The Trap (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

The Trap (Fantasy and Horror Classics) PDF Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 147336910X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27

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When a student goes missing, one of their teachers realises that it could have something to do with an item in their possession: an antique mirror from the 1600s with a dark past and dangerous power. A classic example of quintessential horror fiction, Lovecraft's “The Trap” is highly recommended for lovers of terrifying literature. Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890–1937) was an American writer of supernatural horror fiction. Though his works remained largely unknown and did not furnish him with a decent living, Lovecraft is today considered to be among the most significant writers of supernatural horror fiction of the twentieth century. Other notable works by this author include: “The Call of Cthulhu”, “The Rats in the Walls”, and “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”. Read & Co. is publishing this short story now as part of our “Fantasy and Horror Classics” imprint in a new edition with a dedication by George Henry Weiss.

The Trap (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

The Trap (Fantasy and Horror Classics) PDF Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 147336910X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27

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Book Description
When a student goes missing, one of their teachers realises that it could have something to do with an item in their possession: an antique mirror from the 1600s with a dark past and dangerous power. A classic example of quintessential horror fiction, Lovecraft's “The Trap” is highly recommended for lovers of terrifying literature. Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890–1937) was an American writer of supernatural horror fiction. Though his works remained largely unknown and did not furnish him with a decent living, Lovecraft is today considered to be among the most significant writers of supernatural horror fiction of the twentieth century. Other notable works by this author include: “The Call of Cthulhu”, “The Rats in the Walls”, and “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”. Read & Co. is publishing this short story now as part of our “Fantasy and Horror Classics” imprint in a new edition with a dedication by George Henry Weiss.

The Trap

The Trap PDF Author: Tabitha King
Publisher: Signet Book
ISBN: 9780451141514
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 356

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The Outsider (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

The Outsider (Fantasy and Horror Classics) PDF Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1528790375
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 14

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After spending more time than he can remember on his own inside a castle, an enigmatic man resolves to finally escape and seek human contact and daylight, both of which he has never experienced before. However, dissatisfied with what he finds on the outside, he hastens back to his old world inside his castle—to which he is now barred entry. First published in 1926, "The Outsider" is a short story by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft that explores the concepts of loneliness and the Gothic ab-human. A fantastic example of Lovecratian supernatural literature not to be missed by fans and collectors of his seminal work. Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890–1937) was an American writer of supernatural horror fiction. Though his works remained largely unknown and did not furnish him with a decent living, Lovecraft is today considered to be among the most significant writers of supernatural horror fiction of the twentieth century. Other notable works by this author include: “The Call of Cthulhu”, “The Rats in the Walls”, and “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”. Read & Co. is publishing this classic work now as part of our “Fantasy and Horror Classics” imprint in a new edition with a dedication by George Henry Weiss.

The Man Who Cast no Shadow (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

The Man Who Cast no Shadow (Fantasy and Horror Classics) PDF Author: Seabury Quinn
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473355575
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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Many of the earliest and most interesting vampire stories, 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 Mines of Falun (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

The Mines of Falun (Fantasy and Horror Classics) PDF Author: E. T. A. Hoffmann
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 147337734X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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This early work by E. T. A. Hoffmann was originally published in 1819. Born in Königsberg, East Prussia in 1776, Hoffmann's family were all jurists, and during his youth he was initially encouraged to pursue a career in law. However, in his late teens Hoffman became increasingly interested in literature and philosophy, and spent much of his time reading German classicists and attending lectures by, amongst others, Immanuel Kant. Hoffman went on to produce a great range of both literary and musical works. Probably Hoffman's most well-known story, produced in 1816, is 'The Nutcracker and the Mouse King', due to the fact that - some seventy-six years later - it inspired Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker. In the same vein, his story 'The Sandman' provided both the inspiration for Léo Delibes's ballet Coppélia, and the basis for a highly influential essay by Sigmund Freud, called 'The Uncanny'. (Indeed, Freud referred to Hoffman as the "unrivalled master of the uncanny in literature.") Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions.

The Shadow Out of Time (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

The Shadow Out of Time (Fantasy and Horror Classics) PDF Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473369207
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 69

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The Great Race of Yith are an extra-terrestrial species who travel through space and time by swapping their bodies with those of distant hosts. Though their motives are mostly academic, they were eventually forced to use their abilities to escape annihilation by swapping bodies with an ancient race that once resided on planet earth, 250 million years ago. When American citizen Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee has his body swapped with an earth-dwelling Yithian from the distant past, his life is changed forever. A fantastic example of classic sci-fi by master of the genre, H. P. Lovecraft. “The Shadow Out of Time” is not to be missed by those who have read and enjoyed other works by Lovecraft. Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890–1937) was an American writer of supernatural horror fiction. Though his works remained largely unknown and did not furnish him with a decent living, Lovecraft is today considered to be among the most significant writers of supernatural horror fiction of the twentieth century. Other notable works by this author include: “The Call of Cthulhu”, “The Rats in the Walls”, and “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”. Read & Co. is publishing this classic work now as part of our “Fantasy and Horror Classics” imprint in a new edition with a dedication by George Henry Weiss.

Cheese (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

Cheese (Fantasy and Horror Classics) PDF Author: Ethel Lina White
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1447499751
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 27

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Ethel Lina White was a prolific author, and became one of the best-known crime writers in Britain and the US during the thirties and forties. Though best-remembered for her novels Some Must Watch and The Wheel Spins, her short fiction was also hugely popular, and 'Cheese' ranks amongst her best tales. Many of the crime and detective stories of the Victorians, 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 Sinner

The Sinner PDF Author: K. Trap Jones
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780984978212
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310

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A lone farmer is chosen by God to test the boundaries of sin. Isolated in a cave with only a candle, quill and parchment, the farmer is burdened by awakening each day within a predetermined encounter with one of the seven deadly sins and their associated demons. This chilling novel is the translation of those encounters, and the ending will leave you shocked First Place Winner of the 2010 Royal Palm Literary Award - Horror/Dark Fantasy Unpublished Novel

The Nightmare, and Other Tales of Dark Fantasy

The Nightmare, and Other Tales of Dark Fantasy PDF Author: Francis Stevens
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803292988
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 432

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Slithering from these pages are never-before-collected tales of suspense and wonder by the woman who invented modern-day dark fantasy: A man goes quietly to bed aboard the doomed Lusitania and awakens on a magical South Pacific Island just as the passenger liner is torpedoed. In a future where women rule the world, a sentient island becomes murderously jealous of a shipwrecked couple. Dire consequences await a human swept into the dark, magical world of elves. A deadly labyrinth coils around the dark heart of a picturesque landscape garden. Within an Egyptian sarcophagus lies the horrifying price of infidelity. Swirling unseen around us are loathsome creatures giving form to our basest desires and fears. A beautiful, veiled medium may hold the key to preventing unspeakable evil from slipping through the borderlands between life and death. On a lost island a woman pipe player and her monstrous dancing partner bring death and terror to five adventurers. ø The stories in this collection have played an integral role in the development of modern dark fantasy, greatly influencing such writers as H. P. Lovecraft and A. Merritt.

One Foot and the Grave (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

One Foot and the Grave (Fantasy and Horror Classics) PDF Author: Theodore Sturgeon
Publisher:
ISBN: 144740601X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 50

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Theodore Sturgeon was a popular science-fiction writer, best-known for his 1953 novel More Than Human. First published in 1949, 'One Foot And The Grave' is ostensibly about witchcraft, and features a hero who develops a cloven hoof. It is one of Sturgeon's most intriguing tales. Many of the earliest occult stories, 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.