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  H P Lovecraft: The Dunwich Horror

  H.P. Lovecraft

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  Horror stalks the earth. There are many dimensions that coexist with our universe and, unfortunately, overlap it in very special places. The horrific beings that live in these other dimensions are ancient, terrifying and very malign. This story is about one of these overlapping spots in a decaying community in the USA where these beings can interact with our world and where humans succeed in calling them forth in all of their stench, fetor and power with the intent of destroying all life on our planet. Mere humans cannot resist their power. Is there any hope? - 

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  Top 10 Short Stories The - The...

  Nathaniel Hawthorne, Robert...

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  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  In this volume Horror and its evil intents try to burrow into our heads and cavort around as only demons, monsters, phantoms and ghosts can do.  They probably have other partners and friends too.  And you, sitting there all alone, and listening….. oh dear. 
   
  1 - The Top 10 Short Stories - 19th Century Horror - An Introduction 
  2 - Rappaccini's Daughter - Part 1 by Nathaniel Hawthorne 
  3 - Rappaccini's Daughter - Part 2 by Nathaniel Hawthorne 
  4 - The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson 
  5 - The Horla by Guy De Maupassant (2022 vers) 
  6 - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving 
  7 - The Sand-Man - Part 1 by E T A Hoffman 
  8 - The Sand-Man - Part 2 by E T A Hoffman 
  9 - The Signalman by Charles Dickens 
  10 - The Squaw by Bram Stoker 
  11 - The Cask of Amontillardo by Edgar Allan Poe 
  12 - What Was It by Fitz James O'Brien 
  13 - The Vampyre. A Tale - Part 1 by John William Polidori 
  14 - The Vampyre. A Tale - Part 2 by John William Polidori

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  Hiding In Plain Sight

  Rachel Lawson

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  Reynard is hunting for Blake for a crime he didn't do. Lance the Necromancer did it to save Blake, who was being murdered. 
  Reynard, the Red Fox finally figures out where Blake is hiding He isn't he's in hiding from the police and the world in plain sight; he is posing as his own grandfather, the emperor of the universe, Rey's adopted brother. 
  How can Blake escape the law and the Fox?

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  The Lodger

  Marie Belloc Lowndes

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  "The Lodger" by Marie Belloc Lowndes is a suspenseful novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Robert and Ellen Bunting, a struggling couple living in a modest home in London, whose lives are forever changed when they take in a peculiar lodger named Mr. Sleuth. The Buntings are on the brink of poverty, and while Mr. Sleuth seems like a potential solution to their financial woes, his enigmatic demeanor and deep interest in dark subjects create an unsettling atmosphere. 
  The novel introduces the Buntings in their dreary living conditions, emphasizing their economic struggles and emotional turmoil. Mr. Bunting is portrayed as a somewhat dull man trying to maintain his dignity despite their impending financial disaster, while Mrs. Bunting grapples with despair over their situation. Their lives take a dramatic turn when a series of brutal murders, attributed to a figure known as "The Avenger," begin to plague the city, coinciding with Mr. Sleuth's arrival and his odd behavior. 
  The couple's initial relief at securing a lodger sharply contrasts with the growing suspense surrounding Mr. Sleuth and the violent events occurring outside their home. This creates an atmosphere of intrigue and tension as they navigate their precarious circumstances.

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  A Vine on a House

  Ambrose Bierce

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  A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection Evil Roots. The titular house in this short story sits not far from the state of Missouri. An old, run-down building, missing windows and doors, it has been overgrown with foliage, and its dilapidated appearance has given it an ‘evil reputation’…

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  The Haar - A Horror Novel

  David Sodergren

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  "I don't fear death . . . but they do." 
   
   
   
  Muriel McAuley has lived in the Scottish fishing village of Witchaven all her life. She was born there, and she intends to die there. 
   
   
   
  But when an overseas property developer threatens to evict the residents from their homes and raze Witchaven to the ground in the name of progress, all seems lost . . . until the day a mysterious fog bank creeps inland. 
   
   
   
  THE HAAR 
   
   
   
  To some it brings redemption . . . to others, it brings only madness and death. What macabre secrets lie within . . . 
   
   
   
  THE HAAR 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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