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The anthology presents a curated set of fourteen eerie tales drawn from authors across the English and American literary canon. Readers encounter suspenseful narratives such as Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily,” Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado,” and Roald Dahl’s “Man from the South.” The selection also includes classic creepy pieces by Charles Dickens, Daphne Du Maurier, and Sherlock Holmes author Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as darker modern suspense from Patricia Highsmith and Joseph Conrad. Each story showcases intriguing themes of death, crime, and psychological tension, offering a compact yet varied exploration of horror traditions.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: General Fiction/Anthologies
Authors: Alan Maitland
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