Lovecraft's first story to mention Miskatonic University, and one of the first depictions of zombies as scientifically reanimated corpses, with animalistic and uncontrollable temperament.
The story of a squire who bargained with Native Americans for the secrets of their rituals concerning time and space which were practiced on the land where that squire had recently taken up residence.
I cannot think of the deep sea without shuddering at the nameless things that may at this very moment be crawling and floundering on its slimy bed, worshipping their ancient stone idols and carving their own detestable likenesses on submarine obelisks of water-soaked granite.
A man becomes embroiled in the past, due to his fascination with the history of his wizard ancestor, and attempts to duplicate his ancestor's Qabalistic and alchemical feats, eventually resurrecting him.
The modern world has been stripped of imagination and belief in magic when a man gazing from his window upon the stars comes to observe secret vistas unsuspected by normal humanity.
Professor William Dyer of the the Miskatonic University knew that the antarctic was a forlorn, dangerous place, but nothing could have prepared him and his expediting for what they would find in the Mountains of Madness.
The 120 Days of Sodom by Marquis de Sade relates the story of four wealthy men who enslave 24 mostly teenaged victims and sexually torture them while listening to stories told by old prostitutes.
Bierce was considered a master of pure English by his contemporaries, and virtually everything that came from his pen was notable for its judicious wording and economy of style.
As the nights draw in and Halloween is just around the corner, what better to read than this collection of seriously spooky stories about ghosts, ghouls and things that go bump in the night.
From the legendary mind of Bram Stoker, the undisputed master of Gothic fiction and creator of the immortal Dracula, comes a definitive collection of his most chilling short stories.
A classic masterpiece of gothic horror fiction, Bram Stoker's Dracula is a chilling tale of disturbing events, dark desires, and the harrowing world of vampires.
First published in 1905, "e;The Man"e; is a Victorian Gothic novel by seminal horror writer Bram Stoker that has also been published under the title: "e;The Gates of Life"e;.