The 13 Best Horror Stories of All Time

by Leslie Pockell

Overview

The stories that comprise this collection will surprise the reader even after numerous readings. They reflect innermost fears and head for spaces where reality is blurred by imagination, where insanity and madness are shrouded in mystery and where humanity is haunted by repressed passion and obsession.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780446679503
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/2002
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Leslie Pockell is the editor of The 100 Best Poems of All Time.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	vii
	The Tell-Tale Heart	1
	Green Tea	7
	The Yellow Wallpaper	42
	The Bottle Imp	60
	The Great God Pan	91
	Dracula's Guest	149
	The Monkey's Paw	163
	Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad	175
	The Country of the Blind	196
	The Willows	222
	The Beckoning Fair One	275
	The Call of Cthulhu	346
	The Lottery	379

Editorial Reviews

The 13 Best Horror Stories of All Time, edited by Leslie Pockell, boasts an all-star roster of names from the 19th century (Edgar Allan Poe, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Bram Stoker) to the first half of the 20th (M.R. James, H.P. Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson). For those new to horror literature wanting to sample some of the classic shorter works of the genre, this is an excellent starting point. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

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