tales of terror
Tales of Terror
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. This book serves as the collection of six gripping horror stories, such as "The Horror of the Heights," "The New Catacomb" and "The Case of Lady Sannox."
199 Руб.
Priestley Chris Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror
Do you dare to read the Tales of Terror? A stunning and commercial new paperback package for this chilling collection of short stories, illustrated throughout by David Roberts and featuring a gloriously creepy new cover! Uncle Montague lives alone in a big house and his regular visits from his nephew give him the opportunity to retell some of the most frightening stories he knows. But as the stories unfold, another even more spine-tingling narrative emerges, one that is perhaps the most frightening of all. Uncle Montague's tales of terror, it transpires, are not so much works of imagination as dreadful, lurking memories. Memories of an earlier time in which Uncle Montague lived a very different life to his present solitary existence...
2017 Руб.
Twain Mark The Stolen White Elephant
From the father of American literature, four sparkling comic tales of extraordinary animals and parables subverted. 'Pale terror goes before him, death and devastation follow!' From the father of American literature, four sparkling comic tales of extraordinary animals and parables subverted. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.
988 Руб.
Lovecraft Howard Phillips Tales of Terror
When H. P. Lovecraft died in March 1937, he left a legacy of work that has since influenced countless generations of writers and filmmakers and which has seen him hailed as a master of horror and fantasy fiction. This elegant edition offers a selection of some of his best-loved and most popular stories. They include: Dagon. Herbert West-Reanimator. The Call of Cthulhu, The Dunwich Horror, The Whisperer in Darkness, At the Mountains of Madness, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, The Shadow Out of Time, and The Haunter of the Dark. With specially commissioned illustrations and an introduction by Dr Keira McKenzie, this is the perfect gift for those who love the thrills and chills of horror fiction.
5096 Руб.
Doyle Arthur Conan Tales of Terror
Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. This book serves as the collection of six gripping horror stories, such as "The Horror of the Heights," "The New Catacomb" and "The Case of Lady Sannox."
475 Руб.
Doyle Arthur Conan Tales of Terror
Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. His works also include fantasy and science fiction, as well as plays, romances, non-fiction and historical novels. "Tales of Terror" is the collection of six gripping horror stories, such as "The Horror of the Heights," "The New Catacomb" and "The Case of Lady Sannox".
723 Руб.
Twain M. The Stolen White Elephant
PALE TERROR GOES BEFORE HIM, DEATH AND DEVASTATION FOLLOW! From the father of American literature, four sparkling comic tales of extraordinary animals and parables subverted. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.
271 Руб.
Twain M. The Stolen White Elephant
PALE TERROR GOES BEFORE HIM, DEATH AND DEVASTATION FOLLOW! From the father of American literature, four sparkling comic tales of extraordinary animals and parables subverted. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.
271 Руб.
Poe Edgar Allan Tales of Mystery and Imagination
To an anonialous species of terror I found h bounden slave. Including Рое's most terrifying, grotesque and haunting short stories, Tales of Mystery and Imagination is the ultimate collection of the infamous author's macabre works. Focusing on the internal conflict of individuals, the power of the dead over the living and psychological explorations of darker human emotion, the collection features some of his most popular tales. 'The Gold-Bug' is the only story that was significant within his lifetime, whereas 'The Black Cat', 'The Pit and the Pendulum' and 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' became more widely read after his death.
349 Руб.
Doyle A. Tales of Terror = Рассказы-ужастики: на англ.яз
Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. His works also include fantasy and science fiction, as well as plays, romances, non-fiction and historical novels. "Tales of Terror" is the collection of six gripping horror stories, such as "The Horror of the Heights", "The New Catacomb" and "The Case of Lady Sannox".
339 Руб.
Doyle A. Tales of Terror = Рассказы-ужастики: на англ.яз
Arthur Conan Doyle was a British writer best known for his detective fiction featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. His works also include fantasy and science fiction, as well as plays, romances, non-fiction and historical novels. "Tales of Terror" is the collection of six gripping horror stories, such as "The Horror of the Heights", "The New Catacomb" and "The Case of Lady Sannox".
339 Руб.
Poe Edgar Allan The Portable Edgar Allan Poe
The Portable Poe compiles Poe's greatest writings: tales of fantasy, terror, death, revenge, murder, and mystery, including "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Cask of Amontillado," and "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," the world's first detective story. In addition, this volume offers letters, articles, criticism, visionary poetry, and a selection of random "opinions" on fancy and the imagination, music and poetry, intuition and sundry other topics.
4367 Руб.
Poe Edgar Allan The Penguin Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
The Fall of the House of Usher, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Gold-Bug - some of the most famous tales of terror and the most macabre detective stories ever written. Acknowledged master of suspense, Poe was also a poet and - as his stories of mesmerism and time travel prove - a pioneer of science fiction. In this collection, probing to the depths of the human psyche, Poe's haunted genius will chill and enthral you.
6425 Руб.
Bradbury R. The Stories of Ray Bradbury
Included here are famous tales like 'Sound of Thunder', in which the carelessness of a group of time-travellers leads to disastrous consequences, and 'The Veldt', in which two seemingly innocent young children transform their nursery into a lethal trap. Here are the Martian stories, tales that vividly animate the red planet with its brittle cities and double-mooned sky. Here are stories which speak of a special nostalgia for Green Town, Illinois, the perfect setting for a seemingly cloudless childhood - except for the unknown terror lurking in the ravine. Here are the Irish stories and the Mexican stories, linked across their separate geographies by Bradbury's astonishing inventiveness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1650 Руб.
Bradbury R. The Stories of Ray Bradbury
Included here are famous tales like 'Sound of Thunder', in which the carelessness of a group of time-travellers leads to disastrous consequences, and 'The Veldt', in which two seemingly innocent young children transform their nursery into a lethal trap. Here are the Martian stories, tales that vividly animate the red planet with its brittle cities and double-mooned sky. Here are stories which speak of a special nostalgia for Green Town, Illinois, the perfect setting for a seemingly cloudless childhood - except for the unknown terror lurking in the ravine. Here are the Irish stories and the Mexican stories, linked across their separate geographies by Bradbury's astonishing inventiveness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1650 Руб.
Doyle Arthur Conan Tales of Terror and Mystery
While he is now mostly associated with his Sherlock Holmes stories, Arthur Conan Doyle was also celebrated for the many masterful tales he wrote outside of that cycle. In this collection, first published in 1922, he compiled various pieces of short fiction which fall into the categories of horror and detective fiction, two genres for which he has become a byword. These eclectic, captivating tales – dealing with topics such as mysterious jungles in the sky, seventeenth-century torture techniques, a bloodthirsty Brazilian cat and a train mysteriously disappearing between two stations – showcase Arthur Conan Doyle at his creative best. Contains: ‘The Horror of the Heights’, ‘The Leather Funnel’, ‘The New Catacomb’, ‘The Case of Lady Sannox’, ‘The Terror of Blue John Gap’, ‘The Brazilian Cat’, ‘The Lost Special’, ‘The Beetle-Hunter’, ‘The Man with the Watches’, ‘The Japanned Box’, ‘The Black Doctor’, ‘The Jew’s Breastplate’ and ‘The Nightmare Room’.
2129 Руб.