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The Penguin Book of Horror Stories (1984)

by J. A. Cuddon (Editor)

Other authors: J.N. Allan (Contributor), Honoré de Balzac (Contributor), E.F. Benson (Contributor), Ambrose Bierce (Contributor), Ray Bradbury (Contributor)36 more, D.K. Broster (Contributor), A.M. Burrage (Contributor), Roald Dahl (Contributor), Monica Dickens (Contributor), Lord Dunsany (Contributor), William Faulkner (Contributor), Robert Graves (Contributor), L.P. Hartley (Contributor), William F. Harvey (Contributor), Dororthy K. Haynes (Contributor), Patricia Highsmith (Contributor), William Hope Hodgson (Contributor), James Hogg (Contributor), Geoffrey Household (Contributor), Henry James (Contributor), M.R. James (Contributor), Will F. Jenkins (Contributor), Franz Kafka (Contributor), Gerald Kersh (Contributor), Perceval Landon (Contributor), John Lennon (Contributor), Guy de Maupassant (Contributor), Prosper Mérimée (Contributor), John Metcalfe (Contributor), Augustus Muir (Contributor), Dawn Muscillo (Contributor), Edgar Allan Poe (Contributor), John Russell (Contributor), Villas Sarang (Contributor), Muriel Spark (Contributor), Carl Stephenson (Contributor), Robert Louis Stevenson (Contributor), Evelyn Waugh (Contributor), H.G. Wells (Contributor), Yvor Winters (Contributor), Émile Zola (Contributor)

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According to the OED the word horror was used in the sense of a "loathing fear, feeling terror or repugnance", as early as the fourteenth century with one example cited from no less than Chaucer in "The Parson's Tale" from his inestimable Canterbury Tales. So the notion has been around a long time and in use by a broad range of authors.
This anthology provides just such a broad range of writers both famous and those not so well-known. Writers include expected representatives like Poe, Henry James, Balzac, Maupassant, Stevenson, and Bierce, among others. But there are those unexpected and unknown to this reader like Percival Landon D. K. Broster, and Monica Dickens. Those authors are surprisingly few and those who are famous also include twentieth century contributors like Bradbury, William Faulkner, Patricia Highsmith and Roald Dahl. This is a quality collection of some of the best examples of the horror story genre that I would recommend to both beginners and experienced readers of terror-filled and haunting tales. ( )
1 vote jwhenderson | Apr 9, 2014 |
Contains:
The Monk of horror, or The Conclave of corpses / Anonymous --
The Astrologer's prediction, or The Maniac's fate / Anonymous --
The expedition to Hell / James Hogg --
Mateo Falcone / Prosper Merimee --
The Case of M. Valdemar / Edgar Allan Poe --
Le Grande Breteche / Honore de Balzac --
The romance of certain old clothes / Henry James --
Who knows? / Guy de Maupassant --
The body snatcher / Robert Louis Stevenson --
The death of Olivier Becaille / Emile Zola --
The boarded window / Ambrose Bierce --
Lost hearts / M.R. James --
The sea-raiders / H.G. Wells --
The derelict / William Hope Hodgson --
Thurnley Abbey / Perceval Landon --
The fourth man / John Russell --
In the penal colony / Franz Kafka --
The waxwork / A.M. Burrage --
Mrs. Amworth / E.F. Benson --
The reptile / Augustus Muir --
Mr. Meldrum's Mania / John Metcalfe --
The beast with five fingers / William Fryer Harvey --
Dry September / William Faulkner --
Couching at the door / D.K. Broster --
The two bottles of relish / Lord Dunsany --
The man who liked Dickens / Evelyn Waugh --
Taboo / Geoffrey Household --
The thought / L.P. Hartley --
Comrade death / Gerald Kersh --
Leningen versus the ants / Carl Stephenson --
The brink of darkness / Yvor Winters --
Activity time / Monica Dickens --
Earth to Earth / Robert Graves --
The dwarf / Ray Bradbury --
The Portabello Road / Muriel Spark --
No flies on Frank / John Lennon --
Sister Coxall's revenge / Dawn Muscillo --
Thou shalt not suffer a witch ... / Dorothy K. Haynes --
The terrapin / Patricia Highsmith --
Man from the south / Roald Dahl --
Uneasy home-coming / Will F. Jenkins --
The Aquarist / J.N. Allan --
An interview with M. Chakko / Vilas Sarang.
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Cuddon, J. A.Editorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Allan, J.N.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Balzac, Honoré deContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Benson, E.F.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bierce, AmbroseContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bradbury, RayContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Broster, D.K.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Burrage, A.M.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dahl, RoaldContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dickens, MonicaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Dunsany, LordContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Faulkner, WilliamContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Graves, RobertContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hartley, L.P.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Harvey, William F.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Haynes, Dororthy K.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Highsmith, PatriciaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hodgson, William HopeContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hogg, JamesContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Household, GeoffreyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
James, HenryContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
James, M.R.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Jenkins, Will F.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Kafka, FranzContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Kersh, GeraldContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Landon, PercevalContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lennon, JohnContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Maupassant, Guy deContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Mérimée, ProsperContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Metcalfe, JohnContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Muir, AugustusContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Muscillo, DawnContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Poe, Edgar AllanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Russell, JohnContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Sarang, VillasContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Spark, MurielContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Stephenson, CarlContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Stevenson, Robert LouisContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Waugh, EvelynContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Wells, H.G.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Winters, YvorContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Zola, ÉmileContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Contains:
  • The Monk of Horror, or The Conclave of Corpses / Anonymous
  • The Astrologer's Prediction, or The Maniac's Fate / Anonymous
  • The Expedition to Hell / James Hogg
  • Mateo Falcone / Prosper Merimee
  • The Case of M. Valdemar / Edgar Allan Poe
  • Le Grande Breteche / Honoré de Balzac
  • The Romance of Certain Old Clothes / Henry James
  • Who Knows? / Guy De Maupassant
  • The Body Snatcher / Robert Louis Stevenson
  • The Death of Olivier Becaille / Emile Zola
  • The Boarded Window / Ambrose Bierce
  • Lost Hearts / M.R. James
  • The Sea-Raiders / H.G. Wells
  • The Derelict / William Hope Hodgson
  • Thurnley Abbey / Perceval Landon
  • The Fourth Man / John Russell
  • In the Penal Colony / Franz Kafka
  • The Waxwork / A.M. Burrage
  • Mrs. Amworth / E.F. Benson
  • The Reptile / Augustus Muir
  • Mr. Meldrum's Mania / John Metcalfe
  • The Beast with Five Fingers / William Fryer Harvey
  • Dry September / William Faulkner
  • Couching at the Door / D.K. Broster
  • The Two Bottles of Relish / Lord Dunsany
  • The Man Who Liked Dickens / Evelyn Waugh
  • Taboo / Geoffrey Household
  • The Thought / L.P. Hartley
  • Comrade Death / Gerald Kersh
  • Leningen Versus the Ants / Carl Stephenson
  • The Brink of Darkness / Yvor Winters
  • Activity Time / Monica Dickens
  • Earth to Earth / Robert Graves
  • The Dwarf / Ray Bradbury
  • The Portabello Road / Muriel Spark
  • No Flies on Frank / John Lennon
  • Sister Coxall's Revenge / Dawn Muscillo
  • Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch … / Dorothy K. Haynes
  • The Terrapin / Patricia Highsmith
  • Man from the South / Roald Dahl
  • Uneasy Home-Coming / Will F. Jenkins
  • The Aquarist / J.N. Allan
  • An Interview with M. Chakko / Vilas Sarang
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