Night of the Macabre

Night of the Macabre PDF Author: Tracy Wells
Publisher: Stage Partners
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 55

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A hunt for horror finds four friends at the Museum of the Macabre…a wax museum displaying scenes from short stories by great authors of Gothic Horror like Poe, Hawthorne, and Irving. But as unnerving as the exhibits - and the stories behind them - are…the real terror for the fearless four comes when the exhibits start to come to life! This easy-to-stage play celebrates great short stories of Gothic Horror, including: “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne “The Hand” by Guy De Maupassant “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs “The Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe “The Red Room” by H.G. Wells “The Velvet Ribbon” by Washington Irving “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman “The Shadows on the Wall” by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman Perfect for Halloween, one-act competitions, or in collaboration with English Lit teachers, this flexible, large-cast play will delight audiences and actors alike. *** Length note: Any of the short stories may be cut to create a shorter play Horror Comedy/Drama Full-length, 90-100 minutes (but can be shortened - see description) 11-36 actors (suggested casting: 9M, 11F, 14 any gender)

Night of the Macabre

Night of the Macabre PDF Author: Tracy Wells
Publisher: Stage Partners
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 55

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Book Description
A hunt for horror finds four friends at the Museum of the Macabre…a wax museum displaying scenes from short stories by great authors of Gothic Horror like Poe, Hawthorne, and Irving. But as unnerving as the exhibits - and the stories behind them - are…the real terror for the fearless four comes when the exhibits start to come to life! This easy-to-stage play celebrates great short stories of Gothic Horror, including: “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne “The Hand” by Guy De Maupassant “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs “The Tell Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe “The Red Room” by H.G. Wells “The Velvet Ribbon” by Washington Irving “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman “The Shadows on the Wall” by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman Perfect for Halloween, one-act competitions, or in collaboration with English Lit teachers, this flexible, large-cast play will delight audiences and actors alike. *** Length note: Any of the short stories may be cut to create a shorter play Horror Comedy/Drama Full-length, 90-100 minutes (but can be shortened - see description) 11-36 actors (suggested casting: 9M, 11F, 14 any gender)

Night of the Macabre

Night of the Macabre PDF Author: Tracy Wells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
A hunt for horror finds four friends at the Museum of the Macabre, a wax museum displaying scenes from short stories by great authors of Gothic Horror like Poe, Hawthorne, and Irving. But as unnerving as the exhibits - and the stories behind them - are the real terror for the fearless four comes when the exhibits start to come to life! This easy-to-stage play celebrates great short stories of Gothic Horror, including: "The Birthmark" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, "The Hand" by Guy De Maupassant, "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs, "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Red Room" by H.G. Wells, "The Velvet Ribbon" by Washington Irving, "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "The Shadows on the Wall" by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. Perfect for Halloween, one-act competitions, or in collaboration with English Lit teachers, this flexible, large-cast play will delight audiences and actors alike.Length note: Any of the short stories may be cut to create a shorter play

City of Dreadful Night

City of Dreadful Night PDF Author: Lee Siegel
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226756899
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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A novel of horror and the macabre in India, featuring an American scholar. With the help of a vagrant storyteller he discovers reincarnation, magical transformation, flesh-eating demons and vampires. Lots of stories within stories. By the author of Net of Magic.

One Dark Night

One Dark Night PDF Author: Kathleen Blease
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 0345440447
Category : Horror tales, American
Languages : en
Pages : 223

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An artist can't shake the eerie, cold embrace from the ghost of his jilted love. An enormous rat with baleful, glaring eyes, possesses the spirit of a notorious hanging judge. A hauntingly beautiful woman appears to a student in his dreams--and then in flesh and blood. . . . From old-fashioned ghost stories by H. G. Wells and Guy de Maupassant to chilling tales that defy description by literary masters Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, and Washington Irving, One Dark Night is an extraordinary collection full of gothic mood and ghastly haunts. Rich in atmosphere and creepy detail, these terrifying tales illuminate the darkest corners of the mind and make real our most innate fears. One Dark Night will sate even the most intrepid reader's hunger for the macabre. Beware of reading them past midnight!

The Master of the Macabre

The Master of the Macabre PDF Author: Russell Thorndike
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781939140470
Category : Haunted houses
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"Dr. Syn's creator cannot but write interestingly. . . . Some of the strange stories are horrible and not for the squeamish." - Sydney Morning Herald "These tales of terror and violence are quite nightmarish in their exciting conception." - Glasgow Evening News "Master of the Macabre is certainly macabre and provides just what you want, if you enjoy reading of 'ghosts and ghoulies, long leggity beasties and things that go bump in the night.'" The Star (Sheffield) "It is all very good reading for a windy night, alone in front of an open fireplace." - Winnipeg Tribune "This book is strange, thrilling and certainly macabre." - Yorkshire Evening Press Tayler Kent flees London in a blinding snowstorm, hoping to escape the ghosts that haunt his home. Instead, he finds things may have gone from bad to worse when he crashes his car, breaks his ankle, and is forced to take refuge at a medieval monastery now inhabited by the eccentric Charles Hogarth, known as "The Master of the Macabre." As Kent's ankle heals, Hogarth entertains him with fine food, brandy, and a series of gruesome stories connected with an odd assortment of old relics on display in a curio cabinet. But the terrors are not confined to Hogarth's tales: the monastery is haunted by the evil spirit of an apostate monk and besieged by more corporeal foes, who will stop at nothing to get their hands on one of the Master's treasures. . . . Best known for his series of novels featuring the smuggler Dr. Syn, Russell Thorndike (1885-1972) in The Master of the Macabre (1947) delivers an irresistible mix of horror, adventure, and black humour that is sure to please fans of classic ghost stories and supernatural fiction. This first-ever republication of the novel includes the original jacket art and a new introduction by Mark Valentine.

Whispers in the Night

Whispers in the Night PDF Author: Basil Copper
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781878252418
Category : Horror tales
Languages : en
Pages : 271

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Book Description
A collection of stories of the macabre. They range from One for the Pot, which is on a hostess who amuses herself by poisoning her guests, to Reader I Buried Him, on a murderer haunting a desolate research station.

City of Dreadful Night

City of Dreadful Night PDF Author: Lee Siegel
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Death in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 255

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The Book of Night

The Book of Night PDF Author: Richard Groller
Publisher: MoonDream Press
ISBN: 9781943690015
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 262

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Book Description
A dark and latent reality, not accepted by genteel society. An underworld of primordial images and racial memory, an unwanted peek into the darkness of the past, and maybe a glimpse at some not too distant future.Even today, as man struggles against the beast within, between the light and the darkness in his soul, he sometimes finds that the darkness can be strong, and even the light often verges on shadow, sometimes crossing the boundary to do battle, sometimes winning, sometimes losing to the abyss.Long before Robin Goodfellow traversed the forests of Shakespeare, the creatures of imagery and form portrayed here were tangible and real. They still exist today.The Book of Night is about the dark side - our fear of and fascination with the unknown; of things macabre; of things done in secret; of things done in the dark. Death, destruction, loss, pain, these are all within its domain, and if you choose to bear your soul to the night sky and feel its breath, you too will know its mettle, and evoke the images of this separate reality.Fresh voices and the wisdom of departed masters are both represented for your delight, so please do not hesitate to discover them anew.Come. The Night awaits.

Criminal Macabre: Final Night: the 30 Days of Night Crossover

Criminal Macabre: Final Night: the 30 Days of Night Crossover PDF Author: Steve Niles
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1616551429
Category : Horror comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 121

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Book Description
In 2003 Steve Niles, creator of the 30 Days of Night comic series, launched a series of occult detective stories featuring the monstrously hard-boiled Cal McDonald. A pill-popping alcoholic reprobate, Cal is the only line of defense between Los Angeles and a growing horde of zombies, vampires, possessed muscle cars, mad scientists, werewolves, and much more weirdness!

Dead of Night

Dead of Night PDF Author: William R. Todd
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537623221
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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Book Description
Dead of Night is a compilation of turn of the century era horror stories with a Victorian flare and traditional horror story plots with unexpected endings. If you like ghosts and ghouls and demons and werewolves, these stories are for you.