{"product_id":"best-horror-short-stories-1850-1899-andrew-barger-9781933747576","title":"Best Horror Short Stories 1850-1899: A 6a66le Horror Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe best horror short stories from the last half of the nineteenth century are combined for the first time by Andrew Barger, award-winning author and editor of 6a66le: Best Horror Short Stories 1800-1849.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Andrew has meticulously researched the finest Victorian horror short stories and combined them into one undeniable collection. He has added his familiar scholarly touch by annotating the stories, providing story background information, author photos and a list of horror stories considered. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Historic Horror. The best horror short stories from the last half of the 19th century include nightmare tales by Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle, Joseph Le Fanu, W. C. Morrow, H. G. Wells, Arthur Machen, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and other early founders of the horror tale.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA Terror Tour Guide (2016) by Andrew Barger (A leading voice in the gothic literature space, Andrew sets the stage for this anthology of nightmares.)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Pioneers of Pike's Peak (1897) by Basil Tozer (Hoards of giant spiders on a Colorado mountain. What could go wrong?)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLot No. 249 (1892) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Perhaps the premier mummy horror story ever recorded from the master that is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is measured out to its climatic ending.)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Yellow Wallpaper (1892) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Explore the depths of insanity.)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGreen Tea (1871) by Joseph Le Fanu (One of the most haunting horror stories by the Irish master.)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat Was It? (1859) by Fitz James O'Brien (Sometimes the worst horror is one you can't see.)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePollock and the Porroh Man (1897) by H. G. Wells (Wells takes us deep into the jungle and its wrought supernatural horror.)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Spider of Guyana (1857) by Erckmann-Chatrian (The first giant spider horror story is one of its best.)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Squaw (1893) by Bram Stoker (The author of Dracula never disappoints.)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Great God Pan (1894) by Arthur Machen (Mythic horror that gained much praise from H. P. Lovecraft.)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHis Unconquerable Enemy (1889) by W. C. Morrow (A fiendish tale of torture sees Morrow at his best.)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHorror Short Stories Considered (Andrew concludes the horror anthology by listing every horror short story he read to pick the very best.)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eRead the premier horror anthology for the last half of the nineteenth century tonight  \u003c\/p\u003e \"But it now struck me for the first time that there must be one great and ruling embodiment of fear, a King of Terrors to which all others must succumb.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1859 \"What Was It?\" \u003cbr\u003e Fitz James O'Brien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Barger, Bram Stoker, Arthur Conan Doyle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1933747579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933747576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bottletree Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Andrew Barger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43937539391743,"sku":"9781933747576","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a92d92f6-d579-4c48-baf1-a6b2de1f8654.jpg?v=1681430663","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/best-horror-short-stories-1850-1899-andrew-barger-9781933747576","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}