The Frightful Fifty, Part Two: 25 More Dreadful Singles

Horror and suspense are not new topics in classic literature. While many are familiar with titles such as Bram Stoker's Dracula, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and the stories and poetry of Edgar Allan Poe, there is a plethora of older and lesser known tales of terror. These short stories (and some poems) contain all of the elements that are still popular with modern horror and suspense: vampires, ghosts, killers, and the supernatural. While some of the titles give away what each piece of literature is about topically, some aren't as clear. I feel that not knowing what you are about to read will be more of a surprise. This is not unlike watching a film without reading the synopsis.Amelia B. Edwards – The Phantom CoachSamuel Taylor Coleridge – The Rime of the Ancient MarinerJoyce Carol Oates – Accursed Inhabitants of the House of BlyHenry James – The Way It CameVictoria Glad – Each Man KillsVernon Lee – A Wicked VoiceHonoré de Balzac – La Grande BretecheRobert W. Chambers – The MessengerSir Walter Scott – The Tapestried ChamberThéophile Gautier – ClarimondeLord Lytton – The Haunted and the HauntersF. Marion Crawford – The Upper BerthSheridan Le Fanu – The Murdered CousinJohn Kendrick Bangs – The Water Ghost of Harrowby HallMary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman – The Lost GhostGertrude Atherton – The Bell in the FogGuy de Maupassant – The HorlaWilliam F. Harvey – The Beast with Five FingersNathaniel Hawthorne – Young Goodman BrownGeorge MacDonald – Uncle Cornelius: His StoryM.E. Braddon – The Cold EmbraceH.P. Lovecraft – DagonEdith Wharton – AfterwardPeter de Niverville – The Petting ZooSteve Dustcircle – Girl Bastard

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