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  Complete Ghost Stories of J...

  J. Sheridan Le Fanu

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  Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu gave life to the modern ghost story style and inspired the genre's most famous contributor, M. R. James. Gathered together for the first time are Le Fanu's complete ghost stories in 30 extraordinary recordings.
  
  A manuscript from the collection of the Rev. Francis Purcell, an Irish country priest whose interests extend to the gathering of old local legends. In this tale, an errant parishioner is encouraged to mend his ways following a terrifying near death experience.

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  World of the Unseen: Twelve...

  AMULYA MISHRA

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  Across continents, cultures, and generations, ghost stories rise from the shadows in strikingly similar forms—cries in the river mist, footsteps in the bamboo, a hound that remembers the dead, a creature stalking livestock under the plains' moonlight. 
  World of the Unseen is a chilling collection that gathers twelve uncanny encounters from around the world, each told in vivid, first-person voices that feel whispered across a kitchen table at midnight. 
  From Japan's haunted bamboo groves to Mexico's weeping river spirit, from spectral hounds on the English moorlands to modern legends like the chupacabra, these stories blend folklore, lived testimony, cultural memory, and atmospheric horror. 
  This book also includes:Preface, introduction, and cultural context"Knowledge Pages" explaining regional spirit loreReading guidance and safety notesThemes, motifs, and cross-cultural patternsFirst-person accounts that feel startlingly real 
  Whether you read for folklore, fear, or curiosity, these tales remind us that the world keeps deeper memories than we think—and sometimes those memories walk.

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  The Colour out of Space

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  "The Colour Out of Space" is a science fiction/horror short story by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in March 1927. In the tale, an unnamed narrator pieces together the story of an area known by the locals as the "blasted heath" in the wild hills west of the fictional town of Arkham, Massachusetts. The narrator discovers that many years ago a meteorite crashed there, poisoning every living being nearby; vegetation grows large but foul tasting, animals are driven mad and deformed into grotesque shapes, and the people go insane or die one by one. Lovecraft began writing "The Colour Out of Space" immediately after finishing his previous short novel, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, and in the midst of final revision on his horror fiction essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature". Seeking to create a truly alien life form, he drew inspiration from numerous fiction and nonfiction sources. First appearing in the September 1927 edition of Hugo Gernsback's science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, "The Colour Out of Space" became one of Lovecraft's most popular works, and remained his personal favorite of his short stories. It was adapted into feature films in 1965, 1987, 2010, and 2019

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  The Witch Caprusche

  Elizabeth F. Ellet

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  What must Ruscha do to secure the magic word that kills when it’s uttered? Taken from a Danish folk tale, and spiced up with lively characters and murky atmosphere, this short tale delivers some wonderful chills.  
   
  Elizabeth Ellet wrote for the magazines, or periodicals in the mid-1800s, and the name of Mrs. Ellet was recognized in literary circles. In 1848, she published her most important work: “The Women of the American Revolution”. Today, Ellet is perhaps known best for the scandal she leaked about Edgar Allan Poe’s rumored affair with Frances Sargent Osgood when both were married to other people. Poe maligned her in the press, knocked her writings, accused her of plagiarism, and even referred to her as “short and fat”. In print.

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  The Dunwich Horror

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  "The Old Ones were, the Old Ones are, and the Old Ones shall be."
  
  In the isolated, decaying town of Dunwich, Massachusetts, an inbred, reclusive family harbours dark secrets tied to ancient, otherworldly forces.
  
  When the grotesque Wilbur Whateley grows at an unnatural pace and seeks forbidden knowledge, the boundaries between our world and the cosmic unknown begin to crumble. As invisible forces wreak havoc across the countryside, scholars race to confront a horror that defies all reason—and discover an evil that threatens not just Dunwich, but the very fabric of reality.
  The Dunwich Horror is a prime example of Lovecraft's cosmic horror genre, a chilling tale that embodies the essence of cosmic dread—and suggests that some things are beyond human comprehension and should not be tampered with.
  
  Though virtually unknown and financially unsuccessful during his lifetime, H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) is now regarded as one of the most influential 20th-century writers of supernatural horror fiction. Widely credited with inventing the "cosmic horror" genre—fiction that explores humanity's insignificance in the face of vast, unknowable cosmic forces—he also created the "Cthulhu Mythos", a shared universe of ancient alien beings and forbidden knowledge that has influenced generations of horror and science fiction writers.

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  You've Lost a Lot of Blood

  Eric LaRocca

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  Each precious thing I show you in this book is a holy relic from the night we both perished—the night when I combed you from my hair and watered the moon with your blood. 
   
   
   
  You've lost a lot of blood . . .  
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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