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  The Tree

  H.P. Lovecraft

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  "The Tree" is a macabre short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was written in 1920, and published in October 1921 in The Tryout. Set in ancient Greece, the story concerns two sculptors who accept a commission with ironic consequences.On a slope of Mount Maenalus in Arcadia is an olive grove that grows around a marble tomb and the ruin of an old villa. There, one gigantic tree resembles a frighteningly distorted man, and the roots of the tree have shifted the blocks of the tomb.The narrator explains that the beekeeper who lives next door told him a story about the tree: Two renowned sculptors, Kalos and Musides, lived in the colonnaded villa, which was "resplendent" in its day. Both men created works that were widely known and celebrated. They were devoted friends, but different in disposition: Musides enjoyed the nightlife, while Kalos preferred the quiet of the olive grove. It was there he was said to receive his inspiration...The end of the story recalls the Latin aphorism that precedes the text: "Fata viam invenient" ("fate will find a way").

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  Hollow Wind The: Tales of Autumn...

  Lucy Maud Montgomery, Washington...

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  Step into the whispering shadows of fall with The Hollow Wind: Tales of Autumn Haunts, an enchanting collection of classic ghostly tales that capture the eerie beauty of the season. This chilling yet cozy anthology features Washington Irving’s timeless The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, where the infamous Headless Horseman rides beneath harvest moons, and Lucy Maud Montgomery’s haunting The Girl by the Gate, a tale tinged with melancholy and mystery. 
  Perfect for crisp autumn nights, these stories evoke the crackle of fallen leaves, the glow of lantern light, and the thrill of legends told by the fireside. Whether you crave a shiver down your spine or simply want to revel in the atmospheric charm of autumn, The Hollow Wind is your invitation into a world where the supernatural brushes against the everyday.

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  The Doll's Ghost

  Francis Marion Crawford

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  "The Doll's Ghost" included in the short story collection Wandering Ghosts. Mr. Puckler is a doll doctor, and the dolls he repairs become very, very life like.A beautiful doll named Nina is broken Lady Gwendolen. Can Mr Puckler, the doll doctor, mend the doll? What happens after Nina's deep gash is healed and Else (Puckler's daughter) tries to return the doll to its owner?

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  Other Gods The (The Work of H P...

  H. P. Lovecraft

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  Barzai the Wise, a high priest and prophet greatly learned in the lore of the "gods of earth", or Great Ones, attempts to scale the mountain of Hatheg-Kla in order to look upon their faces, accompanied by his young disciple Atal. Upon reaching the peak, Barzai at first seems overjoyed until he finds that the "gods of the earth" are not there alone, but rather are overseen by the "other gods, the gods of the outer hells that guard the feeble gods of earth!" Atal flees, and Barzai is never seen again.

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  Frankenstein - Or the Modern...

  Mary Shelley

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  Frankenstein - or, The Modern Prometheus - is considered to be one of the earliest examples of science fiction. Written by Mary Shelley, it tells the story of scientist Victor Frankenstein and the catastrophic consequences of his attempts to create a perfect new being by activating a group of body parts with an electrical charge. The hideous monster that is born of Frankenstein's experiment wreaks havoc when it realises that it will never know the happiness that mere mortals can enjoy. Today, Frankenstein continues to captivate readers worldwide through its enduring themes of ambition, alienation and human nature.

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  A Vignette

  M. R. James

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  A child's memory, a shadowed path, a glimpse of something that should not be.
  In A Vignette, M. R. James offers a final brushstroke of quiet terror—intimate, elusive, and disquietingly real. This short, unsettling piece lingers like a half-remembered dream, evoking the moment when the everyday slips into the uncanny.
  With masterful restraint and emotional undercurrent, James reminds us that the most chilling hauntings are those born in the mind—and never truly forgotten.

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