"Reality is a nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there." -John Barth
by Clive Barker “Some die too soon. Most live too long.” The last five of Earth’s magicians are gathered together to resurrect their leader, a man previously destroyed by Hell. The master magician regains life and berates his followers for disturbing his peace, explaining their folly, but they’re panicked by the systematic erasure off all... Continue Reading →
by Lynd Ward An entirely wordless novel told through woodcuts alone, the book details a young artist traveling to a new city who gives his last coin to a beggar. He's unable to pay for his later meal and the proprietor is about to get nasty when the artist offers a drawing in lieu of... Continue Reading →
by Horace Walpole Gothic novel #1. "It is sinful," replied the Friar, "to cherish those whom heaven has doomed to destruction." Generally accepted to be the first Gothic novel ever written, The Castle of Otranto is an important book for those looking deeply into horror and it's history and remains highly enjoyable. A headstrong prince,... Continue Reading →
by Alan Moore “Beware, ye that are loath to make commotion! Shudder, ye who would not bring attention on thyself, and see what shyness brought me, with even my gizzard now become a public spectacle. Behold, ye meek: this prong of iron is all the Earth ye shall inherit.” The following stories take place on... Continue Reading →
by Suzy McKee Charnas “Extraordinary, he thought: I provide their nightmares, and they provide mine.” Dr. Weyland, a successful and aloof professor at a small but respectable college, has been experimenting on students for his sleep program by studying their dreams when a female staff member is approached to join the study. Uneducated compared to... Continue Reading →
by William Beckford “The condition appointed to man is to be ignorant and humble.” Reputed as one of the first gothic horror novels ever written (1782, published in 1786), and possibly beaten only by The Castle of Otranto (1764), this is a kind of Arabian Nights journey into Hell. Vathek is the story of a... Continue Reading →
by Ray Bradbury ‘Boy!’ yelled Will. ‘Folks run like they thought the storm was here!’ ‘It is!’ shouted Jim. ‘Us!’ Jim and Will, two thirteen-year-old boys, are filled with wonder as a mysterious carnival unpacks itself before their eyes during one of their midnight (3am) excursions from the house. The two have contrasting personalities but are... Continue Reading →
by John Farris “Reckon maybe there’s a law of physics would explain how that could happen. Or else it’s one of them black arts secrets that’ll stay secret until somebody figures out the answer.” Part horror, fantasy, mystery and thriller, Wildwood is the story of a father and son traveling to a remote section of... Continue Reading →
by M.R. James "I expect you're right: he has got in. And if I don't mistake, there'll be the devil to pay in one of the rooms upstairs." 8 stories make up this 1904 collection, and they hold up well. The language of the time isn’t much of a barrier here, and though it may... Continue Reading →
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