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The title story of this collection - a devilishly ironic riff on H. P. Lovecraft's "Pickman's Model" - was nominated for a World Fantasy Award, while "Probiscus" was nominated for an International Horror Guild award and reprinted in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 19. In addition to his previously published work, this collection contains an original story.

This collection of short ghost stories includes some of the best-known classics in the genre, as well as some that may be new to ghost story fans. Includes: ”The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce, ”The Empty House" by Algernon Blackwood, ”The Consequences" by Willa Cather, ”How It Happened" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, ”A Ghost" by Guy De Maupassant, and more.

Short Horror Stories Collection: 3 Terrifying Tales for Sleepless Nights will drag you deep into a vortex of PSYCHOLOGICAL TERROR that linger long after the final word.

In the realm of literature, few names evoke a sense of dark and mysterious beauty quite like that of Edgar Allan Poe. As we delve into this collection of some of his most haunting works, we embark on a journey into the enigmatic depths of Poe's mind, where the line between sanity and madness blurs, and the specters of fear and dread loom large.

Not all monsters are fantasy. Some are very real, and they walk among us. They're our friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers. They're the people we're supposed to trust...and they know it. Contained within this anthology are 35 never-before-published works by supremely talented authors and best-selling novelists. Brace yourself for the unexpected and unimaginable horror of...human monsters.

From the menacing vision of a red umbrella, to the ominous atmosphere of the Laughing Mountain; from the waking dream of virtual working to the sinister games of the locked room . . . this is a fascinating insight into the spine-chilling voices working within China today-a long way from the traditional expectations of hopping vampires and hanging ghosts.

This issue of Weird Tales presents a batch of entirely new short stories, flash fiction, poems, and an essay dealing with monsters who defy death, including zombies, vampires, mummies, and various and assorted revenants. There are some real heavy hitters here—bestsellers and names listeners might not yet know … but should. And will.

The stories in this collection stretch across a wide canvas of genres, horror, science fiction, and poetic fables -- just to name a few. However, they are all united by a common thread, the examination of what truly separates the sane from the insane, the natural from the supernatural.

Edgar Allan Poe pieces together the mind of a monomaniac who is obsessed with the simple and mundane. He discovers, too late, that obsessions, though simple and mundane, can lead you to do unspeakable things.

When a carousing Englishman disgraces the consecrated effigy of Hanuman, a leprous "Silver Man" marks him with a hideous curse. The ensuing night brings new terrors to the house of the doomed man.

"The Cask of Amontillado" is Edgar Allan Poe's short but enigmatic masterpiece. Set in an unnamed Italian city, we hear the story of how Montresor lures Fortunato through the catacombs into the Montresor family vault and there chains him up and bricks him in for eternity. Why he does it we will never know, but he does so with a casual savagery that is truly chilling.

It was the eye. The dull, sightless, vulture's eye that shredded his final nerve. But the murder was done so carefully, so perfectly, that only one thing could reveal the whereabouts of the body. B. J. Harrison gives a masterful reading of the famous murder that wouldn't keep quiet. This audiobook was the #3 best-selling audiobook in 2008 at the iTunes Music Store!

A Vodca em excesso o deixava com a pior das depressões, mesmo assim a encerrava por grandes goles. Aquele homem mantinha a rotina ao custo de mais de 20 anos da sua vida. Como ele chegou a este ponto? Descubra neste conto.

This is a story from the Fall of the House of Usher collection. The horrors of the Spanish Inquisition, with its dungeon of death, and the overhanging gloom on the House of Usher demonstrate unforgettably the unique imagination of Edgar Allan Poe. Unerringly, he touches upon some of our greatest nightmares: Premature burial, ghostly transformation, words from beyond the grave. Written in the 1840s, they have retained their power to shock and frighten even now.

Beyond the Wall of Sleep is a science fiction short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in 1919 and first published in the amateur publication Pine Cones in October 1919. A former intern and a worker of a mental hospital relates his experience with Joe Slater, an inmate who died at the facility a few weeks after being confined as a criminally insane murderer...

Cris estava linda naquela réplica de seu vestido que lembrava muito o século XVIII. Seus cabelos estavam em um tom preto, muito além da cor verdadeira, sua maquilagem; embora fosse escuro, não escondia em nada sua beleza inferior, seus lábios carnudos estavam envoltos de um batom vermelho sangue muito atraente. [...] Tudo isso para encontrar seu namorado? Na verdade, era pra ir com o namorado até o cemitério curtir com seu grupo de amigos góticos. Tudo parecia perfeito para ele, até Cris se mostrar de verdade.

The Outsider is a short story by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written between March and August 1921, it was first published in Weird Tales, April 1926. In this work, a mysterious individual who has been living alone in a castle for as long as he can remember decides to break free in search of human contact and light. The Outsider is one of Lovecraft's most commonly reprinted works and is also one of the most popular stories ever to be published in Weird Tales.

22 histoires pour explorer des territoires connus seulement de Stephen King et rencontrer ses créatures les plus inquiétantes, les plus bizarres ou les plus monstrueuses. 22 histoires qui vous prendront à la gorge, vous glaceront le sang ou vous procureront la désagréable impression que quelqu'un vous attend, dans l'ombre. 22 histoires pour empoisonner vos rêves et blanchir vos nuits, signées par le grand maître de vos cauchemars... J'ai réuni ici mes meilleures histoires. Vous êtes prêts à me suivre ? On y va. Je connais le chemin... Stephen King.

Descend into the chilling depths of revenge with The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe. Set beneath the shadowed streets of carnival-season Italy, this classic Gothic tale follows Montresor’s calculated plot against the unsuspecting Fortunato. With razor-sharp irony, mounting psychological tension, and a haunting final twist, Poe crafts one of the most unforgettable short stories in American literature.

Enter the chilling realms of cosmic dread and supernatural terror in Three Classic Horror Short Stories. Featuring The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood and The Dunwich Horror and The Horror at Red Hook by H. P. Lovecraft, this haunting collection explores ancient forces, forbidden knowledge, and unseen horrors lurking just beyond reality.