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Best New Horror

Author : Joe Hill
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061843229
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Best New Horror written by Joe Hill and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-02-03 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns comes this e-short story—from Joe Hill’s award-winning collection 20th Century Ghosts. Imogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's also dead and waiting in the Rosebud Theater for Alec Sheldon one afternoon in 1945. . . . Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with big ideas and a gift for attracting abuse. It isn't easy to make friends when you're the only inflatable boy in town. . . . Francis is unhappy. Francis was human once, but that was then. Now he's an eight-foot-tall locust and everyone in Calliphora will tremble when they hear him sing. . . . John Finney is locked in a basement that's stained with the blood of half a dozen other murdered children. In the cellar with him is an antique telephone, long since disconnected, but which rings at night with calls from the dead. . . .

The Oxford Book of Twentieth-century Ghost Stories

Author : Michael Cox
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192880383
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Book of Twentieth-century Ghost Stories written by Michael Cox and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ghost Stories: Forgotten Classic Tales

Author : Leslie S. Klinger
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1643131192
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Ghost Stories: Forgotten Classic Tales written by Leslie S. Klinger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A masterful collection of ghost stories that have been overlooked by contemporary readers—including tales by celebrated authors such as Charles Dickens, Sir Walter Scott, Mark Twain, and Edith Wharton—presented with insightful annotations by acclaimed horror anthologists Leslie S. Klinger and Lisa Morton. The ghost story has long been a staple of world literature, but many of the genre's greatest tales have been forgotten, overshadowed in many cases by their authors' bestselling work in other genres. In this spine-tingling anthology, little known stories from literary titans like Charles Dickens and Edith Wharton are collected alongside overlooked works from masters of horror fiction like Edgar Allan Poe and M. R. James. Acclaimed anthologists Leslie S. Klinger (The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes) and Lisa Morton (Ghosts: A Haunted History) set these stories in historical context and trace the literary significance of ghosts in fiction over almost two hundred years—from a traditional English ballad first printed in 1724 through the Christmas-themed ghost stories of the Victorian era and up to the science fiction–tinged tales of the early twentieth century. In bringing these masterful tales back from the dead, Ghost Stories will enlighten and frighten both longtime fans and new readers of the genre. Including stories by: Ambrose Bierce, Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, Olivia Howard Dunbar, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, M. R. James, Arthur Machen, Georgia Wood Pangborn, Mrs. J. H. Riddell, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Edgar Allan Poe, Sir Walter Scott, Frank Stockton, Mark Twain, and Edith Wharton.

My Father's Mask

Author : Joe Hill
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061844373
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book My Father's Mask written by Joe Hill and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-02-03 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns comes this e-short story—from Joe Hill’s award-winning collection 20th Century Ghosts. Imogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's also dead and waiting in the Rosebud Theater for Alec Sheldon one afternoon in 1945. . . . Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with big ideas and a gift for attracting abuse. It isn't easy to make friends when you're the only inflatable boy in town. . . . Francis is unhappy. Francis was human once, but that was then. Now he's an eight-foot-tall locust and everyone in Calliphora will tremble when they hear him sing. . . . John Finney is locked in a basement that's stained with the blood of half a dozen other murdered children. In the cellar with him is an antique telephone, long since disconnected, but which rings at night with calls from the dead. . . .

Nightshade

Author : Robert S. Phillips
Publisher : Carroll & Graf Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780786706143
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Nightshade written by Robert S. Phillips and published by Carroll & Graf Pub. This book was released on 1999 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects the ghost stories of twenty-seven authors, including Elizabeth Bowen, Jean Rhys, Joan Aiken, Rudyard Kipling, Joyce Carol Oates, and Alison Lurie

You Will Hear the Locust Sing

Author : Joe Hill
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006184537X
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book You Will Hear the Locust Sing written by Joe Hill and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-02-03 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns comes this e-short story—from Joe Hill’s award-winning collection 20th Century Ghosts. Imogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's also dead and waiting in the Rosebud Theater for Alec Sheldon one afternoon in 1945. . . . Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with big ideas and a gift for attracting abuse. It isn't easy to make friends when you're the only inflatable boy in town. . . . Francis is unhappy. Francis was human once, but that was then. Now he's an eight-foot-tall locust and everyone in Calliphora will tremble when they hear him sing. . . . John Finney is locked in a basement that's stained with the blood of half a dozen other murdered children. In the cellar with him is an antique telephone, long since disconnected, but which rings at night with calls from the dead. . . .

The New Young Oxford Book of Ghost Stories

Author : Dennis Pepper
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192781789
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book The New Young Oxford Book of Ghost Stories written by Dennis Pepper and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells stories about all kinds of ghosts, including children, snooker-players, ventriloquist's dummies, and warriors.

The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories

Author : Michael Cox
Publisher : Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192804472
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (928 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories written by Michael Cox and published by Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of thirty-five English ghost stories written during the Victorian Era.

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary

Author : M. R. James
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1537822357
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (378 download)

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Download or read book Ghost Stories of an Antiquary written by M. R. James and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-03 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight classics by great Edwardian scholar and storyteller. "Number Thirteen," "The Mezzotint," "Canon Alberic's Scrapbook," more. Renowned for their wit, erudition and suspense, these stories are each masterfully constructed and represent a high achievement in the ghost genre.

Horror Fiction in the 20th Century

Author : Jess Nevins
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440862060
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Horror Fiction in the 20th Century written by Jess Nevins and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing an indispensable resource for academics as well as readers interested in the evolution of horror fiction in the 20th century, this book provides a readable yet critical guide to global horror fiction and authors. Horror Fiction in the 20th Century encompasses the world of 20th-century horror literature and explores it in a critical but balanced fashion. Readers will be exposed to the world of horror literature, a truly global phenomenon during the 20th century. Beginning with the modern genre's roots in the 19th century, the book proceeds to cover 20th-century horror literature in all of its manifestations, whether in comics, pulps, paperbacks, hardcover novels, or mainstream magazines, and from every country that produced it. The major horror authors of the century receive their due, but the works of many authors who are less well-known or who have been forgotten are also described and analyzed. In addition to providing critical assessments and judgments of individual authors and works, the book describes the evolution of the genre and the major movements within it. Horror Fiction in the 20th Century stands out from its competitors and will be of interest to its readers because of its informed critical analysis, its unprecedented coverage of female authors and writers of color, and its concise historical overview.

Abraham's Boys

Author : Joe Hill
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061843024
Total Pages : 55 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book Abraham's Boys written by Joe Hill and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-02-03 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns comes this e-short story—from Joe Hill’s award-winning collection 20th Century Ghosts. Imogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's also dead and waiting in the Rosebud Theater for Alec Sheldon one afternoon in 1945. . . . Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with big ideas and a gift for attracting abuse. It isn't easy to make friends when you're the only inflatable boy in town. . . . Francis is unhappy. Francis was human once, but that was then. Now he's an eight-foot-tall locust and everyone in Calliphora will tremble when they hear him sing. . . . John Finney is locked in a basement that's stained with the blood of half a dozen other murdered children. In the cellar with him is an antique telephone, long since disconnected, but which rings at night with calls from the dead. . . .

20th Century Ghost Stories

Author : Random House
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780099802808
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book 20th Century Ghost Stories written by Random House and published by . This book was released on 2000-07-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Eight Ghosts

Author : Sarah Perry
Publisher : September Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1910463744
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Eight Ghosts written by Sarah Perry and published by September Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-28 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rooted in place, slipping between worlds - a rich collection of unnerving ghosts and sinister histories. 'An impressive line-up of established and emerging names.' The Sunday Times 'These eerie, unsettling stories are guaranteed to send shivers down your spine.' Daily Express Eight authors were given the freedom of their chosen English Heritage site, from medieval castles to a Cold War nuclear bunker. Immersed in the past and chilled by rumours of hauntings, they channelled their darker imaginings into a series of extraordinary new ghost stories. 'Subtly evocative of human relations loss, grief, or the fear of loneliness.' TLS 'A satisfying and spooky read.' Sun Also includes a gazetteer of English Heritage properties which are said to be haunted.

The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories

Author : Michael Cox
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 019955630X
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories written by Michael Cox and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrill and chill of the ghost story is displayed in all its variety and vitality through this marvellous anthology. Ranging from the early 19th century to the 1960s, the collection reveals the development of the genre, and showcases many of its greatest expositors - from Sir Walter Scott, H. G. Wells, M. R. James, T. H. White, Walter de la Mare, and Elizabeth Bowen in the UK to Edith Wharton in America. Though its heyday coincided with the golden age of Empire in the nineteenth century, the ghost story enjoyed a second flowering between the two World Wars and its popularity is as great as ever.

21st Century Ghost Stories

Author : Paul Guernsey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781105772214
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (722 download)

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Download or read book 21st Century Ghost Stories written by Paul Guernsey and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vibrant collection of award-winning supernatural stories from around the world offers something for every taste in the uncanny. Yes, there are ghosts. But you'll also find pieces involving revenants or reanimated corpses of different sorts, including-but not limited to-zombies, as well as stories that make literary use of fairies, vampires, demons, The Devil Himself, snakes (talking, and otherwise), time slips (aka unintentional time travel), mystery animals, ancient curses, contemporary curses, a plague even scarier than the coronavirus, Santería, and a number of haunted objects, including fine dinnerware, some smoky panes of old window glass, and a stuffed rabbit with a bad attitude. We've got several stories that fit the category of magic realism, a couple that are just plain hard to categorize, and one that has to do with dragons. Each of these 30 stories, in addition to providing the reader with a thrill, a chill, a laugh, or a new perspective on life and death, is also a small literary gem that you'll want to revisit again and again.

20th Century Ghosts

Author : Joe Hill
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061804762
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book 20th Century Ghosts written by Joe Hill and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Hill’s award-winning story collection, featuring “The Black Phone,” soon to be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions Imogene is young, beautiful . . . and dead, waiting in the Rosebud Theater one afternoon in 1945. . . . Francis was human once, but now he's an eight-foot-tall locust, and everyone in Calliphora will tremble when they hear him sing. . . . John is locked in a basement stained with the blood of half a dozen murdered children, and an antique telephone, long since disconnected, rings at night with calls from the dead. . . . Nolan knows but can never tell what really happened in the summer of '77, when his idiot savant younger brother built a vast cardboard fort with secret doors leading into other worlds. . . . The past isn't dead. It isn't even past. . . . The first collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill, 20th Century Ghosts is an inventive and chilling compendium that established this award-winning, critically acclaimed author as “a major player in 21st-century fantastic fiction” (Washington Post).

The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories

Author : Michael Newton
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141943815
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories written by Michael Newton and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2010-02-25 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This terrifying selection of ghost stories brings together the very best classic works from the masters of the supernatural Phantom coaches, evil familiars, shadowy houses, spectral children and mysterious doppelgangers haunt these tales. They range from the famous, such as M. R. James's tale of an ancient curse, 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come To You, My Lad' and W. W. Jacobs's story of gruesome wish-fulfilment, 'The Monkey's Paw', to lesser-known masterpieces: Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Thrawn Janet', telling of a parish priest tormented for life by his encounter with the undead; Charles Dickens's unsettling account of a railway signal-man and an ominous portent; and Edward Bulwer Lytton's 'The Haunted and the Haunters', where a cursed house harbours a diabolical secret. Michael Newton's introduction discusses why ghost stories scare us and why they flourished from the mid-nineteenth to early-twentieth century, examining their changing conventions throughout history. This edition also includes further reading, notes, a glossary and a chronology. Edited with an introduction and notes by Michael Newton