Supernatural Horror Short Stories (Gothic & Fantasy)

Crawling with the dark fingers of terror, this selection of original and classic short stories brings vivid nightmares to life. Tales of monstrous creatures and mysterious curses by the haunting pens of M.R. James, Edgar Allan Poe, H.G. Wells, Elizabeth Gaskell, and many more, sit alongside dark and mystical works by a thrilling range of talented new writers.Contents:• Foreword by Roger Luckhurst• E.F. Benson - Caterpillars• Ambrose Bierce - The Boarded Window• Ambrose Bierce - John Bartine's Watch• Daniele Bonfanti - Bones of the Dead• Robert W. Chambers - In the Court of the Dragon• Carolyn Charron - Crossroads• E.E.W. Christman - The Mourning Woman• Kay Chronister - The Fifth Gable• Wilkie Collins - The Dream Woman• F. Marion Crawford - The Upper Berth• F. Marion Crawford - For the Blood is the Life• Arthur Conan Doyle - Lot No. 249• Morgan Elektra - She's Gone• Hanns Heinz Ewers - The Spider• J. Sheridan Le Fanu - Carmilla• Mary E. Wilkins Freeman - The Southwest Chamber• Elizabeth Gaskell - The Doom of the Griffiths• Matthew Gorman - Swim At Yout Own Risk• Nathaniel Hawthorne - Edward Randolph's Portrait• William Hope Hodgson - The Voice in the Night• Robert E. Howard - Worms of the Earth• M.R. James - The Mezzotint• M.R. James - Casting the Runes• Jason L. Kawa - Merry-Go-Round, Never Broke Down• Stephen Kotowych - The Murmur of Its Name• H.P. Lovecraft - The Shunned House• G.L. McDorman - An Idle Dream, Quite Gone Now• A. Merritt - The Pool of the Stone God• Michelle Muenzler - This Time, Forever• E. Nesbit - The Power of Darkness• Fitz-James O'Brien - The Wondersmith• Edgar Allan Poe - William Wilson• John William Polidori - The Vampyre• Cody Schroeder - Tracks in the Snow• Oliver Smith - John Johnson• Lucy A. Snyder - Magdala Amygdala• Mariah Southworth - My Brother Tom• Bram Stoker - The Judge's House• Angela Sylvaine - The Bride• Damien Angelica Walters - The Floating Girls: A Documentary• Desmond Warzel - The Final One Percent• H.G. Wells - The Flowering of the Strange Orchid• H.G. Wells - The Red Room• Michaël Wertenberg - Midnight Snack• Edward Lucas White - The House of the Nightmare• Trisha J. Wooldridge - Manipulation• Biographies & SourcesFlame Tree Gothic & Fantasy, as well as Classic Stories and Epic Tales collections, bring together the entire range of myth, folklore, epic literature and modern short fiction. Highlighting the roots of suspense, supernatural, science fiction and mystery stories, the books in Flame Tree Collections series are beautifully presented, perfect as a gift and offer a lifetime of reading pleasure.