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Famous Modern Ghost Stories - Selected with an Introduction
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781528704298
Publisher: Fantasy and Horror Classics
Published: Mar 29 2018
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.65 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The spirits of the 20th century are not chained to the past. They are trapped in the mind.
Selected and introduced by the brilliant literary critic Dorothy Scarborough, this definitive anthology gathers the most innovative and terrifying tales of the spectral and the uncanny from the early 20th century. Moving past the crumbling castles and rattling chains of the Victorian era, these stories delve into the modern fears of psychology, technology, and the subtle, lingering horrors that haunt contemporary life.
Scarborough curates a collection that showcases the evolution of the ghost story, featuring authors who mastered the art of suggestion, atmosphere, and psychological dread. You will find specters that emerge in:
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Suburban homes instead of desolate manors.
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The minds of the living rather than the tombs of the dead.
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Everyday situations that suddenly twist into pure terror.
From tales of urban dread and scientific mystery to subtle explorations of guilt and obsession, Famous Modern Ghost Stories provides a literary roadmap of the genre as it stepped into the modern age. It is an essential volume for anyone who believes the greatest horrors are often the ones we can't quite see.
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