BOOKLISTS: Tales of Terror - Classic Horror Stories
Alcott, Louisa May. A DOUBLE LIFE. (1988)
Five stories originally published in newspaper serial form in the 1860s, with popular plots of the time dealing with mesmerism, East Indian cults, death vows and doomed love. (MYSTERY/ALCOTT/LOU)
Bradbury, Ray. SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES. (1962)
It's late October when the Dark Carnival arrives in a small town bringing all its mystery and terror with it. (FICTION/BRADBURY/RAY)
Cerf, Phyllis. ed. GREAT TALES OF TERROR AND SUPERNATURAL. (1994)
Fifty-two stories of naturalistic and supernatural terror by greats such as Edgar Allan Poe, H.G. Wells and O. Henry as well as H. P. Lovecraft, Dorothy Sayers and many others. True horror fans will appreciate this collection of enduring fiction. (SHORT STORIES/GREAT)
Feist, Raymond. FAERIE TALE: A DARK FANTASY. (1987)
Californians Gloria and Philip Hastings migrate to upstate New York to live in an old farmhouse near a stretch of virgin forest. The three Hastings children are soon caught up in a love-hate relationship with Celtic creatures from mythology that inhabit the dark and mysterious woods. (FICTION/FEIST/RAY)
Greenburg, Dan. THE NANNY. (1987)
Yuppie couple Phil and Julie have a baby. When they hire Luci Redman, a well-recommended British nurse and nanny, they invite a peculiar, possibly unearthly, brand of trouble into their lives. (FICTION/GREENBURG/DAN)
King, Stephen. THE TOMMYKNOCKERS. (1987)
A weird metal object lies buried in the Maine woods, and the local people and animals begin to act strangely as a neurotic young woman unearths the monolith in an ambitious dig. (FICTION/KING/STE)
Lansdale, Joe. DARK AT HEART: ALL NEW TALES OF DARK SUSPENSE. (1992)
From small town terror to big city violence, these tales of suspense are sure to entertain those with a penchant for dark terror. It includes works by David Morrell, Andrew Vachss and Joe R. Lansdale, to name a few. (MYSTERY/DARK)
Levin, Ira. ROSEMARY'S BABY. (1967)
Rosemary and Guy rent an apartment in Manhattan, which had once been the scene of witchcraft and cannibalism. Finding the line between reality and fantasy blurred, Rosemary wonders if she is carrying the child of Satan. (FICTION/LEVIN/IRA)
McSherry, Frank. ed. A TREASURY OF AMERICAN HORROR STORIES. (1985)
Take a tour of the 51 states and the District of Columbia while you read a tale of the supernatural from each area. This trip can definitely not be recommended for the faint-hearted. (SHORT STORIES/TREASURY)
O'Connor, Flannery. THE VIOLENT BEAR IT AWAY. (1960)
Francis Tarwater is a minister called by God against his will. He begins his calling by baptizing an idiot, but in the process, possessed by the devil, Francis drowns the boy. A perfect example of the Southern Gothic school of writing. (FICTION/O'CONNOR/FLA)
Poe, Edgar A. THE NARRATIVE OF ARTHUR GORDON PYM. (1838)
Sail deep into the icy whiteness of the South Pole and deeper into madness with every mile. This overlooked novel about the nature of evil is one of Poe's best. (FICTION/POE/EDG)
Rendell, Ruth. LIVE FLESH. (1986)
The inner ravings of a released prisoner, who years ago shot and paralyzed a police officer. His ability to express his lingering hostilities produce a tale of psychological terror. (MYSTERY/RENDELL/RUT)
Serling, Carol, ed. ROD SERLING'S NIGHT GALLERY READER. (1987)
Eighteen original versions of stories later adapted for the television series Night Gallery, by authors such as Fritz Leiber, H.P. Lovecraft, Andre Maurois, and Serling himself. (SHORT STORIES/ROD)
Shelley, Mary. FRANKENSTEIN. (1817)
The classic morality tale of Dr. Frankenstein, who dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster in his laboratory. His dreams of perfection are thwarted when the monster becomes an uncontrollable beast. (FICTION/SHELLEY/MAR)
Straub, Peter. MAGIC TERROR: SEVEN TALES. (2000)
Dazzling, startling, terrifying and surprising. After reading these seven tales, you'll be forced to sleep with the lights on. (FICTION/STRAUB/PET)
Waugh, Charles, ed. BAKER'S DOZEN. (1987)
Thirteen short horror stories from Aickman's The Stains to Conan Doyle's The Parasite to Woolrich's Jane Brown's Body. A must read for any horror story lover! (SHORT STORIES/BAKERS)
Winter, Douglas, ed. PRIME EVIL. (1988)
Twelve novellas and short stories of unrelenting horror and suspense by such masters as Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Whitney Streiber. (SHORT STORIES/PRIME)