Edgar Allan Poe is probably best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre but he's also one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story. This collection includes nine of his best stories ꟷ perfect for a dark, stormy evening before Halloween:
• A Descent Into The Maelstrom
• The Black Cat
• The Fall Of The House Of Usher
• The Masque Of The Red Death
• The Pit And The Pendulum
• The Tell Tale Heart
• The Murders In The Rue Morgue
• The Balloon
• Three Sundays In A Week
Introduction By Scott Slaughter
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Halloween Potent Potables
Halloween is approaching and that means plans need to be made for Halloween parties. Halloween can be fun as well as scary, which is why we’re including several Halloween drink recipes.
Here's a list of the recipes:
• Alchemist Punch
• Bitches Brew
• Black Cat
• Black Magic
• Black Widow
• Blood and Sand #1
• Blood And Sand #2
• Blue Lime Ghost
• Brain Hemorrhage
• Broken Leg
• Candy Apple
• Corpse Reviver
• Devil Cocktail
• Devil’s Punch
• Dracula’s Kiss
• El Diablo
• Ghost Buster
• Halloween Grog
• Sewer Water
• Vampire Kiss
Author: Scott Slaughter
Humorous Ghost Stories
Humorous Ghost Stories is a collection of short stories compiled by Dorothy Scarborough in the early 1900s.
The collection indeed features a variety of ghost stories though instead of the more traditional, somber portrayals of ghosts prevalent in other short stories and literature, the stories in this collection emphasize the humor found in supernatural encounters.
The opening context establishes ghosts as whimsical characters that create laughter rather than fear, often poking fun at both themselves and their living counterparts.
The collection includes these humorous stories*:
• The Mummy's Foot By Théophile Gautier
• The Rival Ghosts By Brander Matthews
• The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall By John Kendrick Bangs
• Back from that Bourne by an Anonymous Author
• The Ghost-Ship By Richard Middleton
• The Transplanted Ghost By Wallace Irwin
• The Last Ghost in Harmony By Nelson Lloyd
• The Ghost of Miser Brimpson By Eden Phillpotts
• The Haunted Photograph By Ruth McEnery Stuart
• The Ghost that Got the Button By Will Adams
• The Specter Bridegroom By Washington Irving
• The Specter of Tappington Compiled by Richard Barham
• In the Barn By Burges Johnson
• A Shady Plot By Elsie Brown
• The Lady and the Ghost By Rose Cecil O'Neill
* I'm not including "Dey Ain't No Ghosts" by Ellis Parker Butler in my version of this collection due to its racial stereotypes and language prevalent at the time.
Introduction By Scott Slaughter
The War Of The Worlds (H.G. Wells)
English writer Herbert George Wells, better known as H. G. Wells, is best known for his work in the science fiction genre but he was also a prolific writer in many other areas, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary. Wells, along with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback, has been called "The Father of Science Fiction."
Introduction / About The Author by Scott Slaughter
Frankenstein ~ The Modern Prometheus (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus, is a classic story published by 20- year old English author Mary Shelley, who was only 18 years old when she started writing the story during the summer of 1816. She first published the book on January 1, 1818.
The Gothic novel tells the story of a young scientist named Victor Frankenstein, who creates a sapient creature in an extremely unconventional scientific experiment that, among other action, involved combining different parts of dead bodies to make the monster.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Washington Irving)
Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" short story, which he published in 1820, is among the earliest examples of American fiction with lasting popularity, especially during Halloween thanks to the Headless Horseman.
