When antique dealer Morrison finds a mysterious wooden carving one day depicting a fiendish pirate attacking a helpless sailor, he senses something sinister about it. As the carving seems to take on a life of its own, slowly plunging its blade into the sailor's body night after night, Morrison becomes obsessed with discovering its origins before the scene plays out with chilling consequences.

When Machiavelli receives an invitation from the cunning Prince Cesare Borgia, he senses a hidden motive. Rumors swirl that the young Duke Paolo di Colonna plots against the Borgias. At a lavish dinner hosted by Cesare, Machiavelli closely watches for any sign of foul play. But the true intentions of the devious Prince remain cleverly obscured until an unexpected guest takes ill, plunging the evening into chaos.

In this chilling tale, a prisoner faces a terrifying fate: death by slow torture in the infamous iron coffin of Lissa. As he's thrown into the dark, confined space, the lid slowly descending, he must confront his deepest fears and the grim reality of his inescapable doom. With each passing moment, the air grows fouler, the rats hungrier, and the agony more unbearable. August W. Derleth masterfully builds an atmosphere of despair and horror that will keep readers in suspense until the story...

In this chilling tale, Justin Parker recounts the mysterious disappearance of his lifelong friend, Michael Salisbury. Recently returned from Africa, Michael confides in Justin about a stolen diamond and a relentless pursuer. As strange events unfold at Michael's home on the desolate Salisbury Plain, Justin begins to fear for his friend's safety. When Michael vanishes without a trace, Justin sets out to uncover the truth behind the sinister forces at play.

Ten Unforgettable Journeys Into the Strange, the Cosmic and the UnknownStep into ten extraordinary worlds where survival, mystery, ancient horrors and impossible futures collide. This collection brings together some of the most imaginative storytellers of the Golden Age and beyond, delivering adventures that span distant planets, forgotten civilizations, time itself and the darkest corners of the human mind.A lone human faces an alien champion in Ar...

Weird Tales' launched in March of 1923 and the world was never the same again. While pulp magazines had been around for some time, 'Weird Tales' was the first pulp magazine to specialize in supernatural fiction. 'Weird Tales' single-handedly created the field of genre fiction as we know it. No longer did readers of Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror have to seek out single stories in otherwise mundane magazines; now they had a magazine all of their own that published only the stories the...

The editors at www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com present thirty-two wonderful tales of fantasy in this completely revised second edition text. More than seven hundred and fifty pages for your reading pleasure. Escape today! 'Immortal' by Shariann Lewitt; 'The Thing in the Attic' by James Blish; 'To Serve A Prince' by B.W. Clough; 'Red Nails' by Robert E. Howard; 'Your Name Is Eve' by Michael M. Jones; 'The Knights of Arthur' by Frederik Pohl; 'Go Through' by Alma Alexander; 'Piper i...

Tales to be told in a graveyard. Creepy stories, ghostly lore, and eerie tales that will make you shudder. Short stories with just the right touch of the strange. So sit down on a gravestone and prepare to be frightened.The Listeners by Walter de la MareWho will answer the Traveler's knock?Dust by Edna Goit BrintnallWill Nellie finally get her well-deserved rest?The Thing in the Cellar by David H. Keller

Strange Worlds of Weird Tales brings together 18 remarkable stories from the pages of one of the most influential magazines in fantastic fiction. Across decades, Weird Tales gave readers strange cities, forbidden experiments, unexplained transformations, otherworldly creatures, haunted places, and encounters with things that refused to fit comfortably into the known world.This collection reaches from Edgar Allan Poe’s unforgettable The Tell-Tale He...

Twenty-Five Sci-Fi Flashes is a fast-paced collection of 25 vintage science fiction stories from the 1920s, ’30s, ’40s, ’50s and ’60s. Featuring more than 3 hours of classic sci-fi, this anthology showcases unforgettable tales by Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Fritz Leiber, August Derleth, and two remarkably early stories written by a teenage Philip K. Dick.Whether you’re discovering these timeless c...

50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 4: More Than 29 Hours of Classic Science Fiction is another extraordinary collection celebrating the imagination and innovation of the greatest science fiction writers of all time. Spanning more than 29 hours, these fifty timeless stories take listeners on unforgettable journeys through strange worlds, distant futures, impossible inventions, and mysteries that continue to inspire generations of science fiction fans.Featuring legendar...

1900 to 1939 Science Fiction - 17 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from 1900 to 1939The Door in the Wall by H. G. WellsThe Planetoid of Peril by Paul ErnstEscape by Paul ErnstTanks by Murray LeinsterInvasion by Murray LeinsterRetribution by George T. SpillmanThe Voice in the Night by William Hope HodgsonThe Conradi Affair by August Derleth and Carl W. GanzlinThe Moonlit Road by Ambrose Bierce...