**A timeless anthology of chilling tales known to torment the mind and stir up nightmarish visions that can never be unseen.** Ghosts, murder, demonic possession, and psychological terror: these are just some of the subjects explored by the unparalleled writers in this superb collection. Lovers o
Stories of Terror and the Supernatural
β Scribed by Graf, Herman
- Book ID
- 110476309
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 298 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781626362543
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β¦ Synopsis
A timeless anthology of chilling tales known to torment the mind and stir up nightmarish visions that can never be unseen.
Ghosts, murder, demonic possession, and psychological terror: these are just some of the subjects explored by the unparalleled writers in this superb collection. Lovers of the supernatural will discover the true masters of the genre, and readers of classic literature will discover another side of their favorite Victorian, French, and American authors.
In "La Grande Bretèche" by nineteenth-century French writer Honoré de Balzac, a doctor discovers an abandoned manor with a disturbing history. Victorian master Thomas Hardy's "The Three Strangers" proves just how hard it is to judge a man's character, even when a life is at stake. In Robert Louis Stevenson's suspenseful trilogy "The Suicide Club," a detective delves into a dark association whose members are intent on losing their lives. And in "Green Tea," by the incomparable...
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