To anyone interested in supernatural fiction, the work of Welsh master Arthur Machen (1863-1947) is a fundamental starting point.
In 2008, Stephen King called Machen's "The Great God Pan (included here) "Maybe the best [horror story] in the English language in an interview.
And H.P. Lovecraft wrote: "Of living creators of cosmic fear raised to its most artistic pitch, few if any... [click here for more]
The original 1939 blurb for this story reads: "Molding corpses stalk darkness as fate cuts a grim, macabre jigsaw of death!" Today you would accept a zombie story, as with the hit TV show "The Walking Dead," but in the original pages of the pulp magazine Thrilling Mystery, you get the opposite — a classic crime story by one of the best pulp writers of the era. The dead may walk, but there... [click here for more]
George Barr McCutcheon -- author of the classic novel Brewster's Millions, as well as the Graustark series -- was a popular American novelist in the early 20th century. This volume assembles no less than 25 of his works, including Brewster's Millions and four Graustark novels--more othan 2,700 pages! Included are: BREWSTER'S MILLIONS GRAUSTARK BEVERLY OF GRAUSTARK TRUXTON KING THE PRINCE OF GRAUSTARK... [click here for more]
Welcome to another wide-ranging collection of dark fantasy and horror stories. From familiar classics to rare pulp stories, from the Victorian era to contemporary tales, there's something here for every taste. Included are:
GARAGE SALE, by Janet Fox
SOULS OF THE DAMNED, by John D. Swain
JOHNNY ON THE SPOT, by Frank Belknap Long
THE HAUNTED CHAIR, by Richard Marsh
THE UPPER BERTH, by F. Marion... [click here for more]
Move over, Jessica Fletcher and Miss Marple!
Make room for another aging woman amateur sleuth--Carolyne Santire, plant-hunter extraordinaire! Carolyne's search for the next major botanical find takes her to Brazil in South America, where she encounters political machinations, mayhem, and...murder. The suspect list is long--fellow scientists, Brazilian land barons, prospectors, a cuckolded video director,... [click here for more]