Robert W. Chambers
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Robert W. ChambersThe King in YellowAn artist discovers a strange play, The King in Yellow, whose reading seems to induce madness and obsession in those who delve into it. Through several interconnected stories, characters gradually descend into a disturbing world where reality and illusion blur. A haunting…By the same authorSame genreSame era
H. G. WellsThe Island of Doctor MoreauWashed up after a shipwreck, Edward Prendick is put ashore on a remote Pacific island inhabited by an exiled scientist and his assistant. The islanders, unsettling in their features, recite a Law like a prayer, and cries come at night from the laboratory. Prendick discovers the…Same genreSame era
Donn ByrneChangelingA collection of thirteen stories by the Irish-American writer Donn Byrne, published in 1923. In the title story, a former Broadway chorus girl is tried in New York for a murder committed ten years earlier; the policeman who brought her back from the South Seas tells the court…Same genreSame era
Robert Louis StevensonDr Jekyll and Mr HydeDr Jekyll, a respected scientist, develops an experiment that allows him to separate the two sides of his personality. Under the identity of Mr Hyde, he unleashes his darkest instincts without restraint. But this transformation becomes uncontrollable and threatens to destroy…Same genreSame era
H. P. LovecraftAt the Mountains of MadnessA group of scientific explorers travels to Antarctica and discovers ancient remains buried under the ice. As they advance, they realize these structures belong to a forgotten civilization far older than humanity. The expedition turns into growing dread in the face of…Same countrySame genreSame era
Bram StokerDraculaJonathan Harker, a young solicitor, travels to an isolated castle where the mysterious Count Dracula lives. Very quickly, he realizes that he is facing a supernatural threat. As Dracula extends his influence, several characters unite in an attempt to stop him. The struggle…Same genreSame era
H. P. LovecraftThe Shunned HouseA narrator becomes interested in an abandoned house rumored to be cursed, where strange phenomena have affected several generations. Investigating its past, he discovers an invisible and malevolent presence haunting the place. The closer he gets to the truth, the more the line…Same countrySame genreSame era
H. P. LovecraftThe Call of CthulhuA narrator uncovers disturbing documents linked to an ancient, incomprehensible entity, Cthulhu, whose existence defies human understanding. Through testimonies and clues, a troubling truth emerges: humanity is only a tiny part of a universe dominated by primordial forces. The…Same countrySame genreSame era
M. R. JamesGhost StoriesScholars and lovers of curiosities discover ancient objects or manuscripts that seem to carry an unsettling presence. Gradually, the ordinary tips into the strange and invisible forces manifest themselves. Each story builds subtle tension in which danger reveals itself step by…Same genreSame era
Arthur Conan DoyleThe Hound of the BaskervillesSherlock Holmes, a detective with relentless reasoning, is called to investigate a curse that seems to haunt the Baskerville family. Alongside Dr. Watson, he unravels a case where superstition and reality become intertwined. On a dark and unsettling moor, every clue counts in…Same genreSame era
Mary ShelleyFrankensteinVictor Frankenstein, a brilliant young scientist, succeeds in creating life from dead matter, but immediately rejects his creature, horrified by its appearance. Left to itself, the being develops consciousness and emotions, but faces rejection and solitude. Its search for…Same genre
Algernon BlackwoodThe Empty HouseA collection of ten supernatural stories. In the title story, young Jim Shorthouse goes with his Aunt Julia, who is passionate about psychical research, to spend a night in an empty house in a small seaside town, where a crime was committed a century earlier. Shorthouse returns…Same genreSame era