Stories for Halloween

Name: Stories for Halloween
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780099577126
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By Edgar Allan Poe

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A collection of eerie tales by Edgar Allan Poe, the Godfather of Gothic fiction. These stories explore dark fears, guilty secrets, and the chilling consequences of rage, revenge, and obsession, enveloping readers in a nightmare world that is both appalling and enthralling.
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Ideal for fans of Gothic fiction, supernatural horror, and psychological thrillers, as well as readers interested in classic literature and the roots of modern horror.

A title that lets you enter a world like a nightmare, haunted by dark fears, guilty secrets and the bloody consequences of rage, revenge and obsession.

A selection of spine-chilling tales by the Godfather of Goth

Description

A selection of spine-chilling tales by the Godfather of Goth.

The midnight hour approaches. You lie in bed and try to sleep, but there is the howling of the wind outside, the creak of a floorboard, the scream of a cat, the ticking clock...

Your heart beats, your skin crawls, and despite yourself you reach for this book and enter a world like a nightmare, haunted by dark fears, guilty secrets and the bloody consequences of rage, revenge and obsession.

You cannot tear yourself away, these tales will appal and yet enthrall you, for no mere mortal can resist the master of Gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe.

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Sunday Times praises Poe's supernatural grotesquerie and graveyard doom, noting his influence on Stephen King and Truman Capote's southern gothic. The Spectator highlights Poe's foundational impact on modern horror and psychological thrillers. The Observer calls these essential reading for thriller lovers and recognises the originality and lasting influence of Poe's work on a variety of notable authors.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099577126

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 October 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 149g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, USA, in 1809. Poe, short story writer, editor and critic, he is best known for his macabre tales and as the progenitor of the detective story. He died in 1849, in mysterious circumstances, at the age of forty.