The Monkey's Paw, 1902
Author: W.W. Jacobs, 1863-1943
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The Monkey's Paw by Publication Date: 1902Mr. and Mrs. White and their adult son, Herbert, are introduced to a mummified monkey's paw on which an old fakir placed a spell so that it would grant three wishes. The wishes are granted, but with hellish consequences as punishment for tampering with fate.
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, 1904; A Thin Ghost and Others, 1911 & A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories, 1925
Author: M.R. James, 1862-1936
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by Publication Date: 1904Classic collection of ghost stories include tales of apparitions and other supernatural horrors, which remain chilling to this day.
A Thin Ghost and Others by Publication Date: 1919Collection of stories by Montague Rhodes James, a noted medieval scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge and of Eton College. He is best remembered today for his ghost stories in the classic Victorian Yuletide vein.
A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories by Publication Date: 1925A collection of ghost stories that often use rural settings, relying on a gentle, bucolic background to emphasize the awfulness of the otherworldly intrusions.
The Willows, 1907 & The Wendigo, 1910
Author: Algernon Blackwood, 1869-1951
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The Willows by Publication Date: 1907Two friends traveling down the Danube River experience a series of unsettling phenomena and supernatural occurrences over the course of several days.The Wendigo by
Publication Date: 1910The Wendigo tells the story of a camping trip in the Canadian wilderness that goes horribly wrong when the hunters become the hunted. Drawing on the mythical creature known as the Wendigo, this story is regarded by many critics to be one of the best horror tales of all time.
August Heat, 1910 & The Beast with Five Fingers, 1917
Author: W.F. Harvey, 1885-1937
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August Heat by Publication Date: 1910Two men, unknown to each other, take a look at the other's possible future and suggest that one of them will be murdered and the other will be the murderer.
The Beast with Five Fingers by Publication Date: 1917The right hand of blind scholar Adrian Bolsover becomes possessed (unbeknownst to Adrian) and bequeathes itself to Adrian’s nephew Eustace. Eustace is the target of the hand’s unexplained malevolence.
The Lair of the White Worm, 1911
Author: Bram Stoker, 1847-1912
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The Lair of the White Worm by Publication Date: 1911The story creates a world of lurking horrors and bizarre denizens: a demented mesmerist, hellbent on mentally crushing the girl he loves; a gigantic kite raised to rid the land of an unnatural infestation of birds; and all the while, the great white worm slithers below, seeking its next victim.
Portrait of a Man with Red Hair, 1925
Author: Hugh Walpole, 1884-1941
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Portrait of a Man with Red Hair by Publication Date: 1925Charles Percy Harkness, an American living in Britain, travels to a mystical village for what is planned to be a restful break but that turns macabre.