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Haunted houses : classic stories of doors that should never be opened

Landis, John ((introduction)). James, Henry, 1843-1916 Turn of the screw (1898) (Added Author). Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 Fall of the house of Usher (1839) (Added Author). Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873 Haunted and the haunters (1859) (Added Author). Blackwood, Algernon, 1869-1951 Empty house (1906) (Added Author). Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 Red room (1896) (Added Author). Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937 Shunned house (1937) (Added Author). Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914 Spook house (1889) (Added Author). Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 Canterville ghost (1887) (Added Author). Landon, Perceval, 1869-1927 Thurnley abbey (1908) (Added Author). Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912 Judge's house (1891) (Added Author). Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860-1935 Yellow wallpaper (1892) (Added Author). James, M. R. (Montague Rhodes), 1862-1936 Haunted dolls' house (1923) (Added Author). Maupassant, Guy de, 1850-1893 Le horla (1887) (Added Author). Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904 Reconciliation (1904) (Added Author). Saki, 1870-1916 Open window (1914) (Added Author).

Summary: Classic haunted house ghost stories curated by world-renowned filmmaker and horror genre expert John Landis. This beautifully presented, highly collectible anthology features ghost stories that have enthralled, terrified and inspired readers decade after decade. Some are relatively well known; others are long-lost treasures, awaiting rediscovery. The selection includes tales of terror by Bram Stoker, H. P. Lovecraft, and Percival Landon; studies of creeping dread by Edgar Allan Poe and Henry James; short, sharp shockers by Ambrose Bierce, M.R. James and Lafcadio Hearn; and comedic masterpieces by Oscar Wilde and Saki. Mr. Landis' own introduction explores each tale's fascinating impact on the contemporary horror genre. Step inside these ghost-ridden repositories of supernatural evil, if you dare...

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  • ISBN: 0744022770
  • ISBN: 9780744022773
  • Physical Description: 408 pages : illustration ; 24 cm.
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  • Edition: First American edition.
  • Publisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2020.

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General Note:
The short stories in this collection date from the 19th century and include outdated attitudes and language of that time.--title page verso.

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Subject: Ghost stories
Genre: Short stories.
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