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The Premature Burial Edgar Allan Poe · 2013 · ★ 3.8 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate "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 & Poems… Shares: Unconsciousness, Phobias, Catalepsy, Horror

The Gold-Bug and Other Tales Edgar Allan Poe · 1900 · 398p · ≈ 13h · Challenging 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 Pendulum Premature… Shares: Unconsciousness, Phobias, Catalepsy, Satire

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 -- Premature Burial The… Shares: Unconsciousness, Phobias, Catalepsy, Short Stories

Cuentos Edgar Allan Poe · 1970 · 850p · ≈ 28h · Moderate 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 cita Sombra Eleonora Morella Berenice Ligeia Fall of the… Shares: Catalepsy, Satire, Short Stories, Horror

Within the tides Joseph Conrad · 1915 · ★ 3.6 · 172p · ≈ 5h · Challenging 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

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

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

A Twist in the Tale Jeffrey Archer · 1988 · ★ 3.9 · 253p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Jeffrey Archer's collection of twelve spellbinding stories, A Twist in the Tale, will sweep you on a journey of thwarted ambition, undying passion, and unswerving honor that you'll never forget. No one can weave a web of suspense, deliver a jolt of surprise, or teach a lesson in living like bestselling author Jeffrey Archer. From Africa to the Middle East, and from London to Beijing, Archer… Shares: Short Stories

Fiction 100 James H. Pickering · 1988 · 1533p · ≈ 51h · Challenging The Grand inquisitor / Fëdor Dostoevski -- The Adventure of the speckled band / Arthur Conan Doyle -- King of the Bingo game / Ralph Ellison -- Barn burning Dry September -- A Rose for Emily / William Faulkner -- Winter dreams / F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The Road from Colonus / E.M. Forster -- Aura / Carlos Fuentes -- Watch time fly / Laura Furman -- A Very old man with enormous wings / Gabriel G.… Shares: Catalepsy, Short Stories, Horror

The old wives' tale Arnold Bennett · 1900 · ★ 4.3 · 629p · ≈ 20h · Challenging First published in 1908, The Old Wives' Tale affirms the integrity of ordinary lives as it tells the story of the Baines sisters—shy, retiring Constance and defiant, romantic Sophia—over the course of nearly half a century. Bennett traces the sisters' lives from childhood in their father's drapery shop in provincial Bursley, England, during the mid-Victorian era, through their married lives, to… Shares: Satire, Classic Literature

Whirligigs O. Henry · 1910 · ★ 3.7 · 314p · ≈ 10h · Challenging O. Henry's short, simple stories are noted for their careful plotting, ironic coincidences, and surprise endings. Contents: The World and the Door; The Theory and the Hound; The Hypotheses of Failure; Calloway's Code; A Matter of Mean Elevation; "Girl"; Sociology in Serge and Straw; The Ransom of Red Chief; The Marry Month of May; A Technical Error; Suite Homes and their Romance; The Whirligig of… Shares: Classic Literature, Short Stories

Great American Short Stories from Hawthorne to Hemingway Corinne Demas · 2004 · 560p · ≈ 18h · Moderate Young Goodman Brown / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The birthmark / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Rappaccini's daughter / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Cask of Amontillado / Edgar Allan Poe -- Fall of the House of Usher / Edgar Allan Poe -- The purloined letter / Edgar Allan Poe -- Bartleby the Scrivener / Herman Melville -- The notorious jumping frog of Calaveras County / Samuel Langhorne Clemens -- Occurrence at… Shares: Catalepsy, Short Stories, Horror

Short Stories Schweikert, Harry Christian · 1925 · 566p · ≈ 18h · Challenging This book contains short stories by Puskin, Gogol, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy and others. Shares: Catalepsy, Short Stories, Horror

Short stories , Enlarged Edition Harry Christian Schweikert · 1934 · ★ 4.5 · 612p · ≈ 20h · Challenging Token / Joseph Hergesheimer Third ingredient / O. Henry Turkey red / Frances Gilchrist Wood Elephant remembers / Edison Marshall Fall of the House of Usher / Edgar Allan Poe Postmistress of Laurel Run / Bret Harte Ambitious guest / Nathaniel Hawthorne Penrod's busy day / Booth Tarkington Young man Axelbrod / Sinclair Lewis Ice water, pl! / Fannie Hurst Heyday of the blood / Dorothy… Shares: Catalepsy, Short Stories, Horror

The Damned Algernon Blackwood · 2002 · ★ 4.0 · 110p · ≈ 3h · Moderate The Damned is a chilling tale of supernatural horror from one of the great masters of horror fiction, Algernon Blackwood. Shares: Horror

Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories Ambrose Bierce · 1913 · 67p · ≈ 2h · Challenging This book is about stories that encounters with the ghosts of the dead and dying. The spirits of the dead reach out to the living, to pass on a message or to pursue a killer. Shares: Horror

Darkness Comes Dean Koontz · 1984 · ★ 3.9 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A blizzard brings a city to a standstill-and ushers in an evil that defies imagination. Shares: Horror

The Manitou Graham Masterton · 1975 · ★ 3.7 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate It only grows at night. Karen Tandy was a sweet and unassuming girl until she discovers the mysterious lump growing underneath her skin. As the doctors and specialists are puzzling over the growth, Karen's personality is beginning to drastically change. The doctors decide there is only one thing to do, cut out the lump. But then it moved. Now a chain reaction has begun and everyone who comes… Shares: Horror

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