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Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist.
Chamber of Horrors
Step into a chilling collection of horror stories curated by masters of the macabre. This anthology features tales of supernatural revenge, dark humor, and terrifying possessions from legendary authors like Bram Stoker and Stephen King, alongside modern visionaries. Prepare for haunted houses, psychological torment, and monstrous encounters that explore the darkest corners of human fear.
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist.
Abraham "Bram" Stoker (1847-1912) was an Irish novelist, theatre manager and barrister, born in Clontarf, Dublin. After graduating from Trinity College Dublin he worked in the Irish civil service and wrote drama criticism, then moved to London in 1878 to become business manager of Henry Irving's Lyceum Theatre, a post he held for 27 years. He wrote a run of horror and adventure novels, including The Jewel of Seven Stars and The Lair of the White Worm, but is remembered for Dracula (1897), the ep...
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction.[1] He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in...
Edward Frederic Benson was a prolific English author
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Guy de Maupassant, né le 5 août 1850 au château de Miromesnil près de Tourville-sur-Arques (France) et mort le 6 juillet 1893 dans le 16e arrondissement de Paris, est un écrivain et journaliste littéraire français. Lié à Gustave Flaubert et à Émile Zola, Maupassant a marqué la littérature française par ses six romans, dont Une vie en 1883, Bel-Ami en 1885, Pierre et Jean en 1887-1888, et surtout par ses nouvelles (parfois intitulées contes) comme Boule de Suif en 1880, les *Contes de la...
Herbert George Wells was an English author, best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary.
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Lovecraft spent most of his life in New England. After his father's institutionalization in 1893, he lived affluently until his family's wealth dissipated after the death of his grandfather. He then lived with his mother, in reduced financial security, until her institutionalization in 1919. He began to write essays for the United Amateur Press Association, and in 1913 wrote a critical letter to a pulp magazine that ultimately led to his involvement in pulp fi...
Herbert Russell Wakefield, son of Henry Russel Wakefield
John Blackburn is the author of Chamber of Horrors, a chilling dive into the world of suspense. If you enjoy a good scare, you'll want to check out his work.
A prolific English writer of the Victorian era, she led a very complex life (Wikipedia).
Montague Rhodes James (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936) was an English author, medievalist scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–18), and of Eton College (1918–36). He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge (1913–15). Though James's work as a medievalist and scholar is still highly regarded, he is best remembered for his ghost stories, which some regard as among the best in the genre. James redefined the ghost story for the new century by abandoning many of the forma...
Ramsey Campbell (born in Liverpool) is an English horror fiction writer, editor and critic who has been writing for well over fifty years. Two of his novels have been filmed, both for non-English-speaking markets. - Wikipedia
Ronald Henry Glynn Chetwynd-Hayes (30 May 1919 – 20 March 2001) was a British author, known best for his ghost and horror stories.
Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Born in north Cardiff, Wales, to Norwegian parents, Dahl served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, in which he became a flying ace and intelligence agent. He rose to prominence in the 1940s with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors. His short stories are known for their unexpected endings, and his children's books for their unsentimental, often very dark h...
Robert Aickman is the author of The Color of Evil, a chilling exploration of the uncanny. If you enjoy stories that linger long after you've turned the page, you'll find much to appreciate here.
Robert Albert Bloch was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of German-Jewish Americans. During the 1930s, he was an avid reader of Weird Tales magazine and H. P. Lovecraft in particular. He wrote to Lovecraft, who responded with advice on writing, and Bloch sold his first published short story, "The Feast in the Abbey" to Weird Tales when he was just seventeen. He continued to write for Weird Tales and went on to become one of its most popular authors, while also contributing to other magazine...
Robert Ernest Vernède penned the chilling tales found in Chamber of Horrors. If you enjoy a good scare, his work is definitely worth checking out.
Robert Graves is the author behind the popular "Heroic War Stories" series. He's known for his straightforward accounts of conflict and courage.
Robert Silverberg is an American author, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Silverberg received a Nebula award in 1986 for his novella Sailing to Byzantium, which takes its name from Yeats' poem; a Hugo in 1990 for Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another; and in 2004 he was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America. ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Silverberg
Rod Serling is the author of Prentice Hall Literature -- Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes -- Bronze Level. This work explores classic and contemporary literature across various genres. He's a familiar name to students and educators looking for well-curated literary collections.
Rudyard Kipling was a British author and poet. Born in Bombay, in British India, he is best known for his works of fiction "[The Jungle Book][1]" (1894). He is regarded as a major "innovator in the art of the short story"; his children's books are enduring classics of children's literature. ([Source][2]) [1]: /works/OL15400121W/ [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudyard_Kipling
Saki was the pen name of Hector Hugh Munro, also known as H. H. Munro, a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and culture.
Seabury Quinn is the author behind Strange Maine, a book that explores the peculiar and often unsettling corners of the Pine Tree State. If you enjoy tales that blend local history with a touch of the uncanny, you'll want to check out his work.
Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (28 August 1814 – 7 February 1873), best known as Sheridan Le Fanu, was an Irish writer of Gothic tales, mystery novels, and horror fiction. He was a leading ghost story writer of the nineteenth century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. M. R. James described Le Fanu as "absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories". Three of his best-known works are Uncle Silas, Carmilla, and The House by the Churchyard. **S...
Full name Sydney Thomas Burke
William Hope Hodgson (15 November 1877 – 19 April 1918) 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. Hodgson used his experiences at sea to lend authentic detail to his short horror stories, many of which are set on the ocean, including his series of linked tales forming the "Sargasso Sea Stories". His novels, such as *The House on the Borderl...
William Sansom is the author of Understanding Fiction. He's a writer who helps readers get a better handle on the stories they love.
William Wymark Jacobs Born in Wapping, Middlesex, England, UK