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The Ultimate Halloween Collection

Wilhelm Hauff, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Edgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, John Buchan, George MacDonald, Bram Stoker, Anatole France, Jack London, Henry James, Théophile Gautier, Arthur Conan Doyle, Richard Le Gallienne, Ralph Adams Cram, Guy de Maupassant, Thomas Hardy, William Archer, Daniel Defoe, Brander Matthews, Lafcadio Hearn, Ambrose Bierce, Ellis Parker Butler, Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Grant Allen, Arthur Machen, Wilkie Collins, Thomas Peckett Prest, James Malcolm Rymer, Fergus Hume, Walter Hubbell, Leopold Kompert, Florence Marryat, John William Polidori, Vincent O'Sullivan, W. W. Jacobs, M.P. Shiel, E.F. Benson, M.R. James, H.P. Lovecraft, Francis Marion Crawford, Mary Shelley, Margaret Oliphant, Frank R. Stockton, A. T. Quiller-Couch, Leonard Kip, Katherine Rickford, Bithia Mary Croker, Catherine L. Pirkis, Pedro De Alarçon, Pliny the Younger, Helena Blavatsky, Villiers l'Isle de Adam, William F. Harvey, Fiona Macleod, William T. Stead, Gambier Bolton, Andrew Jackson Davis, Nizida, Walter F. Prince, Chester Bailey Fernando

Translator Julian Hawthorne, William Melmoth

Publisher: DigiCat

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Summary

Wilhelm Hauff's 'The Ultimate Halloween Collection' offers a cornucopia of phantasmagorical tales that is nothing short of a grand tour through the pantheon of Gothic and horror literature. Curated with an eye for both seminal works and chilling narratives, the collection showcases classic texts by maestros such as H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, and Mary Shelley, alongside stories from less heralded but equally haunting voices of the macabre. This anthology masterfully converges different literary styles from pure cosmic terror to psychological horror and gothic romance, all interwoven with the thematic thread of the supernatural. It invites readers to experience the crescendo of dread that aptly embodies the eeriness of Halloween - as if in recognition that 'winter is coming,' the tales progressively build an atmosphere fraught with suspense, providing an immersive gothic experience. Wilhelm Hauff, a notable figure in the landscape of fantasy literature, is renowned for his rich storytelling and love of the supernatural. Born in the early 19th century, Hauff's own works contributed significantly to German Romantic literature. His fascination with folk tales and the otherworldly influenced his brief but impactful literary career, where he often infused the fantastic into the everyday. Although Hauff did not directly pen the stories within 'The Ultimate Halloween Collection', his own narrative spirit can be felt through the curation of this anthology. The collection seems to be a testament to his understanding of and appreciation for the spectral and the uncanny. This volume is a fitting homage to the tales that have spooked countless readers over the generations. 'The Ultimate Halloween Collection' is a must-read for both aficionados of classic horror and newcomers to the genre. It serves not merely as entertainment but as an educational palette of the genre's evolution and its most poignant themes. The foreboding landscapes, unholy creatures, and shadow-laden scenarios within these pages will delight connoisseurs of the dark and provide the perfect literary haunt as the chill of autumn sets in and the veil between worlds grows thin.
Available since: 11/13/2022.
Print length: 6500 pages.

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