Best Horror Short Stories 1850-1899: A 6a66le Horror Anthology
About this ebook
Andrew has meticulously researched the finest Victorian horror short stories and combined them into one undeniable collection. He has added his familiar scholarly touch by annotating the stories, providing story background information, author photos and a list of horror stories considered.
Historic Horror. The best horror short stories from the last half of the 19th century include nightmare tales by Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle, Joseph Le Fanu, W. C. Morrow, H. G. Wells, Arthur Machen, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and other early founders of the horror tale.A Terror Tour Guide (2016) by Andrew Barger (A leading voice in the gothic literature space, Andrew sets the stage for this anthology of nightmares.)The Pioneers of Pike’s Peak (1897) by Basil Tozer (Hoards of giant spiders on a Colorado mountain. What could go wrong?)Lot No. 249 (1892) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Perhaps the premier mummy horror story ever recorded from the master that is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is measured out to its climatic ending.)The Yellow Wallpaper (1892) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Explore the depths of insanity.)Green Tea (1871) by Joseph Le Fanu (One of the most haunting horror stories by the Irish master.)What Was It? (1859) by Fitz James O’Brien (Sometimes the worst horror is one you can't see.)Pollock and the Porroh Man (1897) by H. G. Wells (Wells takes us deep into the jungle and its wrought supernatural horror.)The Spider of Guyana (1857) by Erckmann-Chatrian (The first giant spider horror story is one of its best.)The Squaw (1893) by Bram Stoker (The author of Dracula never disappoints.)The Great God Pan (1894) by Arthur Machen (Mythic horror that gained much praise from H. P. Lovecraft.)His Unconquerable Enemy (1889) by W. C. Morrow (A fiendish tale of torture sees Morrow at his best.)Horror Short Stories Considered (Andrew concludes the horror anthology by listing every horror short story he read to pick the very best.)
Read the premier horror anthology for the last half of the nineteenth century tonight!
“But it now struck me for the first time that there must be one great and ruling embodiment of fear, a King of Terrors to which all others must succumb.”1859 “What Was It?”
Fitz James O’Brien
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About the author
Andrew Barger is the one to blame for a trilogy called THE DIVINE DANTES that follows the characters of "The Divine Comedy" through a messed-up modern world. It's rock-n-roll. It's laugh-out-loud funny. It's the most unique love story you've ever read. Think "The Divine Comedy" meets "The Catcher in the Rye" on a smoky lawn at a rock concert.
Andrew is also the award winning author of Coffee with Poe: A Novel of Edgar Allan Poe's Life, Mailboxes - Mansions - Memphistopheles: A Collection of Dark Tales. He has edited the anthologies:
Edgar Allan Poe Annotated and Illustrated Entire Stories and Poems
Leo Tolstoy's Greatest Short Stories Annotated
Leo Tolstoy's Greatest Novellas Annotated
BlooDeath: The Best Vampire Stories 1800-1849
Best Ghost Short Stories 1850-1899: A Phantasmal Ghost Anthology
Phantasmal: The Best Ghost Stories 1800-1849
Shifters: The Best Werewolf Stories 1800-1849
Best Horror Short Stories 1850-1899: A 6a66le Horror Anthology
6a66le: The Best Horror Short Stories 1800-1849
Most of the time, however, he is a shiny-happy guy. He would love to start a band if only he could settle on a name for it. He lives (and frequently get lost) in the vast world of his active imagination. It is a happy place. Really, it is. Thanks for your interest!
