This meticulously edited horror collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Novel: Black Magic Short Stories: The Housekeeper Scoured Silk The Extraordinary Adventure of Mr. John Proudie The Burning of the Vanities The Extraordinary Adventure of Grace Endicott A Poor Spanish Lodging Twilight Giuditta's Wedding Night Petronilla of the Laurel Trees The Fair Hair of Ambrosine The Sign-Painter and the Crystal Fishes Brent's Folly

Marjorie Bowen's 'GOTHIC HORRORS - Bowen's Greatest Occult & Supernatural Tales' is a collection of the author's most chilling and mysterious tales, showcasing her mastery of the gothic horror genre. Through eerie settings, dark atmospheres, and twisted plots, Bowen weaves a haunting tapestry that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. Drawing on the literary traditions of Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley, Bowen's stories are filled with suspense, supernatural elements, and psychological depth, making them a compelling read for fans of the macabre and the mysterious. Each story is a gripping journey into the unknown, exploring the darker side of human nature and the supernatural realm. Marjorie Bowen's writing style is atmospheric and evocative, immersing readers in a world of fear and suspense. Her ability to create tension and instill a sense of dread in her readers is a testament to her skill as a writer. With 'GOTHIC HORRORS', Bowen solidifies her place as a master of the gothic genre, captivating readers with her tales of the occult and the supernatural. I highly recommend this collection to anyone who enjoys atmospheric horror stories that delve into the enigmatic and the unsettling.

This meticulously edited horror collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Novel: Black Magic Short Stories: The Housekeeper Scoured Silk The Extraordinary Adventure of Mr. John Proudie The Burning of the Vanities The Extraordinary Adventure of Grace Endicott A Poor Spanish Lodging Twilight Giuditta's Wedding Night Petronilla of the Laurel Trees The Fair Hair of Ambrosine The Sign-Painter and the Crystal Fishes Brent's Folly

Three novellas by three of horror's greatest authors! Each novella begins with the setup of someone walking into a workplace with a gun. From there each author takes the story wherever his twisted imagination leads him.

Behind the facade of the sedate sorority house, unutterable horrors seethe while tumid desires rise. Ann White must become pervert-fodder if she hopes to pass Pledge Week. All too soon, she finds that no act of lewdness is deemed too demeaning, no manner of sexual degradation too foul for there is a secret festering in the bowels of Alpha House, an ancient carnal evil.

An all-new series from the masterful, #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater! Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue never sees them--until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks to her.His name is Gansey, a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can't entirely explain. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul whose emotions range from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher who notices many things but says very little.For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She doesn't believe in true love, and never thought this would be a problem. But as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore.

A Dickensian ghost story from the bestselling author of The Heart’s Invisible Furies and A Ladder to the Sky “A wonderfully creepy novel…magnificently eerie.” —The Observer This House Is Haunted is a striking homage to the classic nineteenth-century ghost story. Set in Norfolk in 1867, Eliza Caine responds to an ad for a governess position at Gaudlin Hall. When she arrives at the hall, shaken by an unsettling disturbance that occurred during her travels, she is greeted by the two children now in her care, Isabella and Eustace. There is no adult present to represent her mysterious employer, and the children offer no explanation. Later that night in her room, another terrifying experience further reinforces the sense that something is very wrong. From the moment Eliza rises the following morning, her every step seems dogged by a malign presence that lives within Gaudlin’s walls. Eliza realizes that if she and the children are to survive its violent attentions, she must first uncover the hall’s long-buried secrets and confront the demons of its past. Clever, captivating, and witty, This House Is Haunted is pure entertainment with a catch.

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - The great farm hall was ablaze with the fire-light, and noisy with laughter and talk and many-sounding work. None could be idle but the very young and the very old: little Rol, who was hugging a puppy, and old Trella, whose palsied hand fumbled over her knitting. The early evening had closed in, and the farm-servants, come from their outdoor work, had assembled in the ample hall, which gave space for a score or more of workers. Several of the men were engaged in carving, and to these were yielded the best place and light; others made or repaired fishing-tackle and harness, and a great seine net occupied three pairs of hands. Of the women most were sorting and mixing eider feather and chopping straw to add to it. Looms were there, though not in present use, but three wheels whirred emulously, and the finest and swiftest thread of the three ran between the fingers of the house-mistress. Near her were some children, busy too, plaiting wicks for candles and lamps. Each group of workers had a lamp in its centre, and those farthest from the fire had live heat from two braziers filled with glowing wood embers, replenished now and again from the generous hearth. But the flicker of the great fire was manifest to remotest corners, and prevailed beyond the limits of the weaker lights.