Classic Horror Tales
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Summary
Curl up with this collection of classic scary stories from the masters of the genre。
With dozens of stories of the macabre， fantastic， and supernatural， Classic Horror Tales is sure to keep readers on the edges of their seats。 This collection of works by classic writers spans more than a century—from 19th-century trailblazers such as John William Polidori， Nathaniel Hawthorne， and Washington Irving to 20th-century masters like Saki， Edith Wharton， and Franz Kafka。
The fear of the unknown is a driving force in literature， and the horror genre surpasses all others in bringing this idea to the forefront of the reader's consciousness。 A wide range of cultures and classes of society are represented in this volume， reminding us that dark forces lurk all around us—for even in broad daylight， a shadow exists somewhere。
With dozens of stories of the macabre， fantastic， and supernatural， Classic Horror Tales is sure to keep readers on the edges of their seats。 This collection of works by classic writers spans more than a century—from 19th-century trailblazers such as John William Polidori， Nathaniel Hawthorne， and Washington Irving to 20th-century masters like Saki， Edith Wharton， and Franz Kafka。
The fear of the unknown is a driving force in literature， and the horror genre surpasses all others in bringing this idea to the forefront of the reader's consciousness。 A wide range of cultures and classes of society are represented in this volume， reminding us that dark forces lurk all around us—for even in broad daylight， a shadow exists somewhere。
Reviews
Steven Gernandt
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Reviewing a set of short stories is difficult so I am going to comment on my top three:The Tell Tale Heart， Edgar Allen Poe - Poe a quick paranoid wonderful ride， In so few words he paints a detailed manic story that is worth hearing。 The man who found out， by Algernon Blackwood - For me despite all the clever ways to tell a horror story this one hit home in an unsettling fashion。 The life wrenching impact of knowledge strikes the main character in a way they cannot continue living。 The reader n Reviewing a set of short stories is difficult so I am going to comment on my top three:The Tell Tale Heart， Edgar Allen Poe - Poe a quick paranoid wonderful ride， In so few words he paints a detailed manic story that is worth hearing。 The man who found out， by Algernon Blackwood - For me despite all the clever ways to tell a horror story this one hit home in an unsettling fashion。 The life wrenching impact of knowledge strikes the main character in a way they cannot continue living。 The reader never quite knows the full story but can see the lengths gone to by Laidlaw to simply find ease of mind。 Last but not least The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman。 The story is immediately distinct from the other tales present there are no supernatural creatures or immediate sense of fear。 The story comes instead with a continuous sense of sinking further from reality into a nightmarish world of the mind。 There are many other gems in this collection and would recommend it as a worthwhile sampling for the curious。 。。。more
Madame Jane
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I've read better horror stories than these offerings。 A slog to get through， and really not worth it。 I've read better horror stories than these offerings。 A slog to get through， and really not worth it。 。。。more
Amanda
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I definitely was struggling to finish because some of the stories are， in my opinion， boring。 My favorites were all the Poe stories， “Young Goodman Brown，” and “The Interlopers。”
Jonathan Fidis
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This collection was a perfect read for October， but it would do equally as well for any other time。 Many of the stories included are famous for their spooky and horrifying themes and plots， and they were written by well-known authors such as Edgar Allen Poe， Ambrose Bierce， HP Lovecraft， Arthur Conan Doyle， Saki， and Algernon Blackwood。I can confess I did not read every story in this book， however I did try to。 I only skipped 2 of the 28。 The stories range from the 1810s to the 1920s so some sto This collection was a perfect read for October， but it would do equally as well for any other time。 Many of the stories included are famous for their spooky and horrifying themes and plots， and they were written by well-known authors such as Edgar Allen Poe， Ambrose Bierce， HP Lovecraft， Arthur Conan Doyle， Saki， and Algernon Blackwood。I can confess I did not read every story in this book， however I did try to。 I only skipped 2 of the 28。 The stories range from the 1810s to the 1920s so some stories were just hard to understand because of the writing style while others were just too long （Turn of the Screw was both of those）。 These are not a problem for everyone though。The stories I did read certainly fit the horror theme。 I often found myself quite nervous after finishing the last words。 。。。more
Tony Laplume
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A collection of well-known horror stories。 I found most of them tedious。 Some of them were just characters with stupidly vivid imaginations， some mere murder mysteries。 I guess I’m not really a horror guy， classic or otherwise。
Fifi
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3。5*I enjoyed this book but I feel like I disliked more stories than I liked， which I have found is a common problem with short story collections。I started to lose interest around halfway through as there was a succession of boring and/or plain bad stories in a row however it picked up towards the end with "The Interlopers" by Saki being one of my favourites of the whole collection and it was the 4th last story！There are 28 stories in the collection and the stories that are the most worthwhile r 3。5*I enjoyed this book but I feel like I disliked more stories than I liked， which I have found is a common problem with short story collections。I started to lose interest around halfway through as there was a succession of boring and/or plain bad stories in a row however it picked up towards the end with "The Interlopers" by Saki being one of my favourites of the whole collection and it was the 4th last story！There are 28 stories in the collection and the stories that are the most worthwhile reading in my opinion are;1）。 All of the Edgar Allan Poe stories2）。 The Interlopers by Saki3）。 The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Gilman4）。 The Outsider by H。P。 Lovecraft5）。 In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka （I usually hate Kafka but this is my favourite work of his）6）。 The Case of Lady Sannox and The Japanned Box both by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle7）。 Kerfol by Edith Wharton8）。 Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne 。。。more
Kelly L Hobbins
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This is obviously a collection of Classic Horror Tales， most of them British or American folklore， but also a few international authors who had to be translated， like Kafka， for example。 Many of these were stories I had heard of， and the list of authors included many famous names: Edgar Allen Poe， Sir Arthur Conan Doyle， Washington Irving， H。P。 Lovecraft， etc。 This was a very different read for me， as I'm not normally into short stories。 I enjoyed the change of pace， and I noticed a pattern amon This is obviously a collection of Classic Horror Tales， most of them British or American folklore， but also a few international authors who had to be translated， like Kafka， for example。 Many of these were stories I had heard of， and the list of authors included many famous names: Edgar Allen Poe， Sir Arthur Conan Doyle， Washington Irving， H。P。 Lovecraft， etc。 This was a very different read for me， as I'm not normally into short stories。 I enjoyed the change of pace， and I noticed a pattern among the entries: All the authors are male， many of the stories are told by a narrator who is rich， Anglo-Saxon， and has nothing better to do than travel the world meeting unique people and exploring his interests！ The setting often consists of him sitting around with his friends， relaying a parable of his own or another's。 This can be a little repetitive， but if you take into consideration the time in which these were written， you should be able to get past that and just enjoy， as long as you understand the olde English vernacular， of course！ 。。。more
Christina B。
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It took me longer than normal to read this book。 The language was， at times， a struggle to get through。 Rating a book of short stories is so hard。 There were a couple stories that I didn’t care for， and one I didn’t finish， but there were several that I loved。 It’s clear how Poe and Lovecraft laid the groundwork for so many successful writers， and I expected to be impressed by their work。 I was happy to see that there were other stories I hadn’t heard of， by authors I didn’t know， that were equa It took me longer than normal to read this book。 The language was， at times， a struggle to get through。 Rating a book of short stories is so hard。 There were a couple stories that I didn’t care for， and one I didn’t finish， but there were several that I loved。 It’s clear how Poe and Lovecraft laid the groundwork for so many successful writers， and I expected to be impressed by their work。 I was happy to see that there were other stories I hadn’t heard of， by authors I didn’t know， that were equally as entertaining。 。。。more
Cassndra Ness
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It was a great book。
Rebekah
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My favorite short stories from this collection: "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James， "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood， and "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman。 My favorite short stories from this collection: "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James， "The Willows" by Algernon Blackwood， and "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman。 。。。more
Victoria Fuller
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This is a great collection， better than most I've read。 This is a great collection， better than most I've read。 。。。more
b。andherbooks
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The fact the cover legit feels like skin is perhaps the most horrific thing about this compilation。
Cade Fleming
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