The Werewolf in Lore and Legend3 reviews Montague Summers Dover Publications, 2003 Hugely valuable as a resource for original werewolf lore I'm honestly surprised that the only other reviews for this book are as unfavorable as they are. Sure, Montague Summers was a religious zealot and his contempt for the "devilish" practice of werewolfry (not to mention witchcraft, black magic and any similar occult activities) shines through bright ...             The Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost Finder (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Wordsworth Mystery & ...2 reviews William Hope Hodgson Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 2006 Master of the Supernatural + Good collection! As a 13-year-old, I stumbled across one of Hodgson's Carnacki stories ("The Whistling Room") in a collection of horror/fantasy/mystery stories, and was immediately enthralled: it was the first time I had ever read anything that sent chills up and down my spine, and I was amazed by his ability to ...             The Mark of the Beast and other Fantastical Tales (Fantasy Masterworks) Rudyard Kipling Gollancz, 2007 Rudyard Kipling was a major figure of English literature, who used the full power and intensity of his imagination and his writing ability in his excursions into fantasy. Kipling, one of England's greatest writers, was born in Bombay. He was educated in England, but returned to India in 1882. He began writing fantasy and supernatural stories set in his native continent, such as 'The Phantom ...             Wagner the Werewolf (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)1 review George W.M. Reynolds Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 2006 beware of what edition you get I am enjoying the book, but my copy (printed 1973 Dover Publications) the printing is very small and no Dick Collins intro. My book is about .5 inch thick, but I think I might order the 1.3 inch thick copy.             Inferno: New Tales of Terror and the Supernatural6 reviews Tor Books, 2007 An excellent assortment of dark tales guaranteed to make the reader shudder + More, Please. + Chilling + An excellent anthology in every way + Publishers Weekly starred review             A Night on the Moor & Other Tales of Dread (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural)1 review Robert Murray Gilchrist Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 2006 terrible writing style I didn't want to rate this book with only a single star, as I am quite grateful to the Wordsworth folks for offering all these volumes of relatively obscure supernatural writing. However, despite being a touch of a scholar of the Victorian and Edwardian period, I couldn't muster the strength to ...             The Haunted Hotel & Other Stories (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural)2 reviews Wilkie Collins Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 2006 Uneven Collection Printed on Low Quality Paper, But Inexpensive This inexpensive Wordsworth edition includes the novella The Haunted Hotel (about 150 pages) and eight short stories involving ghosts, the supernatural, and villainy of one sort or another. Wilkie Collins is remembered primarily for two novels, The Moonstone (1868) and The Woman in White (1859), ...             Witchcraft and Black Magic7 reviews Montague Summers Dover Publications, 2000 a great book + A must have book for the Christian's library - While I'll freely admit that this book is very likely to offend witches and pagans, it is one of the most interesting books I've ever read and the vocabulary is great. Summers incorporates a lot of historical, literary, and contemporary (for him) information into this work on the occult, so it's ...             The Bishop of Hell & Other Stories (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural)1 review Marjorie Bowen Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 2006 Words of an angry woman The book's rear cover tells us that Marjorie Bowen "spent the early part of her working life providing for a demanding and ungrateful family." An examination of her writing appears to demonstrate just how much that experience embittered her. The stories are well-enough written, and demonstrate ...             Frankenstein (Enriched Classics)35 reviews Mary Shelley Pocket, 2004 Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley + The Pusuit of Greatness I bought this for my son for a school reading assignment. He did not like the book at all. Me, on the other hand, I liked it. I read it years & years ago but I enjoyed it the 2nd time around.             The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories3 reviews Oxford University Press, USA, 2003 Fun, fascinating, and creepy too... + Savor this supernatural feast + Just the thing for a rainy thunderous autumn evening This is an exceptional anthology of Victorian ghost stories; all are short stories which are easily read in a brief sitting. The book serves as a remarkable spyglass into another era, one wholly foreign to our own. I enjoy each creepy tale and find the mix of authors to be effectively selected and ...             Dracula (Signet Classics)341 reviews Bram Stoker Signet Classics, 1986 An old fashioned tale that doesn't offend + AN ACTUAL REVIEW OF THIS NAXOS AUDIO DRAMATIZATION + There is more than meets the eye Bram Stoker's "Dracula" was first published in 1897, and as one reads this work, it is overwhelmingly apparent that it was written during a time when morals and virtues were held in a much higher regard than they are today. The book is comprised primarily of various journal entries from six ...             Grendel163 reviews John Gardner Vintage, 1989 Distrubed.... I'm disturbed by the amount of people bashing _Grendel_. It's simply an amazing novel. Perhaps those offering sour reviews simply misunderstand the novel--Gardner, from my reading, isn't really attempting a retelling of the _Beowulf_ story. Instead, he's attempting to cast a philosophical ...             Aylmer Vance: Ghost-seer (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural) (Wordsworth Mystery & Supernatural)1 review Alice Askew, Claude Askew Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 2006 Thank heavens it's in print! An offering from a relatively new and small imprint of Wordsworth 'tales of mystery and the supernatural'. The cover is blazoned with a gloss-black skull, to make it extra lurid. And at only a measly 127 pages, one wishes they'd have bundled it with the Aylmer Vance novel, but alas. This is ...             The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror3 reviews Running Press, 2007 Quiet menace and cross-genre rule! + A collection of toxic horror WINNER of The 2008 British Fantasy Society Award for 'Best Anthology of the Year 2007'. What is horror? Well, I can't answer that. After all, I'm not an S.T. Joshi or a John Clute and, further, not nearly as well read in the genre as I'd like to be (my 'to read' pile is really a mountain! ...             Best Ghost Stories of J. S. LeFanu11 reviews J. Sheridan LeFanu Dover Publications, 1964 Deceased judges, a vampire, & a nasty supernatural monkey + Best Gothic Tales of Yestreday that Still Thrills Today's Ghost-Story Readers + TERRIFIC STORIES + Bar none the best..... + Not your standard ghostly fare             American Supernatural Tales (Penguin Classics)2 reviews Penguin Classics, 2007 An Excellent Supernatural Fiction Anthology + Fun Stuff S.T. Joshi has done the reader a great service, taking several of the most accomplished supernatural tales that the American fictional tradition has to offer, and placing them together in just one 477-page book. With the exception of Robert E. Howard's "Old Garfield's Heart" (a clunker that is so ...             The Bell in the Fog & Other Stories (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural)2 reviews Gertrude Atherton Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 2006 Good,Not Great, Ghost Story Collection I wouldn't have bothered to review this particular book of ghost stories, but I thought that the previous review-more the star rating than the review itself- left a unfair impression. It's true that Atherton was no M.R James or J.S Le Fanu, but how many are? I think this collection is a perfectly ...             The Vampire in Lore and Legend (Dover Books on Anthropology and Folklore)4 reviews Montague Summers Dover Publications, 2001 The European Vampire Legend. + The Vampire in Lore and Legend...... _The Vampire in Lore and Legend_ by Roman Catholic priest Reverend Montague Summers is a republication of the book _The Vampire in Europe_ by Dover Press, a sequel to Summers' previous work on vampires. Montague Summers was a fascinating character whose opposition to the modern day skeptical ...             Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural (Modern Library)24 reviews Modern Library, 1994 Essential -- the roots of modern short horror fiction + Relative Perfection... + Absolutely Excellant + Excellent collection of classic tales + A deadly little jewel