This chilling collection of the greatest scary stories ever written will keep you frightened—and awake—for hours. Psychological horrors, disturbing dramas, and gruesome ghosts haunt Classic Tales of Horror, a compendium of scary stories. From vampires and a monkey paw to an unstoppable heart and haunting apparitions, these anecdotes of supernatural terror will have you turning pages long past the witching hour. Classic Tales of Horror includes the most unsettling tales by the best authors to ever explore the twisted side of life (and death), with stories by Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Henry James, Washington Irving, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman. This special compilation includes an introduction that discusses the history of the horror genre, and how the authors inside influenced future generations of writers. A leather cover and gilded edges help bring alive these enduring stories to make for a keepsake book perfect for perusing on dark and stormy nights. Perfect for readers interested in… Scary stories. Horror fiction. Classic horror. Ghost stories. Mysteries. Short stories. 19th-century literature.
