
The Power of Darkness: 560+ Supernatural Thrillers, Macabre Tales & Eerie Mysteries
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Sweeney Todd, Frankenstein, Dracula, The Haunted House, Dead Souls…By Théophile Gautier, Richard Marsh, H. P. Lovecraft, H. G. Wells, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, Hugh Walpole, M. R. James, Wilkie Collins, E. F. Benson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Machen, William Hope Hodgson, Arthur Conan Doyle, Grant Allen, Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kipling, Guy de Maupassant, Elizabeth Gaskell, Mark Twain, Daniel Defoe, Jerome K. Jerome, Fitz-James O'Brien, Catherine Crowe, Émile Erckmann, Alexandre Chatrian, Pedro De Alarçon, Amelia B. Edwards, Washington Irving, John Meade Falkner, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Louisa M. Alcott, Edith Nesbit, Mary Louisa Molesworth, Francis Marion Crawford, John Kendrick Bangs, John Buchan, Sabine Baring-Gould, Cleveland Moffett, Louis Tracy, Nikolai Gogol, James Malcolm Rymer, Thomas Peckett Prest, Frederick Marryat, Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, W. W. Jacobs, H. H. Munro (Saki), Wilhelm Hauff, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Robert W. Chambers, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Thomas De Quincey, William Makepeace Thackeray, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Robert E. Howard, David Lindsay, Marie Belloc Lowndes, Edward Bellamy, Jack London, Pliny the Younger, Helena Blavatsky, Fergus Hume, Florence Marryat, Villiers de l'Isle Adam, William Archer, William F. Harvey, Katherine Rickford, Ralph Adams Cram, Leopold Kompert, Brander Matthews, Vincent O'Sullivan, Ellis Parker Butler, A. T. Quiller-Couch, Fiona Macleod, Lafcadio Hearn, William T. Stead, Gambier Bolton, Andrew Jackson Davis, Nizida, Walter F. Prince, Chester Bailey Fernando, Leonard Kip, Frank R. Stockton, Bithia Mary Croker, Catherine L. Pirkis, Leonid Andreyev, Anatole France, Richard Le Gallienne, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Horace Walpole, William Thomas Beckford, Matthew Gregory Lewis, Ann Radcliffe, Jane Austen, John William Polidori, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Walter Hubbell, George W. M. Reynolds, M. P. Shiel, Adelbert von ChamissoLength994h 29m
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The Power of Darkness: 560+ Supernatural Thrillers, Macabre Tales & Eerie Mysteries is an expansive anthology that showcases a rich tapestry of tales from the realm of the eerie and the uncanny. This vast collection captures the essence of gothic, horrific, and supernatural storytelling, weaving a diverse range of literary styles from the pens of some of the most renowned authors in the genre. The spectrum of narratives includes psychological thrillers, ghostly hauntings, and sinister mysteries, providing a comprehensive insight into the evolution of horror and suspense in literature. This volume is a testament to the profound impact that darkness and the supernatural have had on the human psyche across different periods and cultures. The assembled authors, including pioneers of the gothic tradition and founders of horror fiction, bring with them their unique backgrounds and the cultural contexts of their times. This collection does not merely present stories; it offers a multifaceted glimpse into the societal fears and personal phobias that these writers encapsulated in their immortal works. From the grim streets of Victorian London to mysterious American frontiers, each story transcends the mere act of storytelling to reflect deeper truths about humanity. For enthusiasts of literary history and lovers of thrilling narratives, this anthology presents an unmatched opportunity. Delving into this substantial volume allows readers to explore an array of powerful emotions and complex themes crafted by master storytellers. 'The Power of Darkness' is not only an educational journey through the landscape of classic horror and mystery but also a portal to the ages, offering endless insights for both the scholarly mind and the casual reader intrigued by the shadows that lie within the human heart.
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Rating★★★★ 4.4 (41)
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GenreHorror, Fantasy
Length994 hrs 29 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 21, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Devil's Guard (Thriller Novel)
26The Gold-Bug
2The Power of Darkness: 560+ Supernatural Thrillers, Macabre Tales & Eerie Mysteries
27Metzengerstein
3Introduction: Supernatural Horror in Literature by H. P. Lovecraft
28The Assignation
4Introduction
29Berenice
5The Dawn of the Horror-Tale
30Morella
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6The Early Gothic Novel
31King Pest
7The Apex of Gothic Romance
32Shadow
8The Aftermath of Gothic Fiction
33Silence
9Spectral Literature on the Continent
34Ligeia
10Edgar Allan Poe
35William Wilson
11The Weird Tradition in America
36The Man of the Crowd
12The Weird Tradition in the British Isles
37The Oval Portrait
13The Modern Masters
38The Premature Burial
14Supernatural & Mystery Thrillers
39The Imp of the Perverse
15Edgar Allan Poe
40The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
16The Tell-Tale Heart
41Hop-Frog
17The Fall of the House of Usher
42H. P. Lovecraft
18The Cask of Amontillado
43The Call of Cthulhu
19The Pit and the Pendulum
44I. The Horror in Clay
20The Masque of the Red Death
45II. The Tale of Inspector Legrasse
21The Black Cat
46III. The Madness from the Sea
22The Oblong Box
47The Shadow over Innsmouth
23The Murders in the Rue Morgue
48I
24The Purloined Letter
49II
25The Mystery of Marie Rogêt
50III