The Third Macabre MEGAPACK® continues the great series with another volume of rare tales of horror and the macabre. Included this time are:<P> THE WALTZ, by Morris W. Gowen<BR> THREE AT TABLE, by W.W. Jacobs<BR> VERA, by Villiers de L’Isle-Adam<BR> A LOST DAY, by Edgar Fawcett<BR> METZENGERSTEIN, by Edgar Allan Poe<BR> A TRAGEDY OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES, by Brainard Gardner Smith<BR> THE LEGEND OF TCHI-NIU, by Lafcadio Hearn<BR> THE OUTGOING OF THE TIDE, by John Buchan<BR> A STRANGE REUNION, by T. G. Atkinson<BR> A WORK OF ACCUSATION, by Harry How<BR> THE NIGHT WIRE, by H. F. Arnold<BR> THE ELIXIR OF LIFE, by Honoré de Balzac<BR> THE MIRROR, by Catulle Mendès<BR> THE WOMAN AND THE CAT, by Marcel Prevost<BR> A LEMON-TREE, by Ouida<BR> TWILIGHT ZONE, by Mary Keegan<BR> UNHALLOWED HOLIDAY, by O. M. Cabral<BR> THE ETERNITY OF FORMS, by Jack London<BR> WOLVERDEN TOWER, by Grant Allen<BR> THE MAGIC PHIAL, by J. Y. Akerman<BR> THE HAUNTED MILL, by Jerome K. Jerome<BR> THE GROVE OF ASHTAROTH, by John Buchan<BR> THE WELL, by W. W. Jacobs<BR> THE OBLONG BOX, by Edgar Allan Poe<BR> DEATH AND THE WOMAN, by Gertrude Atherton<P> If you enjoy this ebook, check out the 300+ other volumes in the Wildside Press MEGAPACK® series, covering not only fantasy and horror, but mystery, science fiction, western, and classic authors. Search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the complete list.
Editor Duane Parsons has assembled a treasure-trove of rare macabre stories for lovers of classic fantasy and horror. From ghosts of mind and spirit to exotic paranormal tales, each story in this volume has never before appeared in an anthology. Included are: <P> The Silent Man, by Henry Fothergill Chorley<BR> The Strange Ormonds, by Leitch Ritchie<BR> The Mysterious Wedding: A Danish Story, by Heinrich Steffans<BR> The Burial by Fire, by Louisa Medina Hamblin<BR> The Vampyre, by Elizabeth Ellet<BR> The Sleepless Woman, by William Jerdan<BR> A Peep At Death, by Peter Von Geist<BR> Killcrop the Changeling, by Richard Thompson<BR> Carl Bluven and the Strange Mariner, by Henry David Inglis<BR> The Prediction, by George Henry Borrow<BR> The Story of the Unfinished Picture, by Charles Hooten<BR> Eule: The Emperor’s Dwarf, by John Rutter Chorley<BR> The Green Huntsman, by Joseph Holt Ingraham<BR> A Revelation of a Previous Life, by Nathaniel Parker Willis<BR> Moods of the Mind: The Old Portrait, by Emma Embury<BR> A Night on the Enchanted Mountain, by Charles Fenno Hoffman<BR> The Living Apparition, by G.P.R. James<BR> The Three Souls, by Alexander Chatrian and Emile Erckmann<BR> The Death Watch, by Luise Muhlback<BR> An Evening of Lucy Ashton’s, by Letitia Elizabeth Landon<BR> The Haunted Homestead, by Henry William Herbert<BR> The Withered Man, by William Leete Stone<BR> La Malroche, by Louisa Stuart Costello<BR> The Three Visits, by Auguste Vitu<BR> Lieutenant Castenac, by Erckman-Chatrian<BR> Torture by Hope, by Villiers de L’isle-Adams<BR> The Black Cupid, by Lafcadio Hearn<BR> The Bundle of Letters, by Moritz Jokai<BR> Nissa, by Albert Delpit<BR> The Dream, by John Galt <P> And don't forget to search for «Megapack» in this ebook store for other volumes in the series, covering such subjects as ghost stories, vampire stories, science fiction, horror, adventure, and much, much more!
Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 19th and 20th century's most renowned horror and dark fantasy authors! Explore the uncanny world of mummies, ancient egypt, and dark sorcery, with these 20 stories: <P>SYMPATHY FOR MUMMIES, by John Gregory Betancourt<BR> SOME WORDS WITH A MUMMY, by Edgar Allan Poe<BR> THE POWER OF WAKING, by Nina Kiriki Hoffman<BR> THE MUMMY’S FOOT, by Jessie Adelaide Middleton<BR> LOST IN A PYRAMID, OR THE MUMMY’S CURSE, by Louisa May Alcott<BR> THE RING OF THOTH, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle<BR> THE ROMANCE OF A MUMMY, by Théophile Gautier<BR> THE GREEN GOD, by William Call Spencer<BR> THE BOOK OF THOTH, by Lafcadio Hearn<BR> AN AZTEC MUMMY, by C. B. Cory<BR> LOT NO. 249, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle<BR> THE MUMMY’S FOOT, by Théophile Gautier<BR> THE STORY OF BAELBROW, by E. and H. Heron<BR> A PROFESSOR OF EGYPTOLOGY, by Guy Boothby<BR> MY NEW YEAR’S EVE AMONG THE MUMMIES, by Grant Allen<BR> WHATEVER WAS FORGOTTEN, by Nina Kiriki Hoffman<BR> THE FORSAKEN TEMPLE, by C. W. Leadbeater<BR> THE DOOM OF AL ZAMERI, by Henry Iliowizi<BR> OBSESSION, POSSESSION, by Elliott O’Donnell<BR> THE PERFUME OF EGYPT, by C. W. Leadbeater <P> And don't forget to check out all the 300+ other volumes in the MEGAPACK® series! Search on MEGAPACK® in the ebook store to see the complete list…covering adventure stories, military, fantasy, ghost stories, and more!
Chinese Ghost Stories are a selection of the most entertaining Chinese traditional tales of the strange and fantastic. Hearn had a great affinity for the traditional ghost stories of China, and these stories clearly inspired him as he penned subsequent works. Set in richly atmospheric locales, these tales speak of heroic sacrifice, chilling horror, eerie beauty and otherworldly intervention.This completely reset and pinyin-converted edition of Hearn's classic work contains a new foreword by Victoria Cass, which places the stories, their author, and his love for the strange and mysterious into perspective. If you're seeking insights into the traditional Chinese world of ghosts, goblins and demons—or just want to feel a chill run down your spine on a dark and lonely night—then this book is the perfect companion.Ghost stories include:The Soul of the Great BellThe Story of Ming YiThe Legend of Zhi NuThe Return of Yan ZhenjingThe Tradition of the Tea PlantThe Tale of the Porcelain God
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