If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. This collection of the greatest mysterious dark tales gathers together more than 100 authors and more than 1000 short stories (!), which makes it truly unique in its kind. Be ...

Here you will find the following works, arranged alphabetically by authors’ last names: Austen, Jane: “Northanger Abbey” Benson, E. F.: “Caterpillars” Bierce, Ambrose: “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” Blackwood, Algernon: “The Listener” Blackwood, Algernon: “The Willows” Brontë, Charlotte: “Jane Eyre” Brontë, Charlotte: “Villette” Brontë, Emily: “Wuthering Heights” Chambers, Robert W.: “The Repairer of Reputations” Collins, Wilkie: “The Woman in White” Crawford, F. Marion: “The Upper Be...

If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. This first volume of “The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written” features 30 stories by an all-star cast, including Ambrose Bierce, Algernon Blackwood, Robert W. Cham...

The "Vampire Tales" is the biggest, hungriest, undeadliest collection of vampire stories ever assembled. Dark, stormy, and delicious, once it sinks its teeth into you there's no escape. Vampires! Whether imagined by Bram Stoker or Anne Rice, they are part of the human lexicon and as old as blood itself. They are your neighbors, your friends, and they are always lurking. Now we have compiled the darkest, the scariest, and by far the most evil collection of vampire stories ever, with over 80...

If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. This box set includes all the seven volumes of the collection.

Make Way for Lucia gathers E. F. Benson's six Mapp and Lucia novels with two related short stories, presenting one of English comic fiction's most exquisitely engineered social worlds. Set chiefly in Riseholme and Tilling, the series anatomizes village hierarchy, cultural pretension, gossip, and civic warfare through the rival majesties of Emmeline "Lucia" Lucas and Elizabeth Mapp. Benson's style is urbane, precise, and buoyantly malicious, extending the comedy of manners into the interwar...

The Power of Darkness: 560+ Supernatural Thrillers, Macabre Tales & Eerie Mysteries is an expansive anthology that showcases a rich tapestry of tales from the realm of the eerie and the uncanny. This vast collection captures the essence of gothic, horrific, and supernatural storytelling, weaving a diverse range of literary styles from the pens of some of the most renowned authors in the genre. The spectrum of narratives includes psychological thrillers, ghostly hauntings, and sinister myst...

E. F. Benson's "The Complete Short Stories of E. F. Benson" compiles the intricate tapestry of human experiences reflected in his vividly crafted narratives. Renowned for his wit and keen observations, Benson masterfully weaves elements of social satire and psychological insight throughout his stories. Spanning various themes—from the supernatural to the everyday struggles of Victorian society—each story encapsulates a moment that reveals profound truths about the human condition, all whil...

Discover the world of ghosts and spirits with this collection of classics on ghosts. The best of the genre's literature. The Roll-Call of the Reef by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944) The Demoiselle d'Ys by Robert W. Chambers (1865–1933) The Magic Shop by H. G. Wells (1866-1946) The Lost Ghost by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (1852-1930) The Violet Car by Edith Nesbit (1858–1924) Rose Rose by Barry Pain (1864–1928) The House with the Brick-Kiln by E. F. Benson (1867–1940) The Rocking-Horse Wi...

Karpathos publishes the greatest works of history's greatest authors and collects them to make it easy and affordable for readers to have them all at the push of a button. All of our collections include a linked table of contents.The Mapp and Lucia stories, written by E.F. Benson, are 20th century classics that have been turned into a popular British television show. This collection includes the following:Queen LuciaMiss Mapp (includes a short story "The Male Impers...

Mysteries for Christmas gathers forty-eight murder puzzles and supernatural thrillers into a seasonally charged panorama of Victorian and Edwardian popular fiction. Its selection moves from rational detection and locked-room ingenuity to ghostly visitation, criminal conspiracy, domestic menace, and ironic comedy. Wintry settings, holiday gatherings, inherited secrets, and nocturnal unease lend the volume a distinctive atmosphere in which Christmas hospitality becomes a testing ground for s...

E. F. Benson's "Make Way for Lucia" encapsulates the delightful intricacies of English society through the comedic rivalry between two formidable heroines, Lucia Lucas and Emmeline 'Mapp' Hargreaves. Spanning six novels and two short stories, this complete series is marked by Benson's keen observation and witty prose, revealing the nuances of social status, ambition, and the complexities of friendship. Set in the idyllic yet deceptively tranquil setting of Tilling, this literary work captu...