American supernatural tales : the ultimate collection of weird and frightening American fiction

As Stephen King will attest, the popularity of the occult in American literature has only grown since the days of Edgar Allan Poe. American Supernatural Tales celebrates the richness of this tradition with chilling contributions from some of the nation’s brightest literary lights, including Poe himself, H. P. Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, Ray Bradbury, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and—of course—Stephen King. By turns phantasmagoric, spectral, and demonic, this is a frighteningly good addition to Penguin Classics.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Introduction / S.t. Joshi -- The Adventure Of The German Student / Washington Irving -- Edward Randolph's Portrait / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The Fall Of The House Of Usher / Edgar Allan Poe -- What Was It? / Fitz-james O'brien -- The Death Of Halpin Frayser / Ambrose Bierce -- The Yellow Sign / Robert W. Chambers -- The Real Right Thing / Henry James -- The Call Of Cthulhu / H.p. Lovecraft -- The Vaults Of Yoh-vombis / Clark Ashton Smith -- Old Garfield's Heart / Robert E. Howard -- Black Bargain / Robert Bloch -- The Lonesome Place / August Derleth -- The Girl With The Hungry Eyes / Fritz Leiber -- The Fog Horn / Ray Bradbury -- A Visit / Shirley Jackson -- Long Distance Call / Richard Matheson -- The Vanishing American / Charles Beaumont -- The Events At Poroth Farm / T.e.d. Klein -- Night Surf / Stephen King -- The Late Shift / Dennis Etchison -- Vastarien / Thomas Ligotti -- Endless Night / Karl Edward Wagner -- The Hollow Man / Norman Partridge -- Last Call For The Sons Of Shock / David J. Schow -- Demon / Joyce Carol Oates -- In The Water Works (birmingham, Alabama 1888) / Caitlin R. Kiernan. Edited With An Introduction By S.t. Joshi. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [xxiii]-xxxiii). As Stephen King will attest, the popularity of the occult in American literature has only grown since the days of Edgar Allan Poe. American Supernatural Tales celebrates the richness of this tradition with chilling contributions from some of the nations brightest literary lights, including Poe himself, H. P. Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, Ray Bradbury, Nathaniel Hawthorne, andof courseStephen King. By turns phantasmagoric, spectral, and demonic, this is a frighteningly good addition to Penguin Classics. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators. EDITORIAL REVIEW: **The ultimate collection of weird and frightening American fiction** As Stephen King will attest , the popularity of the occult in American literature has only grown since the days of Edgar Allan Poe. American Supernatural Tales celebrates the richness of this tradition with chilling contributions from some of the nation's brightest literary lights, including Poe himself, H. P. Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, Ray Bradbury, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and-of course- Stephen King. By turns phantasmagoric, spectral, and demonic, this is a frighteningly good addition to Penguin Classics. A chilling anthology of tales of the supernatural, the macabre, and the occult features contributions by Edgar Allan Poe, H. P. Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, Ray Bradbury, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Stephen King, and other masters of the genre. Original. 10,000 first printing. As Stephen King will attest, the popularity of the occult in American literature has only grown since the days of Edgar Allan Poe. This text celebrates the richness of this tradition with chilling contributions from some of the nation's brightest literary lights