Supernatural Short Stories

by Bram Stoker

Overview

Legends of vampires, werewolves, and unruly spirits have been a feature of European folklore for centuries. The authors whose work is collected together in this volume range from early Gothic writers to modern pulp enthusiasts.

English writers like John William Polidori (1795-1821), the physician who wrote The Vampyre, and William H. G. Kingston (1814-1880), were pioneers of supernatural fiction, while others chose to master the ghost story. E. F. Benson was a part time archaeologist and M. R. James, a medieval historian at King's College, Cambridge. James would read his ghost stories aloud to his friends and students at Christmas-time. With good reason, he has been described as 'the best ghost-story writer England has ever produced.'

Classic literary writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Guy de Maupassant found an outlet for their imagination in their terrifying tales, and later writers like Clifford Ball and M. P. Shiel established supernatural fiction in the pulp magazines of the early 20th century.

Together, these stories demonstrate a stunning mastery of atmosphere and show an unmatched ability to terrify readers to this day.

This collection features several of the leading purveyors of supernatural horror. Authors include:
Clifford Ball
E. F. Benson
Ambrose Bierce
Francis Marion Crawford
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
M. R. James
William H. G. Kingston
Arthur Machen
Guy de Maupassant
John William Polidori
M. P. Shiel
Bram Stoker

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781788881791
Publisher:	Arcturus Publishing
Publication date:	11/30/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Joshua Perry has a fascination with all things supernatural. In this edited collection, he has selected a group of terrifying writers including Charlotte Perkins Gilman, John William Polidori, Francis Marion Crawford, Guy de Maupassant, Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Machen, Bram Stoker, E. F. Benson, M. R. James, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, and Clifford Ball.

Table of Contents

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

- The Yellow Wall Paper

John William Polidori

- The Vampyre

Francis Marion Crawford*

- By the Waters of Paradise

- The Doll’s Ghost

Guy de Maupassant*

- A Mother of Monsters

- The Horla

- The Trip of the Horla

Ambrose Bierce*

- Moonlit Road

- Present at a Hanging

- An Inhabitant of Carcosa

Arthur Machen*

- The White People

Bram Stoker*

- Dracula’s Guest

E. F. Benson*

- Between the Lights

- A Tale of an Empty House

M. R. James*

- Oh Whistle and I’ll Come to You My Lad

- Casting the Runes

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu*

- The Ghost and the Bone-setter

- The Child that Went with the Fairies

M. P. Shiel

- The Race of Orven

Clifford Ball

- The Werewolf Howls

William H. G. Kingston

- The Vampire, or Pedro Pacheco and the Bruxa – A Legend of Portgual