The Masque of the Red Death is a classic short story by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1842 and considered an emblematic tale of gothic fiction. Featuring many of the tropes which define the genre, we witness in its pages a grim setting of a castle, and its multiple rooms which themselves resemble aspects of human personality. The story is not without its ironies: Prospero's castle, while mighty as an ideal guard against the disease ravaging the lands outside, ultimately serves an as an oppressor to the Prince Prospero, his wealthy guests, and his retinue. As the tension ratchets and the great and majestic masquerade turns to one of horror, we witness Poe's evocative flair for grim and horrific prose. Given the description of its symptoms, it is possible that the titular Red Death was inspired by tuberculosis, which was rife among the European continent throughout the 19th century. The Red Death somewhat resembles a highly accelerated form of consumption, which was a terror in society.

This book consists of ten short stories with my own original plots, characters and twists in each short story. "The Exile's Orb" is about an indifferent and bullied boy named, KB. Who soon gets abducted by an evil barbaric alien race from his middle school to be interrogated about a powerful Orb that the boy once had, but KB doesn't know what or where the Orb is. The leader of the alien race Master Odin keeps KB as one of his prisoners, but he escapes from the prison to meet up with a girl named Kristy who introduces him to a man that can help him find the Orb. Does KB find the Exile's Orb in time or does Master Odin conquer the universe? If you like a horror I have one uniquely scary story for you entitled "Curse High." Is a tale about a high school African American boy named Greg who is first being haunted by a demonic spirit that is taking its vengeances out on Greg's friends, family and his high school crush Nina. But first he needs to find out who the demonic spirit is and why this ultra-violent spirit is taking its revenge out on him. Greg soon finds out he must save Nina from the demon. Does Greg save her or does he fail miserably?

Jeanette is not living anymore. She's surviving, running, hiding. All that she knew vanished and what remains doesn't make much sense anymore. Freedom and trust are as difficult to find as warmth and shelter in this desolated landscape. Through her strange encounters, she tries to piece together a frightening puzzle. Pushed to the brink, some emerge as heroes, others plunge into madness. Jeanette is skating on that thin line between both. Fear, doubt, more running... With her trusty companion Rufus by her side, she refuses to give up. She sees things, impossible things. Things that should not exist, yet that are slowly taking over. She has to tell someone, anyone, everyone. She will find hope in the face of despair, and light in the darkest hour of mankind. But mankind might not have that much longer. All Jeanette has are the dreams of her former life, and even those are starting to fade. Welcome to Coma Wagon: The realm of nightmares on a never ending trail toward the truth...

Vampire War: Nemesis is the beginning of the saga in which a group of vampires, with an ancient manuscript, enact a plan to take over the world and subjugate the human race. A covert task force affiliated with a government agency oppose them and attempt to stop the plan before it can begin.

The Valley of Lost Children by William Hope Hodgson This book contains twelve works of mystery and horror by William Hope Hodgson, a prolific early 20th century author who produced mysteries, horror, and science fiction. Hodgson is probably best known for HOUSE ON THE BORDERLAND. H. P. Lovecraft lists this and other works by Hodgson among his greatest influences.

The final unsettling collection of the author's weird and supernatural fiction
Robert W. Chambers most famous and most highly regarded work is undoubtedly, 'The King in Yellow'-a collection of stories held by the common theme of a drama of the same title which drives those who read it to insanity. It is widely accepted that this work is one of the most important in the whole library of American supernatural writing. Nevertheless, it is but part of Chambers' output in the field of weird and supernatural writings, so this special Leonaur collection of Chambers fiction in the genre-which of course includes the stories that comprise 'The King in Yellow'-runs to a satisfying four substantial volumes. Leonaur editions are available in softcover and hardback with dust jacket for collectors. Leonaur hardbacks feature real cloth bindings, gold foil embossed lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
This final volume includes the novel long 'The Hidden Children, ' and two short stories.