pdf

William Hope Hodgson spent his early life as a cabin boy, before becoming a prolific author. Although best-known nowadays for two novels – The House on the Borderland (1908) and The Night Land (1912) – his short fiction was also extremely popular in its day. Within is 'The House Among The Laurels' which Hodgson wrote in 1910. A deserted mansion in Ireland displays signs of haunting, including what appears to be blood dripping from the ceiling, and several men have been found dead in the house. Is it a prank or a haunting? Carnacki recruits a group of burly local men to investigate, along with several dogs, and they attempt to stay the night within the mansion.

American Fantastic Tales

Peter Straub
American Fantastic Tales Book PDF

Author : Peter Straub
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Fantasy fiction, American
ISBN : 1598530593

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American Fantastic Tales by Peter Straub Pdf

From its beginning, American literature teems with tales of horror, hauntings, terrifying obsessions and gruesome incursions, of the uncanny ways in which ordinary reality can be breached and subverted by the unknown and the irrational. In the tales of Irving, Poe, and Hawthorne, and their literary successors, the bright prospects of the New World face an uneasy reckoning with the forces of darkness. As this pathbreaking two-volume anthology demonstrates, it is a tradition with many unexpected detours and hidden chambers, and one that continues to evolve, finding new forms and new themes. Peter Straub, a contemporary master of literary horror and fantasy, offers an authoritative and diverse gathering of stories calculated to unsettle and delight, in styles ranging from the exquisitely insinuating speculations of Henry James's "The Jolly Corner" to the nightmarish post-apocalyptic savagery of Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream." Ghostly narratives of the Edwardian era, lurid classics from the pulp heyday of Weird Tales, latter-day masterpieces by Shirley Jackson, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, and Steven Millhauser: over 80 stories in all, with a generous selection of contemporary authors who continue to push the genre in new and startling directions. LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

The Uncanny

Andrew Klavan
The Uncanny Book PDF

Author : Andrew Klavan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1999-06-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0517443600

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The Uncanny by Andrew Klavan Pdf

Richard Storm is passionate, hot-blooded, and running out of time. Sophia Endering is cool, beautiful, and haunted by a centuries-old mystery. Now the Hollywood filmmaker and the troubled young woman have come together in a race against the unbelievable, the unthinkable, and. . . "The Uncanny." Richard Storm reached the top of his profession producing horror films based on classic English ghost stories. Now, with his life beginning to unravel, Richard is searching for something to believe in. Fleeing Hollywood for London, he embarks on a desperate quest: to find evidence that the great old stories bear some truth, that the human spirit lives on after death. What he finds is Sophia, a woman caught in a nightmare more chilling than any of his film horrors. Propelled by a furious love, haunted by a terror he can barely confess to himself, Storm pursues Sophia through the labyrinth of her family's madness and their involvement in Nazi art thefts, down a trail formed by the classic ghost stories themselves--into the very heart of the uncanny. . . . "From the Paperback edition."

The Knight's Cross Signal Problem (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

Ernest Bramah
The Knight s Cross Signal Problem Fantasy and Horror Classics Book PDF

Author : Ernest Bramah
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781447480143

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The Knight's Cross Signal Problem (Fantasy and Horror Classics) by Ernest Bramah Pdf

Although somewhat neglected now, at the height of his fame Ernest Bramah’s mystery tales appeared alongside Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories in the Strand Magazine, even occasionally outselling them. First published in 1913, 'The Knight's Cross Signal Problem' was one of his popular tales. Many crime and detective stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

The Life of a Well-Known Character (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

E. T. A. Hoffmann
The Life of a Well Known Character Fantasy and Horror Classics Book PDF

Author : E. T. A. Hoffmann
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473377288

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The Life of a Well-Known Character (Fantasy and Horror Classics) by E. T. A. Hoffmann Pdf

This early work by E. T. A. Hoffmann was originally published in 1819. Born in Königsberg, East Prussia in 1776, Hoffmann's family were all jurists, and during his youth he was initially encouraged to pursue a career in law. However, in his late teens Hoffman became increasingly interested in literature and philosophy, and spent much of his time reading German classicists and attending lectures by, amongst others, Immanuel Kant. Hoffman went on to produce a great range of both literary and musical works. Probably Hoffman's most well-known story, produced in 1816, is 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', due to the fact that – some seventy-six years later - it inspired Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker. In the same vein, his story 'The Sandman' provided both the inspiration for Léo Delibes's ballet Coppélia, and the basis for a highly influential essay by Sigmund Freud, called 'The Uncanny'. (Indeed, Freud referred to Hoffman as the "unrivalled master of the uncanny in literature.") Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions.

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror

Paula Guran
The Year s Best Dark Fantasy Horror Book PDF

Author : Paula Guran
Publisher : Pyr
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781645060260

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The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror by Paula Guran Pdf

Join twenty-five masterful authors and talented newcomers with more than 400 pages of the disturbing, unnerving, haunting, and strange. This outstanding annual exploration of the year’s best dark fiction delivers tales of deathly possession, the weirdly surreal, mysterious melancholy, and frighteningly plausible futures. Confront your own humanity and the fears that stir you—from the darkly supernatural and painfully familiar to the disquieting terror of the unknown.

Hauntings, Fantastic Stories

Vernon Lee
Hauntings Fantastic Stories Book PDF

Author : Vernon Lee
Publisher : Ferrero Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2008-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781409720355

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Hauntings, Fantastic Stories by Vernon Lee Pdf

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

HORROR CLASSICS - Boxed Set: 30+ Occult & Supernatural Novels and Stories

William Hope Hodgson
HORROR CLASSICS Boxed Set 30 Occult Supernatural Novels and Stories Book PDF

Author : William Hope Hodgson
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 1602 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788026879787

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HORROR CLASSICS - Boxed Set: 30+ Occult & Supernatural Novels and Stories by William Hope Hodgson Pdf

This great macabre collection includes the selected 4 horror & dark fantasy classics as well as 20+ chillers & ghost stories from the master of horror genre that is William Hope Hodgson. Novels: The Boats of the Glen Carrig The House on the Borderland The Ghost Pirates The Night Land Short Stories: Carnacki, the Ghost Finder The Gateway of the Monster The House Among the Laurels The Whistling Room The Horse of the Invisible The Searcher of the End House The Thing Invisible The Haunted Jarvee Sargasso Sea Stories From the Tideless Sea Part One From the Tideless Sea Part Two The Mystery of the Derelict The Thing in the Weeds The Finding of the Graiken Men of the Deep Waters On the Bridge The Sea Horses The Derilict My House Shall Be Called the House of Prayer The Captain of the Onion Boat The Voice in the Night Through the Vortex of a Cyclone The Shamraken Homeward-Bounder Captain Gault, Being the Exceedingly Private Log of a Sea-Captain The Case of the Curio Dealer The Red Herring The Drum of Saccharine Other Stories Jack Grey, Second Mate Demons of the Sea Out of the Storm A Tropical Horror The Stone Ship The Real Thing Eloi Eloi Lama Sabachthani (The Baumoff Explosive)

Eyes of Terror (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

Mrs L. T. Meade
Eyes of Terror Fantasy and Horror Classics Book PDF

Author : Mrs L. T. Meade
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781447404958

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Eyes of Terror (Fantasy and Horror Classics) by Mrs L. T. Meade Pdf

Many of the earliest occult stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

The Third Person (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

Henry James
The Third Person Fantasy and Horror Classics Book PDF

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781447405825

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The Third Person (Fantasy and Horror Classics) by Henry James Pdf

Many of the earliest occult stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.