Beschreibung:
Curl up with this collection of classic scary stories from the masters of the genre.
With dozens of stories of the macabre, fantastic, and supernatural, Classic Horror Tales is sure to keep readers on the edges of their seats. This collection of works by classic writers spans more than a century—from 19th-century trailblazers such as John William Polidori, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Washington Irving to 20th-century masters like Saki, Edith Wharton, and Franz Kafka. The fear of the unknown is a driving force in literature, and the horror genre surpasses all others in bringing this idea to the forefront of the reader's consciousness. A wide range of cultures and classes of society are represented in this volume, reminding us that dark forces lurk all around us—for even in broad daylight, a shadow exists somewhere.
Classic Horror Tales is part of the Word Cloud Classics series, which publishes well-known works of literature for readers everywhere.Includes stories from famous authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Bram Stoker.A collection of 28 timeless tales that will send chills down any reader's spine.Higher production value includes a heat-burnished flexibound cover, foil stamping, a smaller trim size that's easy to hold, and a clean, modern aesthetic.