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Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsEdgar Allan Poe was one of the most original writers in the history of American letters, a genius who was tragically misunderstood in his lifetime... -
![The Works Of Edgar Allan Poe (V. 5) by Edgar Allan Poe]()
The Works Of Edgar Allan Poe (V. 5) by Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMany of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork... -
![The Essential Ellison: A 50 Year Retrospective by Harlan Ellison]()
The Essential Ellison: A 50 Year Retrospective by Harlan Ellison
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsHarlan Ellison is probably best known as a script writer for sci-fi and fantasy movies and TV series such as the original Outer Limits, The Hunger, Logan's Run, and Babylon Five. But his range is much broader than that, encompassing stories, novels, essays, reviews, reminiscences, plays, even fake autobiographies... -
![Mihai Eminescu - The Legend of the Evening Star: Legenda Luceafarului by Mihai Eminescu]()
Mihai Eminescu - The Legend of the Evening Star: Legenda Luceafarului by Mihai Eminescu
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe 98-stanza-meter-and-rhyme translation of 'Legenda Luceafarului' - an entrancing masterpiece by Mihai Eminescu (1850-1889), the Romanian national poet - captures the essence of the original work's musicality and poetic nuance. It is the story of a young princess’s longing and impossible love for the immortal star who, sharing her love, takes human form and tries to become mortal... -
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![Autumn Sonata: Selected Poems by Georg Trakl, Carolyn Forché]()
Autumn Sonata: Selected Poems by Georg Trakl, Carolyn Forché
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGeorg Trakl's poems are considered some of the most difficult for any translator to tackle; his German is dense and sometimes almost impenetrable. Daniel Simko's collection Autumn Sonata, has been lauded for the "simplicity and directness" of its translations, accomplished with out sacrificing the drama of Trakl's rich imagery... -
![Scary Stories: A Tribute to Terror by Curt Tuckfield]()
Scary Stories: A Tribute to Terror by Curt Tuckfield
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn all new collection of original stories and art that pays tribute to the work of Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell... -
![The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison]()
The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn April of 1949, Harlan Ellison was a lonely little kid living in Painesville, Ohio. A time traveler, observing him from within an invisible bubble, would not have marked him as anything more interesting than an undersized fourteen-year-old, seemingly always in hot water. Lively blue eyes, but basically just another kid... -
![Lost Tales by Edgar Allan Poe]()
Lost Tales by Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHere are treasures! This is no ordinary anthology of Poe items but a unique collection of tales that in most cases have not appeared in print for well over a century and that will be completely new to all but a few Poe specialists... -
![I'm The Bad Guy by Simon Archer]()
I'm The Bad Guy by Simon Archer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLevel Up. Kill Everyone Else. Take Their Stuff.All Dantem ever wanted was one teeny tiny, almost insignificant thing…Vengeance on those who wronged him.When he’s suddenly recruited by the world’s largest video game company, he will finally have a way to achieve his dream.Assuming, of course, he has no problem being the bad guy... -
![Poe: Poems by Edgar Allan Poe]()
Poe: Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPoe's poems have been memorized and recited by millions. Among his best-loved works are "The Raven" with its hypnotic chant of "nevermore, " and the sensuous and lyrical "Annabel Lee." This collection includes all of Poe's most popular rhymes... -
![The Killing Snows by Charles Egan]()
The Killing Snows by Charles Egan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis book is fiction. The story that inspired it was not. In 1990, a box of very old documents was found on a small farm in the west of Ireland. They had been stored for well over a hundred years and told an incredible story of suffering, of love and of courage. In 1846, a young couple met during the worst days of the Great Irish Famine... -
![The Diary of a Space Traveller and other Stories: Puffin Classics by Satyajit Ray, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni]()
The Diary of a Space Traveller and other Stories: Puffin Classics by Satyajit Ray, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt all began with the fall of a meteorite and the crater it made. In its centre was a red notebook, sticking out of the ground—the first (or was it really the last?) of Professor Shonku’s diaries... -
![Complete Poems by Edgar Allan Poe]()
Complete Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEdgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is internationally renowned as a pioneering master of the macabre. He is regarded as one of the world's great short story writers as well as a great lyric poet, and is credited with inventing the detective story and the modern gothic horror tale... -
![The Collected Stories 1 by H.P. Lovecraft]()
The Collected Stories 1 by H.P. Lovecraft
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings48 Classic Horror Books in One Volume! NOTE: This edition has a linked "Table of Contents" and has been beautifully formatted (searchable and interlinked) to work on your Amazon e-book reader. ----- From the mind of pulp great, H.P. Lovecraft...Categorized as:
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![The Philip K. Dick Anthology by Philip K. Dick]()
The Philip K. Dick Anthology by Philip K. Dick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDid you ever wonder at the lonely life the bird in a cuckoo clock has to lead—that it might possibly love and hate just as easily as a real animal of flesh and blood? Philip Dick used that idea for a brief fantasy tale. We're sure that after reading it you'll give cuckoo clocks more respect... -
![Dangerous Visions 2 by Harlan Ellison, Fritz Leiber]()
Dangerous Visions 2 by Harlan Ellison, Fritz Leiber
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew Introduction (Dangerous Visions 2) • (1969) • essay by Harlan EllisonDangerous Visions 2 • (1974) • interior artwork by Diane Dillon and Leo DillonEutopia • (1967) • novelette by Poul AndersonFaith of Our Fathers • (1967) • novelette by Philip K. DickGonna Roll the Bones • (1967) • novelette by Fritz LeiberIncident in Moderan • (1967) • short story by David R... -
![From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown by Fredric Brown]()
From These Ashes: The Complete Short SF of Fredric Brown by Fredric Brown
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA collection of all 118 short science fiction and fantasy stories of one of the masters of the vignette, all his short works except two which were rewritten into parts of a novel. Introduction by Barry N. Malzberg. Dustjacket art by Bob Eggleton... -
![The Machineries of Joy by Ray Bradbury]()
The Machineries of Joy by Ray Bradbury
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Machineries of Joy • (1962)The One Who Waits • (1949) Tyrannosaurus Rex • (1962) The Vacation • (1963)The Drummer Boy of Shiloh • (1960)Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar! • (1962)Almost the End of the World • (1957)Perhaps We Are Going Away • (1962) And the Sailor, Home from the Sea • (1960) El Dia de Muerte • (1947)The Illustrated Woman • (1961)Some Live Like Lazarus • (1960) A... -
![Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe]()
Poems of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA collection of the poems by the famous American writer.Al Araaf --Alone --Annabel Lee --Bells --Bridal ballad --City in the sea --Coliseum --Conqueror worm --Dactylic couplet --Deep in earth --Dream --Dream-land --Dreams --Dream within a dream --Eldorado --Elizabeth --Enigma --Eulalie --Evening star --To F --To F-SS... -
![Paingod and Other Delusions by Harlan Ellison]()
Paingod and Other Delusions by Harlan Ellison
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRobert Heinlein says, ?This book is raw corn liquor ? you should serve a whiskbroom with each shot so the customer can brush the sawdust off after he gets up from the floor.? Perhaps a mooring cable might also be added as necessary equipment for reading these eight wonderful stories: They not only knock you down?they raise you to the stars... -
![E Pluribus Unicorn by Theodore Sturgeon]()
E Pluribus Unicorn by Theodore Sturgeon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou are about to enter fantastic worlds beyond your wildest imaginings--worlds of mystery and monster, terror and ethereal love, sudden death and miraculous life, jet-propelled shivers and humor.On this incredible, awesome journey you will meet:• a strange, yet exquisitely beautiful and profoundly wise, race of.. -
![The Way of a Serpent by Torgny Lindgren]()
The Way of a Serpent by Torgny Lindgren
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Unto him that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him who hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath."As the narrator suggests, that is the inescapable conclusion of this slim, moving parable about a Swedish peasant family at the end of the 19th century... -
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Ward by Wildbow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis work is a sequel, the events following that of the web serial Worm. It is not meant to be read in isolation, and would-be readers should check out the prior work first.Synopsis:The unwritten rules that govern the fights and outright wars between ‘capes’ have been amended: everyone gets their second chance...Categorized as:
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![Partners In Wonder by Harlan Ellison, Robert Bloch]()
Partners In Wonder by Harlan Ellison, Robert Bloch
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNo matter how many books you've read, you've never read a book like this one...because there's never been a book like this one in the history of everything. This is the first collection of collaborative stories ever created; it is unique, like the Abominable Snowperson or the Sistine Chapel ceiling... -
![Objects of Worship by Claude Lalumière]()
Objects of Worship by Claude Lalumière
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwelve strange, eerie, sensual stories by a bold new voice in weird fiction. Capricious gods rule a world of women. Zombies breed human cattle. The son of a superhero must decide between his heritage and his religion. Young lovers worship a primordial spider god. The apocalyptic rebirth of the god of the elephants . . -
![Gristle & Bone: Stories by Duncan Ralston]()
Gristle & Bone: Stories by Duncan Ralston
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShort and novella-length dark fiction from the twisted imagination of Duncan Ralston. BABY TEETH After doctors tell her she can't be pregnant, Candace learns that not every child is a gift. BEWARE OF DOG Disgraced soldier Dean Vogel returns to his hometown and confronts the bullies, and a horrifying event, from his past... -
![Third from the Sun by Richard Matheson]()
Third from the Sun by Richard Matheson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsContents:· Born of Man and Woman · vi F&SF Sum ’50 · Third from the Sun · ss Galaxy Oct ’50 · Lover, When You’re Near Me · nv Galaxy May ’52 · SRL Ad · ss F&SF Apr ’52 · Mad House · nv Fantastic Jan/Feb ’53 · F--- [“The Foodlegger”] · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Apr ’52 · Dear Diary · ss Born of Man and Woman, Chamberlain, 1954 · To Fit the Crime · ss Fantastic Nov/Dec ’52 · Dress of... -
![War of the Worlds and other Science Fiction Classics by H.G. Wells]()
War of the Worlds and other Science Fiction Classics by H.G. Wells
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe six novels collected in The War of the Worlds and Other Science Fiction Classics were all written at the turn of the twentieth century, and with them Wells helped to lay the foundations of modern science fiction.The Time MachineThe Island of Dr... -
![Splatter Punks by Paul M. Sammon, Patti Manzone]()
Splatter Punks by Paul M. Sammon, Patti Manzone
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEditor Paul Sammon collected this group of visceral, graphic, and original horror stories by authors such as Clive Barker, Joe R. Lansdale, Richard Christian Matheson, David J. Schow, and the duo of John Skipp and Craig Spector. Another story features a parody of Bret Easton Ellis called "Less Than Zombie," and "Outlaws," an essay on the sub-genre, rounds out the bunch... -
![Ratman's Notebooks by Stephen Gilbert]()
Ratman's Notebooks by Stephen Gilbert
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRatman's Notebooks is a 1968 horror novel by Stephen Gilbert. Written as a series of diary entries, it tells the story of a reclusive man who discovers he can train rats to do his bidding. Initially, he uses this for some innocent, yet creepy fun.Then he graduates to using them for thievery and finally murder... -
![Island of the Doomed by Stig Dagerman]()
Island of the Doomed by Stig Dagerman
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDagerman's novel penetrates the dark regions of the soul and is a haunting, powerful allegory about the state of modern man... -
![Horror Quickies Vol. 1 by Steve Hudgins]()
Horror Quickies Vol. 1 by Steve Hudgins
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIN THE MOOD FOR A QUICKIE? If you like scary stories, you've come to the right place! Over 30 Tales of Terror told in a true story style that will make your blood run cold! • The seance was just fun and games until they asked the spirits to give them a sign that they were there. • A young woman hears her mother talking in the basement. The problem is, her mother is not at home... -
![20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Emily Hutchinson, Jules Verne]()
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Emily Hutchinson, Jules Verne
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFor use in schools and libraries only. This 80-page adaptation has been painstakingly edited to retain the integrity of the original work, and to convey a sense of the author's style and the novel's theme. A low reading level assures success and stimulates a desire for further exploration of this classic tale... -
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![William Golding's Lord of the Flies by Harold Bloom, Elizabeth Beaudin]()
William Golding's Lord of the Flies by Harold Bloom, Elizabeth Beaudin
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings- Comprehensive reading and study guides for some of the world's most important literary masterpieces- Concise critical excerpts provide a scholarly overview of each work- "The Story Behind the Story" details the conditions under which the work was written- Each book includes a biographical sketch of the author, a descriptive list of characters, an extensive summary and analysis, and an... -
![Dr. Maniac Will See You Now by R.L. Stine]()
Dr. Maniac Will See You Now by R.L. Stine
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe infamous, Most Wanted Goosebumps characters are out on the loose and they're coming after you! Catch them all, undead or alive!The Most Wanted list continues with Dr. Maniac, the strangest doctor of them all. When a group of comic book characters appear in the real world, twelve-year-old Richard Dreezer, must track down Dr. Maniac to save the day... -
![The She-Wolf and Other Stories by Giovanni Verga]()
The She-Wolf and Other Stories by Giovanni Verga
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLa The She-Wolf The villagers have given Giuseppina the nickname “the She-wolf” “because she never had enough—of anything. The women made the sign of the Cross when they saw her pass,” and even the parish priest lost his soul for her... -
![La metamorfosis y otros relatos de animales by Franz Kafka]()
La metamorfosis y otros relatos de animales by Franz Kafka
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsUna mañana, al despertar de sueños intranquilos, Gregor Samsa se encontró en su cama convertido en un monstruoso bicho... -
![The Quest Of The Absolute by Honoré de Balzac]()
The Quest Of The Absolute by Honoré de Balzac
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Balzac's classic study of obsession, a chance meeting changes Balthazar Claes' life as it introduces him to alchemy and initiates his quest of the absolute. Throughout, our sympathy is equally divided between Balthazar's single-minded determination to push back the frontiers of knowledge, and the ruin of his family... -
![Le Horla : Suivi de L'héritage by Guy de Maupassant]()
Le Horla : Suivi de L'héritage by Guy de Maupassant
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings... « un matin, comme je me promenais près de mon parterre de rosiers, je vis, je vis distinctement tout près de moi, la tige d'une des plus belles roses se casser comme si une main invisible l'eût cueillie, la fleur resta suspendue dans l'air transparent, toute seule, immobile, effrayante, à trois pas de mes yeux.Saisi d'une épouvante folle, je me jetai sur elle pour la saisir... -
![Cuentos inquietantes by Edith Wharton, Lale González-Cotta]()
Cuentos inquietantes by Edith Wharton, Lale González-Cotta
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLos cuentos inquietantes aquí reunidos, buena parte de los cuales han permanecido inéditos en castellano hasta hoy,lo son cada uno a su manera... -
![Slipt by Alan Dean Foster]()
Slipt by Alan Dean Foster
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Alan Dean Foster presents a story of miracles amid the wreckage of modern science. Living next to a toxic chemical dump is Jake Pickett, the magic man. He can turn bullets to dust or collapse skyscrapers with his mind. But all he really wants to do with his "magic" is entertain the local kids... -
![Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories by Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry James]()
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories by Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry James
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe story of Dr Jekyll, a good man who dedicates his life to helping others, but who also uses a powerful potion to create another version of himself, Mr Hyde, to do his wicked deeds for him... -
![The Best American Short Stories 2007 by Stephen King, Heidi Pitlor]()
The Best American Short Stories 2007 by Stephen King, Heidi Pitlor
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn his introduction to this volume, Stephen King writes, “Talent does more than come out; it bursts out, again and again, doing exuberant cartwheels while the band plays 'Stars and Stripes Forever' . . . Talent can’t help itself; it roars along in fair weather or foul, not sparing the fireworks. It gets emotional. It struts its stuff. In fact, that’s its job... -
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![Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Margaret Naudi]()
Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Margaret Naudi
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings1000 HeadwordsSpiral into a dimly lit world, down streets lined with madmen and their black deeds, through the cold twists of the catacombs, and into rooms where secrets dwell. From the tortured mind of Edgar Allan Poe, these three tales, "The Black Cat," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and "The Cask of Amontillado," speak to the hidden places inside us all... -
![The Sandman and other tales of Hoffmann by E.T.A. Hoffmann]()
The Sandman and other tales of Hoffmann by E.T.A. Hoffmann
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTraditionally he is a character in many children's stories. He is said to sprinkle sand or dust on or into the eyes of the child at night to bring on dreams and sleep. Hoffmann (1776-1822) created an inverse idea of the lovable character inThe Sandman, which showed how sinister such a character could be made... -
![H. P. Lovecraft: Gothic Tales by H.P. Lovecraft]()
H. P. Lovecraft: Gothic Tales by H.P. Lovecraft
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis stunning keepsake—perfect for fans of the mysterious and macabre—comprises three short stories by H. P. Lovecraft, including his Poesque masterpieces “The Outsider” and “The Music of Erich Zann,” as well as “The Terrible Old Man... -
![Lust by Roald Dahl]()
Lust by Roald Dahl
Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPERFECT for fans of Roald Dahl.Think you know Dahl? Think again. There's still a whole world of Dahl to discover in a newly collected book of his deliciously dark tales for adults . . . We fall not in love but in lust . . . Lust, in all its myriad forms, consumes us... -
![La Ficelle by Guy de Maupassant]()
La Ficelle by Guy de Maupassant
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"The Piece of String" is a short story by Guy de Maupassant. Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a popular 19th-century French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form's finest exponents. A protégé of Flaubert, Maupassant's stories are characterized by their economy of style and efficient, effortless dénouements... -
![The Elixir of Life by Honoré de Balzac]()
The Elixir of Life by Honoré de Balzac
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient books...
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