John Barrington Cowles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle This fine short story was serially published in Cassell's Saturday Journal from Apri...

    Ernst T.A. Hoffmann (1776-1822), one of the earliest progenitors of scary supernatural stories, wrote the excellent  The Mines of Falun ...

  The Unholy Compact Abjured  was published by French novelist Charles Pigault-Lebrun (1753-1835) in 1825. This is a very early vampire stor...

  Lydia Ashbaugh the Witch by William Darby America's first great witch story. -- Andrew Barger Available for preorder on Amazon Kindle ...

  Edward Bulwer-Lytton Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873) is known in supernatural circles for penning one of the greatest ghost stories of th...

  Mesaerion: Best Science Fiction Short Stories 1800-1849 Booktrailer Check out the new book trailer for  Mesaerion: Best Science Fiction Sh...

  Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) Edgar Allan Poe  was the undisputed king of the early scary short story. He was ten when John Polidori publish...

  Johann Goethe (1749-1832) Review of the Sorrows of Young Werther by Andrew Barger Background The literary impact of Johann Goethe's 17...

  Witchcraft Classics: Best Witch Short Stories 1800-1849 My latest anthology is now live and available for download or purchase. Book amazo...

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