The damned thing

Bierce, Ambrose

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A bone-chilling, beautifully produced new collection of 11 uncanny tales from one of the great American masters of the ghost story. Any lover of dark and unsettling tales will be enthralled by the short stories in this collection, all from the pen of the great Ambrose Bierce. Bierce is often seen as the link between Poe and Lovecraft in the American fantastical tradition, and this collection showcases his mastery of the macabre. A murder is relived from three startling perspectives; a hunter is driven out of his mind by an invisible, malevolent entity; a man meets a terrifying end in an abandoned house and a werepanther creeps through a window in the dead of night.

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Publish Date: 19/10/2023

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A bone-chilling, beautifully produced new collection of 11 uncanny tales from one of the great American masters of the ghost story

Any lover of dark and unsettling tales will be enthralled by the short stories in this collection, all from the pen of the great Ambrose Bierce.

Bierce is often seen as the link between Poe and Lovecraft in the American fantastical tradition, and this collection showcases his mastery of the macabre.

A murder is relived from three startling perspectives; a hunter is driven out of his mind by an invisible, malevolent entity; a man meets a terrifying end in an abandoned house; a werepanther creeps through a window in the dead of night…

Contains:

  • The Damned Thing;
  • The Moonlit Road;
  • An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge;
  • The Death of Halpin Frayser;
  • The Suitable Surroundings;
  • The Middle Toe of the Right Foot;
  • Moxon’s Master;
  • An Adventure at Brownville;
  • The Eyes of the Panther;
  • The Spook House;
  • An Inhabitant of Carcosa

Additional information

Weight 278 g
Dimensions 206 × 136 × 21 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

208

Language

English

Edition

Short stories

Dewey

813.4 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K