Fantasy And Horror Classics

Despite starting out life as an officer in the British army, Cecil Street went on to become a successful author of detective fiction. His most famous crime-solver, Dr. Priestly, featured in almost...

Helena Blavatsky is one of the most famous occultists of all time. Founder of The Theosophical Society, she has developed a polarising reputation; her supporters see her as a visionary and a...

This early work by E. T. A. Hoffmann was originally published in the 19th century. Born in K?nigsberg, East Prussia in 1776, Hoffmann's family were all jurists, and during his youth he was initially...

From the inventor of detective fiction, Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher is a slow-burn masterpiece of gothic horror, full of supernatural forces and chilling psychoanalysis. When an...

Johann August Apel was a keen writer of speculative fiction. Between 1810 and 1817, he published a large anthology of ghost stories called Das Gespensterbuch (The Ghost Book). This collection...

This early work by E. T. A. Hoffmann was originally published in the 19th century. Born in K?nigsberg, East Prussia in 1776, Hoffmann's family were all jurists, and during his youth he was initially...

Villiers De L'isle Adam was one of the greatest symbolist writers of the 19th century. His works, in the Romantic style, are often fantastic in plot and filled with mystery and horror. Originally...

Edgar Wallace was a hugely successful author who over the course of his career produced some 173 books and seventeen plays. These were largely adventure narratives with elements of crime or mystery,...

"The Ghost Stories of Charles Dickens" is a collection of twenty of Charles Dickens's best ghost stories, including his famous "Christmas Carol". A fantastic teller of macabre tales, Dickens presents...

This haunting anthology is an enthralling collection of chilling tales infused with Edith Wharton's masterful exploration of human psychology and the hidden recesses of the human heart. As a keen...

M. R. James was a true master of the ghost story and tale of the unexpected. Here are collected some of his finest work. Some of the stories included are, 'Casting the Runes', 'lost Hearts', 'The...

Many of the earliest ghost stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable,...

This vintage book contains Edgar Allen Poe's 1843 short story, "The Gold-Bug". An unnamed narrator is compelled to visit his friend who has been bitten by a golden bug. When he arrives at Sullivan's...

This early work by E. T. A. Hoffmann was originally published in 1814. Born in K?nigsberg, East Prussia in 1776, Hoffmann's family were all jurists, and during his youth he was initially encouraged...

Many of the finest stories of magic and fantasy, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works...

Many of the well known western and detective short stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these...

Rider Haggard's tales of adventure in Africa with his great hunter Allan Quartermain are stuff of legend. Here are collected the best of Haggard's short stories full of adventure and action.Author:...

William Le Queux was a hugely prolific writer, best-known for pioneering the genre of 'invasion literature'. The Great War in England in 1897 (1894) - which depicts Britain being invaded by coalition...

Thomas Burke's 'The Hands of Mr. Ottermole' is widely regarded as one of the best detective stories of the thirties. First published in 1931, Burke's tale was later adapted for an episode of Alfred...

Many of the earliest ghost stories and tales of hauntings, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these...

Ann Radcliffe was an early pioneer of the Gothic novel, and 'The Haunted Chamber' is one of her best-known tales. A chilling and subtle ghost story, it is an excellent example of Radcliffe's...

M. R. James was born in Kent, England in 1862. James came to writing fiction relatively late, not publishing his first collection of short stories - Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904) - until the...

Many of the horror stories of monsters and ghouls, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works...

Many of the best science fiction stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in...

Guy De Maupassant was one of the greatest French authors of the 19th century. Originally published in 1887, 'The Horla' is one of his best tales, and was a strong influence on H. P. Lovecraft. Many...

"The Horror at Red Hook" is a 1925 short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Detective Malone recounts his involvement with the case of Robert Suydam, a shabby recluse who seems to have...

William Hope Hodgson spent his early life as a cabin boy, before becoming a prolific author. Although best-known nowadays for two novels - The House on the Borderland (1908) and The Night Land (1912)...

The Invisible Giant is a short story by author of "Dracula" Bram Stoker, originally published in 1881 in his first collection of short stories entitled: "Under the Sunset." Unlike most of the stories...

Many of the horror stories of monsters and ghouls, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works...

This early work by E. T. A. Hoffmann was originally published in the 19th century. Born in K?nigsberg, East Prussia in 1776, Hoffmann's family were all jurists, and during his youth he was initially...