They soon realize their mistake, as harrowing sounds and evidence of foul play emerge. When humongous hairy bugs, famished carnivorous plants, ferocious fruit-guarding bears, and a sinister strangling snake take charge, the family's ominous feelings turn to full-on panic—but where's the exit?Edward Gorey leads us through this nefarious garden with a light step. His unmistakable drawings paired with engaging couplets produce giggles, not gasps. Perhaps The Evil Garden is a morality tale; perhaps it's simply an enigmatic entertainment. Whatever the interpretation, it's a prime example of the iconic storytelling genius that is Edward Gorey.Book Details: Format: Hardcover Publication Date: 3/15/2011 Pages: 32 Reading Level: Age 8 and Up

    The poems are full of melancholic beauty whether in the disturbing images of death and events beyond the grave described in 'The Raven' and 'Lenore', or in the hypnotic fantasy of works such as 'The Bells', 'The City in the Sea' and 'Annabel Lee'.Possessed of a powerful, richly inventive imagination, Edgar Allan Poe explored the darkest corners of the human psyche and is recognized as one of the first writers to offer a genuine American voice.

    and then Vanishes from the Pages of History.Archaeologist Verity Grey has been drawn to the dark legends of the Scottish Borderlands in search of the truth buried in a rocky field by the sea.Her eccentric boss has spent his whole life searching for the resting place of the lost Ninth Roman Legion and is convinced he's finally found it—not because of any scientific evidence, but because a local boy has "seen" a Roman soldier walking in the fields, a ghostly sentinel who guards the bodies of his long-dead comrades.Here on the windswept shores, Verity may find the answer to one of the great unsolved mysteries of our time. Or she may uncover secrets someone buried for a reason.

    What is Gorey's moral? Don't eat fruitcake? Don't look for morals? Don't mess with the classics? Whatever. You decide. But don't think too hard, and have a Merry Christmas.

    . . - It is seven years since a stake was driven through the heart of the infamous Count Dracula. Seven years which have not eradicated the terrible memories for Jonathan and Mina Harker, who now have a young son. To lay their memories to rest they return to Transylvania, and can find no trace of the horrific events. But, beneath the earth, Draculas soul lies in limbo, waiting for the Lifeblood that will revive him . . .

    Aphorisms and proverbs from William Blake's collection "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell".

    Macabre and supernatural tales became a fashionable and much anticipated component of popular magazines. Writers such as Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and Bram Stoker specialized in this genre, and successful novelists such as Charles Dickens and Harriet Beecher Stowe put aside their longer works to spin haunting short stories. Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories presents over forty deliciously ceric tales, from Le Fanu's "Schalken the Painter" to Henry James's "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" to Edith Nesbit's "The Shadow." (Nesbit was only one of many women who were consummate practitioners of the form; several are represented here.) The most avid enthusiast of ghostly fiction is likely to discover previously unread tales mixed in among old favorites. A brief preface places each story within the context of the author's writings. Perfect bedtime reading, these classic short stories will suspend your disbelief long enough to startle your imagination and chill you to the core.

    Goddu traces the development of the female, southern, and African-American gothic in literature between the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, placing in a new historical context Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, Hawthorne's The Blithedale Romance, Alcott's ghost stories, and Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.

    Filled with magical spells, fire-breathing dragons, and intrepid heroes, these classics of children's literature include stories by such authors as C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, George MacDonald, Jane Yolen, E. Nesbit, and more.vi • Foreword: A World of Wonders • (1996) • essay by Mike Ashleyix • Introduction: Into Your Dreams • (1996) • essay by Garry Kilworth1 • The Green Stone • juvenile • (1988) • short story by Diana Wynne Jones9 • The Hoard of the Gibbelins • (1911) • short story by Lord Dunsany15 • A Harp of Fishbones • (1960) • short story by Joan Aiken33 • The Selkie's Cap • (1996) • short story by Samantha Lee43 • The Back of the North Wind • (1996) • short fiction by George MacDonald61 • The Pit of Wings • [Ryre] • (1978) • short story by Ramsey Campbell81 • A Spell for Annalise • (1993) • short story by Parke Godwin91 • The Secret of Faerie • (1996) • novelette by Paul Lewis111 • The Invisible Kingdom • (1896) • short story by Richard Leander (trans. of Vom unsichtbaren Königreich 1871)125 • The Bone Beast • (1996) • short story by Simon Clark141 • Ice Princess • (1994) • short story by Elisabeth Waters167 • The Wild Hunt • (1996) • short story by Ian Watson171 • The Door to Dark Albion • (1996) • novelette by Cherith Baldry193 • The Fairy Trap • (1996) • short story by Peter Crowther207 • The Dark Island • [Narnia] • (1952) • short fiction by C. S. Lewis219 • A Pattern of Pyramids • (1996) • short story by Patricia Fanthorpe and R. L. Fanthorpe [as by Lionel Fanthorpe and Patricia Fanthorpe]235 • The Closed Window • (1903) • short story by A. C. Benson249 • The Goatboy and the Giant • (1996) • short story by Garry Kilworth259 • Mirror, Mirror... • (1996) • short story by Frances Mary Hendry [as by Frances M. Hendry]271 • The Trolls • (1937) • short fiction by J. R. R. Tolkien291 • Sun City • (1974) • novelette by Tanith Lee321 • Brother Kenan's Bell • (1983) • short story by Jane Yolen327 • The Last Card • (1996) • short story by Steve Lockley341 • Atlantis • juvenile • (1996) • novelette by E. Nesbit [as by Edith Nesbit]361 • The White Doe • (1996) • short story by Keith Taylor371 • Creature of Darkness • (1963) • novelette by Nicholas Stuart Gray389 • Troll-Bridge • (1993) • short story by Neil Gaiman

    In Alien Nation Cannon Schmitt moves away from these models of the genre to chart, instead, the ways in which Gothic fictions and conventions gave shape to a sense of English nationality during the century in which British imperial power was stretching out its greatest reach.

    Clare (who can also be found in the upcoming F&B Mystery anthology Dark Detectives.) With an original introduction by Brian Lumley, and an exclusive interview with the author.

    Tracing the development of the short story from its roots in myth, fable, and fairy tale, the anthology includes a variety of popular genres as well, providing a solid foundation for examining the evolution of the short story. Enlightening sidebars present seven short essays on sub-genres and criticism and useful pedagogy includes headnotes and questions accompanying each selection.