This collection gathers chilling tales of the strange and unsettling from a variety of acclaimed authors. From classic horror to modern macabre, these stories explore the darker corners of human experience and the unknown. Prepare for a journey through fear and fascination with this curated selection of short fiction.
Charles Ardai is the editor of Great Tales of Crime and Detection, a collection showcasing classic mystery and suspense. He's a longtime champion of genre fiction, bringing readers exciting new and rediscovered stories.
David Ely is the author of The Sport of Crime, a gripping read in the crime genre. He's known for his straightforward storytelling that pulls you right into the action.
F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre is the author of Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre. He's a writer who clearly enjoys exploring the darker, more unsettling corners of storytelling. If you're looking for stories that will give you a good shiver, his work is definitely worth checking out.
Susan Palwick is the author of Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre. Her work explores the darker corners of human experience, often with a touch of the unsettling. If you enjoy stories that send a shiver down your spine, you'll want to check out her writing.
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...
Dennis O'Neil is the author behind Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre. He's known for his work in horror and the unsettling. If you enjoy a good scare, his stories are worth checking out.
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...
S. P. Somtow is the author of Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre. He's a writer who knows his way around the darker, stranger corners of storytelling. If you enjoy a good scare or a chilling mystery, his work is definitely worth checking out.
Andrew Henry Vachss is an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths. He is also a founder and national advisory board member of PROTECT: The National Association to Protect Children.
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Charles Gordon is the author of Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre. He's a writer who knows how to explore the darker, stranger corners of storytelling. If you enjoy stories that chill and thrill, you'll want to check out his work.
Alice Bradley Sheldon (August 24, 1915 - May 1987), aka James Tiptree, Jr., was an American science fiction writer. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Herbert Bradley, a lawyer, African explorer, and naturalist, and Mary Hastings Bradley, a prolific writer. As a child, she travelled the world with her parents, including an African safari in 1921-22. Initially, she worked as a graphic artist and a painter. In 1934 she married William Davey, and they divorced in 1941. Also in 1...
Nathan Archer is the author behind Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre. He's a writer who clearly enjoys exploring the darker, more unsettling corners of storytelling. If you're looking for stories that will send a shiver down your spine, his work is a great place to start.
Jas R. Petrin is the author behind Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre. If you enjoy stories that explore the darker side of human experience and the unsettling, their work is definitely worth checking out.
Lemuel Cork is the author behind Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre. He's a writer who clearly enjoys exploring the darker, stranger corners of storytelling. If you're looking for stories that will send a shiver down your spine, his work is a good place to start.
Bill Crenshaw is the author of Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre. He's a writer who knows his way around a good scare, specializing in stories that explore the darker corners of the human psyche. If you enjoy a chilling read, his work is definitely worth checking out.
John Griffith London (born John Griffith Chaney; January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first writers to become a worldwide celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.
His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush...
Celia Margaret Fremlin was an English writer of mystery fiction. Her many crime novels and stories helped modernize the sensation novel tradition by introducing criminal and (rarely) supernatural elements into domestic settings. [Wikipedia]
Asimov was born sometime between October 4, 1919 and January 2, 1920 in Petrovichi in Smolensk Oblast, RSFSR (now Russia), the son of a Jewish family of millers. Although his exact date of birth is uncertain, Asimov himself celebrated it on January 2. His family emigrated to Brooklyn, New York and opened a candy store when he was three years old. He taught himself to read at the age of five. He began reading the science fiction pulp magazines that his family's store carried. Around the age of...
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle KStJ, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish writer and physician, most noted for creating the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes and writing stories about him which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction.
He is also known for writing the fictional adventures of a second character he invented, Professor Challenger, and for popularising the mystery of the Mary Celeste. He was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy...
Robert Anton Wilson (born Robert Edward Wilson; January 18, 1932 – January 11, 2007) was an American author, novelist, essayist, editor, playwright, poet, futurist, and self-described agnostic mystic. Recognized by Discordianism as an Episkopos, Pope, and saint, Wilson helped publicize the group through his writings and interviews.
Wilson described his work as an "attempt to break down conditioned associations, to look at the world in a new way, with many models recognized as models or maps,...
Lucius Shepard is the author of The End of the World, a collection of stories exploring apocalyptic themes. His work often ventures into speculative fiction, offering unique perspectives on humanity's future.
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...
Avram Davidson was born in Yonkers, New York. He was educated in public schools, then studied anthropology at New York University before joining the U.S. Navy in 1942. He served as a hospital corpsman (medic), first with the Naval Air Corps, and then with the Fifth Marines. After the war, he travelled in England, Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean before returning the the U.S. to resume his education. He continued his education at several schools, but never earned a degree. In 1950 he re...
Stanley Ellin is the editor of The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time, a collection that showcases some of the best crime and mystery fiction. He has a keen eye for what makes a great suspenseful story.
