The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. These facts few psychologists will dispute, and their admitted truth must establish for all time the genuineness and dignity of the weirdly horrible tale as a literary form?As may naturally be expected of a form so closely connected with primal emotion, the horror-tale is as old as human thought and speech themselves.Horror intends to create an eerie and frightening atmosphere for the reader. Prevalent elements include ghosts, demons, vampires, werewolves, ghouls, the Devil, witches, monsters, dystopian and apocalyptic worlds, serial killers, cannibalism, psychopaths, cults, dark magic, Satanism, the macabre, gore, and torture.Contents:Edgar Allan PoeTHE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUETHE GOLD BUGTHE BLACK CATTHE PIT AND THE PENDULUMTHE TELL-TALE HEARTTHE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHERTHE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATHTHE CASK OF AMONTILLADOTHE FACTS IN THE CASE OF M. VALDEMARHOP-FROGTHE RAVENBram StokerDRACULAMary ShelleyFRANKENSTEINJoseph Sheridan Le FanuCARMILLARobert Louis StevensonTHE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDEH.P. LovecraftTHE ALCHEMISTAT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESSAZATHOTHTHE BEAST IN THE CAVEBEYOND THE WALL OF SLEEPTHE BOOKTHE CALL OF CTHULHUTHE CASE OF CHARLES DEXTER WARDTHE CATS OF ULTHARTHE COLOUR OUT OF SPACEDAGONTHE DESCENDANTTHE DOOM THAT CAME TO SARNATHTHE DREAM-QUEST OF UNKNOWN KADATHTHE DUNWICH HORRORTHE EVIL CLERGYMANEX OBLIVIONEFACTS CONCERNING THE LATE ARTHUR JERMYN AND HIS FAMILYTHE FESTIVALFROM BEYONDTHE HAUNTER OF THE DARKHEHERBERT WEST-REANIMATORTHE HISTORY OF THE NECRONOMICONTHE HORROR AT RED HOOKTHE HOUNDHYPNOSIBIDIN THE VAULTTHE LITTLE GLASS BOTTLEMEMORYTHE MOON-BOGTHE MUSIC OF ERICH ZANNTHE NAMELESS CITYNYARLATHOTEPOLD BUGSTHE OTHER GODSTHE OUTSIDERPICKMAN'S MODELTHE PICTURE IN THE HOUSEPOLARISTHE QUEST OF IRANONTHE RATS IN THE WALLSA REMINISCENCE OF DR. SAMUEL JOHNSONTHE SECRET CAVE OR JOHN LEES ADVENTURETHE SHADOW OUT OF TIMETHE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTHTHE SHUNNED HOUSETHE SILVER KEYTHE STATEMENT OF RANDOLPH CARTERTHE STRANGE HIGH HOUSE IN THE MISTTHE STREETTHE TEMPLETHE TERRIBLE OLD MANTHE TOMBTHE TRANSITION OF JUAN ROMEROTHE TREEUNDER THE PYRAMIDSTHE VERY OLD FOLKWHAT THE MOON BRINGSTHE WHISPERER IN DARKNESSTHE WHITE SHIPSUPERNATURAL HORROR IN LITERATUREAlgernon BlackwoodTHE WILLOWSFrancis Marion CrawfordTHE DOLL'S GHOSTRobert W. ChambersTHE KING IN YELLOWM. R. JamesCANON ALBERIC'S SCRAP-BOOKLOST HEARTSTHE MEZZOTINT  and others

The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. These facts few psychologists will dispute, and their admitted truth must establish for all time the genuineness and dignity of the weirdly horrible tale as a literary form... As may naturally be expected of a form so closely connected with primal emotion, the horror-tale is as old as human thought and speech themselves. Horror intends to create an eerie and frightening atmosphere for the reader. Prevalent elements include ghosts, demons, vampires, werewolves, ghouls, the Devil, witches, monsters, dystopian and apocalyptic worlds, serial killers, cannibalism, psychopaths, cults, dark magic, Satanism, the macabre, gore, and torture. Contents: Edgar Allan Poe THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE THE GOLD BUG THE BLACK CAT THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM THE TELL-TALE HEART THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF M. VALDEMAR HOP-FROG THE RAVEN Bram Stoker DRACULA Mary Shelley FRANKENSTEIN Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu CARMILLA Robert Louis Stevenson THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE H.P. Lovecraft THE ALCHEMIST AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS AZATHOTH THE BEAST IN THE CAVE BEYOND THE WALL OF SLEEP THE BOOK THE CALL OF CTHULHU THE CASE OF CHARLES DEXTER WARD THE CATS OF ULTHAR THE COLOUR OUT OF SPACE DAGON THE DESCENDANT THE DOOM THAT CAME TO SARNATH THE DREAM-QUEST OF UNKNOWN KADATH THE DUNWICH HORROR THE EVIL CLERGYMAN EX OBLIVIONE FACTS CONCERNING THE LATE ARTHUR JERMYN AND HIS FAMILY THE FESTIVAL FROM BEYOND THE HAUNTER OF THE DARK HE HERBERT WEST-REANIMATOR THE HISTORY OF THE NECRONOMICON THE HORROR AT RED HOOK THE HOUND HYPNOS IBID IN THE VAULT THE LITTLE GLASS BOTTLE MEMORY THE MOON-BOG THE MUSIC OF ERICH ZANN THE NAMELESS CITY NYARLATHOTEP OLD BUGS THE OTHER GODS THE OUTSIDER PICKMAN'S MODEL THE PICTURE IN THE HOUSE POLARIS THE QUEST OF IRANON THE RATS IN THE WALLS A REMINISCENCE OF DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON THE SECRET CAVE OR JOHN LEES ADVENTURE THE SHADOW OUT OF TIME THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH THE SHUNNED HOUSE THE SILVER KEY THE STATEMENT OF RANDOLPH CARTER THE STRANGE HIGH HOUSE IN THE MIST THE STREET THE TEMPLE THE TERRIBLE OLD MAN THE TOMB THE TRANSITION OF JUAN ROMERO THE TREE UNDER THE PYRAMIDS THE VERY OLD FOLK WHAT THE MOON BRINGS THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS THE WHITE SHIP SUPERNATURAL HORROR IN LITERATURE Algernon Blackwood THE WILLOWS Francis Marion Crawford THE DOLL'S GHOST Robert W. Chambers THE KING IN YELLOW M. R. James CANON ALBERIC'S SCRAP-BOOK LOST HEARTS THE MEZZOTINT  and others