Author : Francis Crawford
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781546467328
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (673 download)
Book Synopsis The Upper Berth, for the Blood Is the Life, and Other Horrors by : Francis Crawford
Download or read book The Upper Berth, for the Blood Is the Life, and Other Horrors written by Francis Crawford and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-03 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A supreme master of the short horror story, Edwardian writer F. Marion Crawford is frequently written off as a one-hit wonder, but his oeuvre of supernatural fiction - though small - has been tremendously influential to some of the most prolific horror writers of his time: H. P. Lovecraft and M. R. James in particular, who both admired Crawford and emulated his style. Five of his nine supernatural stories are considered classic masterpieces of the genre, frequently anthologized and adapted on screen and radio. They include stories of undead sailors, haunted dolls, the grim reaper on a date, screaming skulls, possession, smiles on dead faces, seductive vampires, vengeful ghosts, ghoulish bodies moaning in the bunk above, family curses, banshees, and doomed lovers. His tales continue to feature prominently in horror anthologies, but are rarely collected. This annotated and illustrated edition includes all five masterpieces, all of the stories included in his collection "Wandering Ghosts," and the rare tale "The King's Messenger." Vampires, ghouls, the undead, and the undying all slither across these pages. The problem is that they are unlikely to remain there - Crawford's stories have a habit of staying with their readers long after they have laid down the story and turned in for the night, so proceed with caution. TALES INCLUDED in this ANNOTATED EDITION: The Upper Berth - By the Waters of Paradise - The Screaming Skull - The King's Messenger - The Doll's Ghost - Man Overboard! - The Dead Smile - For the Blood is the Life