Horror Stories: Shocking Tales of Unspeakable Terror

by William Hope Hodgson, Ambrose Bierce, Bram Stoker

Feast your eyes on this luxurious hardback anthology of 18 classic tales of horror, presented with gilded page edges, patterned endpapers and a striking, gold-embossed cover design.

The 18 terrifying tales in this collection are created by some of literature's finest writers of horror, including Edgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, and Bram Stoker. In stories filled with death, obsession, and paranoia, you will encounter hideous demons, abandoned castles, and gruesome discoveries. So settle down and prepare to be petrified.

Tales include:
• The Invisible Giant by Bram Stoker
• The Tapestried Chamber by Sir Walter Scott
• A Warning to the Curious by M.R. James
• The Invisible Girl by Mary Shelley
• A Dead Secret by Lafcadio Hearn
• The Room in the Tower by E.F. Benson
• The Whistling Room by William Hope Hodgson
• The Horror at Red Hook by H.P. Lovecraft
• The Ghost and the Bone-setter by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
• and more...

Genres: Horror, Short Stories

304 pages, Hardcover

Published September 3, 2024

About the author

William Hope Hodgson was an English author. He produced a large body of work, consisting of essays, short fiction, and novels, spanning several overlapping genres including horror, fantastic fiction, and science fiction. Early in his writing career he dedicated effort to poetry, although few of his poems were published during his lifetime. He also attracted some notice as a photographer and achieved some renown as a bodybuilder. Hodgson served with the British Army durng World War One. He died, at age 40, at Ypres, killed by German artillery fire.

Reviews

[Angel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't know why it's unspeakable bc I wasn't scared at all but they're good stories

[violet · Rating 2 out of 5]

boring and not scary i skipped 7 stories they were so boring

[Kuxenjatko · Rating 3 out of 5]

I learned that Lovecraft is a racist, British people were really afraid of The Room, and Americans are funnier. Overall it gives a glimpse into the mystical and scary of that age.

[Maude Robitaille · Rating 2 out of 5]

Had I been a bigger fan of collection of stories this could have been a 3/5.

The title of this book is in my opinion very misleading, as none of the stories were shocking or contained amazingly scary plot lines.

Perhaps the second third of the collection was my favorite, as that section was the most interesting and did not require pushing myself to continue, as opposed to the rest of the collection.

Had it not been for those stories that book would have caused a reading slump. Also, there is a limit as to how often a story can use queerness/gay (old meaning) without it being tiresome.

Would not recommend, though it will look pretty on my bookshelves.

[chey | bibliochey · Rating 3 out of 5]

dnfing, at least for now as spooky season is over and i haven't felt like picking this up.

below are reviews of the short stories i got around to this october:

the invisible giant- 3 ⭐️
the tapestried chamber- 2.5 ⭐️
berenice- 4 ⭐️
the toll house- 4 ⭐️
the lady of rosemount- 1 ⭐️
a warning to the curious- 4 ⭐️

[Alex Vega · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good stories, not very scary. The best one was The Dolls Ghost.


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