18 books like Derniers Contes

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The Premature Burial Edgar Allan Poe · 2013 · ★ 3.8 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Light "The Premature Burial" is a horror short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, published in 1844 in The Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper. Its main character expresses concern about being buried alive. This fear was common in this period and Poe was taking advantage of the public interest. ---------- This story also contained in: Best Horror Stories Comedies and Satires Complete Tales &… Shares Unconsciousness, Phobias, Catalepsy, Horror

The Gold-Bug and Other Tales

The Gold-Bug and Other Tales Edgar Allan Poe · 1900 · 398p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Adventure of One Hans Pfaal Angel of the Odd Balloon Hoax Black Cat Business Man Cask of Amontillado Descent into the Maelstrom Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Fall of the House of Usher Gold-Bug Imp of the Perverse Island of the Fay Loss of Breath Man That Was Used Up Masque of the Red Death Mellonta Tauta Mesmeric Revelation Ms. Found in a Bottle Oval Portrait Pit and the… Shares Unconsciousness, Phobias, Catalepsy, Satire

Chilling Horror Short Stories Laura Bulbeck · 2015 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Ecdysis / Rebecca J. Allred -- Damned Thing / Ambrose Bierce -- Beyond the wall / Ambrose Bierce -- Mirror's keeper / Michael Bondies -- The watcher by the threshold / John buchan -- The dying art / Glen Damien Campbell -- The yellow sign / Robert W. Chambers -- Breach / Justin Coates -- The dead smile / F. Marion Crawford -- The screaming scull / F. Marion Crawford -- The child's story… Shares Unconsciousness, Phobias, Catalepsy, Short Stories

Complete Tales and Poems [71 stories, 64 poems, 1 essay] Edgar Allan Poe · 1992 · 1024p · ≈ 34h · Challenging 71 stories: Duc De L'Omelette -- Tale of Jerusalem -- Loss of breath -- Bon-bon -- Four beasts in one -- the Homo-Cameleopard -- MS. Found in a bottle -- Assignation Unparallelled adventure of one Hans Pfaall -- Lionizing -- Shadow: A parable -- Silence — A Fable Berenice Morella -- King Pest -- Mystification -- Ligeia -- How to write a Blackwood article -- Devil in the belfry… Shares Satire, Classic Literature, Short Stories, Horror

Visions of Poe [16 stories, 8 poems] Edgar Allan Poe · 1988 · ★ 4.0 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate A selection of tales and poems, visually interpreted with photographs by Simon Marsden, capturing the world as Poe envisaged it. 16 stories: Masque of the Red Death Mesmeric Revelation William Wilson The oval portrait -- The angel of the odd -- The colloquy of Monos and Una -- Black Cat Berenice Fall of the House of Usher The sphinx -- Imp of the Perverse Metzengerstein… Shares Unconsciousness, Phobias, Catalepsy, Short Stories

The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories Algernon Blackwood · 1906 · ★ 3.7 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Collection of short fiction horror stories by the weird fiction writer Algernon Blackwood (1869-1951). Shares Short Stories, Horror

Never Whistle at Night

Never Whistle at Night Shane Hawk & Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr. · 2023 · ★ 3.8 · 444p · ≈ 14h · Moderate Many Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief takes many forms: for instance, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the Hukai’po, the spirits of ancient warriors, and Native Mexicans say it calls Lechuza, a witch that can transform into an owl. But what all these legends hold in common is the certainty that whistling at night can cause evil spirits to appear—and… Shares Short Stories, Horror

Within the tides Joseph Conrad · 1915 · ★ 3.6 · 172p · ≈ 5h · Moderate In the private editorial office of the principal newspaper in a great colonial city two men were talking. They were both young. The stouter of the two, fair, and with more of an urban look about him, was the editor and part-owner of the important newspaper. Shares Classic Literature, Short Stories

Tales of Mystery and Imagination [46 stories] Edgar Allan Poe · 1908 · 527p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Assignation Balloon Hoax Berenice Black Cat Bon-Bon Cask of Amontillado Colloquy of Monos and Una Conversation of Eiros and Charmion Descent into the Maelstrom Devil in the Belfry Domain of Arnheim Eleonora Elk Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Fall of the House of Usher Gold Bug Hop-Frog Imp of the Perverse Island of the Fay King Pest Landor's Cottage Ligeia Loss of… Shares Satire, Classic Literature, Short Stories, Horror

Forty-Two Tales Edgar Allan Poe · 1911 · 638p · ≈ 21h · Challenging Angel of the Odd Assignation Balloon-Hoax Black Cat Bon-Bon Cask of Amontillado Descent into the Maelstrom Devil in the Belfry Diddling Duc de l'OmeIette Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Fall of the House of Usher Gold-Bug Hop-Frog Imp of the Perverse King Pest Landor's Cottage Lionizing Literary Life of Thingum Bob, Esq. Loss Of Breath Man that was Used Up Masque of the Red… Shares Satire, Classic Literature, Short Stories, Horror

The Best Known Works of Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe · 1927 · 918p · ≈ 30h · Challenging Poems The Gold Bug The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Mystery of Marie Rogêt Purloined Letter The Oblong Box "thou Art the Man" Pit and the Pendulum Assignation Masque of the Red Death King Pest Cask of Amontillado Black Cat Tell-tale Heart Imp of the Perverse William Wilson Mystification The Man of the Crowd Von Kempelen and His Discovery The Power of Words The Colloquy of… Shares Satire, Classic Literature, Short Stories, Horror

Cuentos Edgar Allan Poe · 1970 · 850p · ≈ 28h · Challenging William Wilson Pit and the Pendulum MS. Found in a Bottle Black Cat Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Oval Portrait Tell-tale Heart Descent into the Maelstrom Cask of Amontillado Masque of the Red Death Un cuento de las Montaias Escabrosas Imp of the Perverse Premature Burial Hop-Frog Metzengerstein Oblong Box El hombre de la multitud La… Shares Catalepsy, Satire, Short Stories, Horror

The Short Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe [69 stories] Edgar Allan Poe · 1976 · 633p · ≈ 21h · Challenging Angel of the Odd Assignation Balloon-Hoax Berenice Black Cat Bon-Bon Business Man Cask of Amontillado Colloquy of Monos and Una Conversation of Eiros and Charmion Descent into the Maelstrom Devil in the Belfry Diddling Considered As One of the Exact Sciences Domain of Arnheim Duc de L'omelette Eleonora Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar Fall of the House of Usher Four Beasts in… Shares Satire, Classic Literature, Short Stories, Horror

Relatos de la noche

Relatos de la noche Uriel Reyes · 2023 Shares Horror with this book.

Mary

Mary Nat Cassidy · 2022 · ★ 4.0 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Mary is a quiet, middle-aged woman doing her best to blend into the background. Unremarkable. Invisible. Unknown even to herself. But lately, things have been changing inside Mary. Along with the hot flashes and body aches, she can’t look in a mirror without passing out, and the voices in her head have been urging her to do unspeakable things. Fired from her job in New York, she moves back… Shares Horror

If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe

If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe Jason Pargin · 2022 · ★ 4.4 New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin’s hilarious and horrifying John Dies at the End series continues with If This Book Exists, You’re in the Wrong Universe."Pargin once again delights with scathing social commentary thinly disguised as an outrageous action novel...This is a feast."—Publishers Weekly "Within the snarky humor is an incisive commentary on social media and the state of our… Shares Horror

The Hacienda

The Hacienda Isabel Cañas Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, a sinister haunting, and the woman pulled into their clutches...During the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz’s father was executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors… Shares Horror

Coffin Moon

Coffin Moon Keith Rosson · 2025 · ★ 4.3 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate “This is mind-blowingly good. A horror novel that will keep you awake long after you turn the last page.”—Stephen KingFrom the author of Fever House and The Devil by Name: a Vietnam veteran and his adopted niece hunt—and are hunted by—the vampire that slaughtered their family.“Grabs you by the throat and doesn’t relent.”—Cassandra Khaw, author of Nothing But Blackened TeethA VULTURE BEST BOOK OF… Shares Horror

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