Mary's Boy, Jean Jacques

by

Vincent O'Sullivan

In Mary Shelley' s 1818 novel, we last see Dr Frankenstein' s Creature shunned by human society and crossing the Arctic wasteland. What if he were rescued by an eccentric English expedition intent on sailing from pole to pole and back – only to be cast away again in a remote fiord in Aotearoa' s deep south? This intriguing speculation ignites the novella that lies at the heart of Vincent O' Sullivan' s electrifying new story collection Mary' s Boy, Jean-Jacques. Elsewhere, O' Sullivan take...

The Big Book of the Masters of Horror: 120+ authors and 1000+ stories

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Cynthia Asquith

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Leonid Andreyev

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Oscar Wilde

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Edward Lucas White

If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. This collection of the greatest mysterious dark tales gathers together more than 100 authors and more than 1000 short stories (!), which makes it truly unique in its kind. Be ...

Vampire Tales: The Big Collection (80+ stories in one volume: The Viy, The Fate of Madame Cabanel, The Parasite, Good Lady Ducayne, Count Magnus, For the Blood Is the Life, Dracula’s Guest, The Broken Fang, Blood Lust, Four Wooden Stakes...)

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Nikolai Gogol

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Ambrose Bierce

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Ulric Daubeny

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Uel Key

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Dion Fortune

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Everil Worrell

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Robert Louis Stevenson

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Hesketh V. Pritchard

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Cynthia Asquith

The "Vampire Tales" is the biggest, hungriest, undeadliest collection of vampire stories ever assembled. Dark, stormy, and delicious, once it sinks its teeth into you there's no escape. Vampires! Whether imagined by Bram Stoker or Anne Rice, they are part of the human lexicon and as old as blood itself. They are your neighbors, your friends, and they are always lurking. Now we have compiled the darkest, the scariest, and by far the most evil collection of vampire stories ever, with over 80...

When I Was Dead and other stories

by

Vincent O'Sullivan

In "When I Was Dead and other stories," Vincent O'Sullivan crafts a collection that intricately weaves together themes of mortality, identity, and the blurred boundaries between life and the afterlife. His literary style is characterized by a blend of symbolism and lyricism, presenting narratives that challenge the reader to reflect on the deeper existential questions that underpin human experience. Positioned within the modernist literary context of the early 20th century, O'Sullivan's pr...

The Bargain of Rupert Orange

by

Vincent O'Sullivan

HALLOWEEN Ultimate Collection: 550+ Horror Classics, Supernatural Mysteries & Macabre Stories

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e-artnow presents to you this unique Halloween collection of the greatest horror classics, the darkest mysteries and supernatural tales: H. P. Lovecraft: The Dunwich Horror. From Beyond… Washington Irving: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Rip Van Winkle The Spectre Bridegroom James Malcolm Rymer & Thomas Peckett Prest: Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street Edgar Allan Poe: The Fall of the House of Usher The Cask of Amontillado The Pit and the Pendulum… Algernon Blackwood: The Willows T...

Box Set - The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volumes 1 to 7 (100+ authors & 200+ stories) (Halloween Stories)

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When I Was Dead

by

Vincent O'Sullivan

**VINCENT O’SULLIVAN (**1868–1940) was an American short story writer, poet and critic. In addition to a biography of Oscar Wilde, his works dealt with the morbid, the decadent, and the supernatural. His collection of supernatural fiction, When I Was Dead contains a same-named ghost story, and the pact-with the devil stories, "The Bargain of Rupert Orange", and The Business of Madame Jahn, which feature reanimated corpses. O’Sullivan has long been forgotten, but ...

TRICK OR TREAT Boxed Set: 200+ Eerie Tales from the Greatest Storytellers

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H. P. Lovecraft

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Mary Shelley

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John Buchan

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The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volume 2 (30 short stories)

by

M. R. James

,

E. F. Benson

,

Ambrose Bierce

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Book 2 -

The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written

If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities. This second volume of “The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written” features 30 stories by an all-star cast, including Ambrose Bierce, Algernon Blackwood, Robert W. Cha...

Pumpkins' Glow: 200+ Eerie Tales for Halloween

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H. P. Lovecraft

,

Mary Shelley

,

Edgar Allan Poe

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Bram Stoker

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Théophile Gautier

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Arthur Conan Doyle

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Grant Allen

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M. P. Shiel

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Ralph Adams Cram

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John William Polidori

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Thomas Hardy

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Charles Dickens

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Guy de Maupassant

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Wilkie Collins

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M. R. James

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Ambrose Bierce

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Arthur Machen

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William Hope Hodgson

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Pedro De Alarçon

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Walter Hubbell

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Francis Marion Crawford

,

James Malcolm Rymer

,

Thomas Peckett Prest

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W. W. Jacobs

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Wilhelm Hauff

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Daniel Defoe

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Jack London

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Fergus Hume

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Leopold Kompert

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Fiona Macleod

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Chester Bailey Fernando

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Brander Matthews

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Leonard Kip

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Frank R. Stockton

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Bithia Mary Croker

,

Catherine L. Pirkis

,

Anatole France

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Richard Le Gallienne

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Henry James

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John Buchan

Pumpkins' Glow: 200+ Eerie Tales for Halloween is a masterful collection of spine-chilling stories that weaves together the literary prowess of some of the most significant authors in the Gothic and horror genres. This anthology spans centuries and continents, featuring a spectrum of styles from the terse, unsettling realism of Ambrose Bierce to the rich, elaborate prose of Edgar Allan Poe. The works within explore the shadowy depths of the supernatural and the human psyche, making for a r...

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The Complete Harvard Classics Shelf: A monumental homage to the canon of Western literature encapsulating 51 volumes of essential classics complemented by an additional 20 volumes featuring the world's greatest fictional works. This collection traverses a vast array of themes ranging from humanism and existentialism to the intricacies of social structures and cultural mores. With its diverse array of literary styles, the anthology serves as an inclusive catalogue of illustrious storytellin...