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The King in Yellow
Robert W. Chambers
28 days •
ⓘ 1895 • A classic of weird and supernatural fiction, this collection of stories traces the mysterious forbidden play "The King in Yellow" and the trail of madness, despair, and death it leaves behind.
The Willows
Algernon Blackwood
8 days •
ⓘ 1907 • Along the banks of the Danube, on one of the shifting impermanent islands of sand, willows blow in the unceasing wind. And one can glimpse dangerous, unforgettable beings in the night.
The White People
Arthur Machen
7 days •
ⓘ 1904 • A mysterious diary unlocks the strange inner life of a young girl: secret folklore, ritual magic, and witchcraft leading to a terrible end.
The Messenger
Robert W. Chambers
5 days •
ⓘ 1897 • Thirty nine bodies are buried but centuries later, only 38 skulls are unearthed. The last, that of the Black Priest, is said to carry a terrible curse.
The Boats of the "Glen Carrig"
William Hope Hodgson
25 days •
ⓘ 1907 • Being an account of their Adventures in the Strange places of the Earth, after the foundering of the good ship "Glen Carrig" through striking upon a hidden rock in the unknown seas to the Southward.
The Insanity of Jones
Algernon Blackwood
4 days •
ⓘ 1907 • Jones is likely insane, or maybe he is indeed seeing things that no one else can...
Pickman's Model
H.P. Lovecraft
2 days •
ⓘ 1926 • Richard Upton Pickman's disturbing art, depicting fiendish creatures, hide an even more terrifying secret.
The Three Impostors
Arthur Machen
22 days •
ⓘ 1895 • An episodic novel of weird and horror tales, culminating in a deadly horror. Linking each story is a secretive pagan society who weave a web of deception through London.
The Bell in the Fog and Other Stories
Gertrude Atherton
20 days •
ⓘ 1905 • A collection of Atherton's stories including The Dead and the Countess, Death and the Woman, and the "far too gruesome" story The Striding Place.
The Lurking Fear
H.P. Lovecraft
3 days •
ⓘ 1923 • Something is brutally slaughtering the locals at Tempest Mountain, drawing the attention of a reporter and monster hunter. Dark secrets and death await as storms rage overhead.
The Terror
Arthur Machen
14 days •
ⓘ 1917 • Villagers in a small Welsh town are dying in unspeakable ways. Dr Lewis investigates what may be the cause, uncovering deep secrets.
John Silence: Physician Extraordinary
Algernon Blackwood
35 days •
ⓘ 1908 • The "psychic doctor" takes on supernatural forces and the looming threat of the dark arts in these five stories.
The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe
3 days •
ⓘ 1839 • Roderick Usher's sister has died, leaving him alone in the eerie family home. His friend arrives to keep him company but still a sense of impending doom hangs over the House of Usher.
The Wendigo
Algernon Blackwood
7 days •
ⓘ 1910 • Journey to the lonely Canadian wilderness where old trappers whisper of something in the woods, a beast that moves with lightning quickness and calls out to you in the dark of night.
The Call of Cthulhu
H.P. Lovecraft
5 days •
ⓘ 1926 • Notes from his granduncle put Francis Wayland Thurston on the trail of a dangerous cult and something far more hideous in the depths of the ocean.
Uncanny Stories
May Sinclair
18 days •
ⓘ 1923 • Strange and chilling stories that mix traditional ghost stories with modern concepts.
The Damned Thing
Ambrose Bierce
2 days •
ⓘ 1898 • A man lies dead, and the only witness to his death is believed to be insane. But both he and the dead man's diary point to a culprit beyond the natural world.
Count Magnus
M.R. James
3 days •
ⓘ 1904 • A traveler in Sweden stumbles upon the history of a mysterious and ominous figure. Are you awake, Count Magnus?
The House on the Borderland
William Hope Hodgson
24 days •
ⓘ 1908 • Supernatural pig-like creatures assault the narrator in a remote otherworldly house. This creepy, unsettling tale had a major influence on Lovecraft and Terry Pratchett.
At the Mountains of Madness
H.P. Lovecraft
15 days •
ⓘ 1931 • An Antarctic expedition uncovers ancient mysteries, unleashing destruction and death.
The Shining Pyramid
Arthur Machen
4 days •
ⓘ 1895 • When strange stones appear in alarming patterns around his home, Vaughan enlists his friend's aid in deciphering the mystery before it's too late.
Can Such Things Be?
Ambrose Bierce
29 days •
ⓘ 1893 • A collection of Bierce's supernatural horror stories including "The Damned Thing", "The Moonlit Road", and "The Spook House."
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