Throughout the book “A Journey of Decent into Unsanity,” a lady goes through a period of “temporary emotional distress – a minor hysterical tendency.” The account is full with clues that suggest that her issue is related to her recent motherhood, maybe postpartum depression. Her husband, who is well-intentioned but dictatorial and illiterate, confines her … Read more
Based on translations of Kinder und Hausmarchen by Edgar Taylor and Marian Edwardes. Book Excerpt He approached the window and invited him inside, where joy and excitement awaited him. He could not resist the temptation and entered, forgetting about the golden bird and its home. After some time had gone, the youngest son also expressed … Read more
The story of Eric, a brilliant yet odd individual with physical distortions who terrifies the Paris Opera Garnier. He constructs his home underneath it, and because of his passion for music, he kidnaps a stunning soprano in order to keep her in his control. Book Excerpt His eyes were so deep that it was difficult … Read more
Three separate storylines have been combined using a storyteller’s method to reveal the discovery of a message left behind by a departed relative. It compiles the whole truth and the ominous ramifications of the data it contains. The final words of the narrator are, “The most compassionate thing in the world, I believe, is the … Read more
Ligeia! Ligeia! My beautiful one, Whose harshest idea Will to melody run, Say, is it thy will, On the breezes to toss, Or, capriciously still, Like the lone albatross, Incumbent on night, As she on the air, To keep watch with delight On the harmony there? Book Excerpt “Explore the mysteries of the human mind; … Read more
When a straightforward young Englishman accompanies a customer to Transylvania and encounters the mysterious Count Dracula, the most well-known vampire tale in history starts. When Dracula reveals his actual self, he takes a ship towards England, where dreadful things start to happen to the inhabitants of London…. Book Excerpt The snow-covered top of the big … Read more
Book Excerpt “A shroud may work as the coffin’s pall, I suppose. My blood rushes through my veins with immense power, and my long-restrained youth suddenly explodes into active activity, like an eruption in a volcano that erupts once every hundred years and then remains dormant. I feel as though life is rising within me … Read more
Mrs. Velkanon Alberic’s portrayal by Arthur B. River can be seen in the films “The Haunted and The Hunters,” “The Silent Omen,” “Banishes the Man Who Wants to Two Women,” “Ghost Stories of Phantom Rickshaw,” “The Rival Ghosts,” “The Damned Thing,” “The Intervalled American Ghost,” and “Assassin of The American Ghost.” Book Excerpt Arthur B. … Read more
Embark on an extraordinary journey with “The Invisible Man,” where we delve into the captivating story of Griffin, a brilliant scientist. His groundbreaking theory proposes that by altering a person’s refractive index to match that of air and preventing light absorption or reflection, they can achieve invisibility. As Griffin fearlessly conducts the experiment on himself, … Read more