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The 13 Best Horror Stories of All Time Leslie Pockell 9780446679503 Books Reviews

"The 13 Best Horror Stories of All Time" compiles true classics of the horror genre, though I would have preferred a larger compendium with more works. The tales included here are atmospheric, dark, and macabre. It makes a great introduction to the classic horror genre (note not the gore-fest that is so characteristic of latter day works of horror) especially for those beginning to explore the genre, and also for adolescent readers. I have used many of these stories in my Language Arts classes and received favorable responses.

The tales represented here are
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
Green Tea - by J.Sheridan Le Fanu
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Bottle Imp by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen
Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker
The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs
Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad by M.R. James
The Country of the Blind by H.G. Wells
The Willows by Algernon Blackwood
The Beckoning Fair One by Oliver Onions
The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

Amongst my favorites in this collection are M.R. James' Oh, Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad (MR James also happens to be one of my all-time favorite horror writers, who has the ability to chill my soul through his descriptive, fluid prose), "The Willows", "Dracula's Guest" (which interestingly had been cut out of the original manuscript of "Dracula" because of the length of the novel and only published in 1914, two years after Bram Stoker's death), and "The Lottery" (one of those pieces of writing that starts off on a languid note, and builds up tension slowly but surely towards a horrifying and chilling climax).

For those whose appetite for the genre has increased after reading these tales of the macabre, I'd suggest exploring the following
Count Magnus and Other Ghost Stories (The Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James, Vol. 1)
The Haunted Doll's House and Other Ghost Stories (The Complete Ghost Stories of M.R. James, Vol. 2)
The Essential Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Collection (55 works)
Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood
The Lottery and Other Stories
You won't find a better line-up in any other book of short tales. Here are the Masters, the true "Old Ones", who paved the horror-ridden walkways that deranged souls love to walk upon. If someone says, "I don't like horror", or rejects the newer splatter horror, this book is the perfect gift to introduce them to what horror is really about.

It's not about blood; it's about dread. That sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach, that feeling that forces your from your chair at night to turn on all the houselights and peek cautiously out into the night through curtains that flutter in unseen winds. You lock the door and you lock the windows, but the feeling will not leave.

Table Of Contents

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe

Green Tea by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The Bottle Imp by Robert Louis Stevenson

The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen

Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker

The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs

Oh, Whistle And I'll Come To You, My Lad by M.R. James

The Country Of The Blind by H.G. Wells

The Willows by Algernon Blackwood

The Beckoning Fair One by Oliver Onions

The Call Of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft

The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

From the languid, flowing prose from 'The Willows' by Algernon Blackwood, the terror of insanity in 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, houses haunted by madness in 'The Beckoning Fair One' by Oliver Onions, and classic tales by Poe, Stevenson, Machen, Stoker, H.G. Wells, Lovecraft, and Jackson, this truly is the best of the best of horror. It's nice to have this classic pieces available in one book. Any horror fan of course has read and/or owns these works, but the convenience of perusing your midnight pleasures in a single collection is more than worth the price of the book. I would give it 10 stars if I could, this is a "must have" book for horror fans. Enjoy!
I purchased this book to read as part of a book club. The book is a compilation of "horror" stories. I say "horror" because the stories are not at all scary. Some of the stories are written in old English-type style which makes it hard to follow. Some are quite suspenseful and build you up only to let you down with no monster or demon or murder to follow. I am trying to get through the book but it is tough because none of the stories are holding my attention.
I liked this book very much, so much so, that I forgot I read it before and ordered the same book again. It keeps you wanting to keep right on reading to see what is coming up next. For the price even for a 2nd time, it was worth it.
Hard to find locally, love for book purchases. We have 2 horror short story readers in the family, so this makes a great gift twice. We then take them to the local used book store for credit or cash. Fast shipping. Item as described. Thanks.