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Ormond Or The Secret Witness- Volume 2

by Charles Brockden Brown

Published: 1799-01-01. 31,958 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

As Constantia’s trials deepen, the mysterious Ormond tightens his hold, drawing her into a labyrinth of intrigues, disguises, and moral tests. Pursued by scandal and shadowed by violence, she confronts perilous choices that pit independence against security, reason against desire, until a final reckoning exposes the cost of virtue in a corrupt world.

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Ormond Or The Secret Witness- Volume 1

by Charles Brockden Brown

Published: 1799-01-01. 31,399 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

After her father’s ruin leaves her near destitute, principled Constantia is drawn into a web of whispered conspiracies and seductive power. A magnetic stranger offers rescue—and tests her integrity—amid shadowed parlors, secret letters, and a city trembling with unrest. Torn between duty and desire, she must navigate perilous choices where every confidant may be a witness—and a threat.

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The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

by Edgar Allan Poe

Published: 1838-07-01. 71,478 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

A harrowing voyage into the unknown leads to shipwreck, mutiny, and encounters with eerie polar mysteries. Blending adventure and terror, the journey descends into the depths of human endurance and the unfathomable secrets of the sea.

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Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (A Fragment)

by Charles Brockden Brown

Published: 1805-01-01. 23,684 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

A mysterious and suspenseful tale follows a man with extraordinary abilities and a hidden past. As secrets, deception, and uncanny talents unfold, the story explores human ambition, identity, and the fine line between genius and obsession.

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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1

by Edgar Allan Poe

Published: 1850-01-01. 91,490 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

A haunted mind prowls ruined mansions, foggy streets and the dark cells of its own obsessions. Here, murders are solved by eerie logic, guilty hearts betray themselves with every sound, and dreams curdle into nightmare. Blending mystery, horror and cruel irony, these tales probe how thin the line is between sanity and the abyss.

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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2

by Edgar Allan Poe

Published: 1850-01-10. 96,779 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

Mad scientists, entombed lovers, haunted seas and minds on the brink fill this second gathering of tales. Labyrinthine confessions, cruel hoaxes, spectral visitations and eerie voyages draw the reader through chambers of dread and bitter laughter, where every heartbeat, wave and whispered word hints at ancient, unburied guilt.

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Wieland Or The Transformation: An American Tale

by Charles Brockden Brown

Published: 1798-01-01. 82,912 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

In a secluded Pennsylvania estate, a devout family is shaken by mysterious voices, nocturnal visitations, and a father’s terrifying obsession with divine commands. As love, jealousy, and fanaticism intertwine, reason unravels into horror, forcing the survivors to question whether evil rose from the supernatural—or from the human mind.

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Edgar Huntly or Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker

by Charles Brockden Brown

Published: 1799-01-01. 94,730 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

A haunting tale of mystery and psychological suspense follows a young man drawn into a world of secret violence, sleepwalking, and hidden passions. As he unravels dark events around him, the line between reality and the subconscious blurs, revealing the depths of fear, guilt, and obsession.

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Arthur Mervyn Or Memoirs of the Year 1793

by Charles Brockden Brown

Published: 1799-01-01. 149,598 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

A young man arrives in plague-ravaged Philadelphia, seeking fortune but finding deception and danger. Caught in a web of fraud, fever, and moral dilemmas, he navigates a city of secrets with naive hope and cunning. This gripping tale of survival and betrayal in 1793 America probes the clash between innocence and a corrupt world, set against a vivid backdrop of chaos and human resilience.

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The Monk: A Romance

by M. G. Lewis

Published: 1796-03-12. 138,255 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

In a world of temptation and sin, a devout monk’s descent into corruption unveils the dark side of faith and desire. Gothic terror, forbidden passion, and supernatural forces intertwine in a tale of moral downfall and haunting retribution.

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The Black Monk, and Other Stories

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Published: 1894-01-01. 68,689 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

An ambitious scholar is visited by a radiant monk who promises genius, drawing him toward ecstatic heights and ruin. Around this haunting center, finely cut tales follow doctors, clerks, and peasants at quiet breaking points—love curdling, duty clashing with desire, hope flickering in bleak rooms—revealing how self-deception and sudden grace share a razor-thin border.

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The goddess: A Demon

by Richard Marsh

Published: 1900-01-01. 64,192 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

An ancient idol carried from the East brings a wake of terror to London: a jeweled goddess with eyes like emerald flame, a murdered financier, and a woman pursued by whispers of possession. As thieves, skeptics, and a relentless investigator close in, curses seem to think and strike. Is the evil human or divine? A breathless chase through salons and slums tests reason against superstition.

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The Vampyre; a Tale

by John William Polidori

Published: 1819-01-01. 12,734 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

On a stormy night, a mysterious aristocrat befriends an impressionable young gentleman and draws him into a glittering world of midnight salons and ruined reputations. Too late, the youth discovers his companion’s monstrous secret, as desire, superstition, and cold reason collide in a deadly bargain sealed in blood and silence.

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The Woman with One Hand and Mr. Ely's Engagement

by Richard Marsh

Published: 1899-01-01. 53,321 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

At a fashionable seaside resort, a charming bachelor becomes obsessed with a veiled woman who hides a missing hand and an even darker secret. As gossip thickens and a sudden engagement shocks the town, chance meetings, misread letters and quiet blackmail twist polite courtship toward scandal, danger and a bitterly ironic fate.

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The Beetle: A Mystery

by Richard Marsh

Published: 1897-09-01. 115,102 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

A chilling tale of obsession, disguise, and supernatural menace unfolds as a mysterious figure terrorizes London. Secrets, fear, and suspense intertwine in this gripping story of intrigue, danger, and the unknown.

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The Snake's Pass

by Bram Stoker

Published: 1890-01-01. 96,818 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

In the misty west of Ireland, a young Englishman stumbles into a village overshadowed by a bog that swallows roads and a legend of a buried hoard guarded by the Serpent. A charming rival, a scheming land-grabber, and treacherous weather tangle love with danger. As the bog heaves in a terrible storm, greed and folklore collide, and the earth itself decides who will be claimed.

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Three Ghost Stories

by Charles Dickens

Published: 1866-01-01. 21,307 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

Three tales of the supernatural unfold: a haunted signalman who foresees disaster on the rails, a guilty man pursued by his own double, and a wedding guest shaken by a sinister bargain. Subtle chills, eerie coincidences and moral dread reveal how the past refuses to stay buried in respectable lives, even by lamplight and in dreams.

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The Lair of the White Worm

by Bram Stoker

Published: 1911-01-01. 56,106 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

Returning to bleak Derbyshire, a young heir is drawn into a feud between a mesmerist landowner and a pale, predatory lady whose estate hides a bottomless pit. Strange rites, a man-sized kite, and disappearances point to an ancient serpent cult coiled beneath the moor. With a mongoose, dynamite, and grim resolve, he hunts a monster that wears a human face.

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The Jewel of Seven Stars

by Bram Stoker

Published: 1903-01-01. 90,516 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

After an eminent Egyptologist is found senseless beside a coffin and a blood-red gem, his daughter and a young barrister uncover plans to revive a long-dead queen whose will may outlast her tomb. As seven lamps are lit and ancient rites assemble in a stormy house by the sea, jealousy, obsession, and a curse tighten—until the past reaches out for a new body.

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The Mystery of the Sea

by Bram Stoker

Published: 1902-01-01. 157,914 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Horror

Amid the rugged coast of Scotland, ancient legends, secret codes, and supernatural forces intertwine with romance and danger. A thrilling tale of mystery and courage where fate and the unseen shape every turn.

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