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* Read ^ American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from Poe to Now by Peter Straub µ eBook or Kindle ePUB. American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from Poe to Now Charlus said The October Country. Peter Straub, who knows his way around a scary tale, has collected a vast two volume anthology for The Library of America consisting of over "The October Country" according to Charlus. Peter Straub, who knows his way around a scary tale, has collected a vast two volume anthology for The Library of America consisting of over 2 centuries of what he labels American Fantastic Literature. More accurately although not more helpfully it would be labeled American Gothic
| Title | : | American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from Poe to Now |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.97 (976 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1598530593 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1500 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-17 |
| Language | : | English |
Charlus said The October Country. Peter Straub, who knows his way around a scary tale, has collected a vast two volume anthology for The Library of America consisting of over "The October Country" according to Charlus. Peter Straub, who knows his way around a scary tale, has collected a vast two volume anthology for The Library of America consisting of over 2 centuries of what he labels American Fantastic Literature. More accurately although not more helpfully it would be labeled American Gothic. The Fantastic in this case involves both the supernatural and the natural with tales of ghosts (James), vampires (Crawford). centuries of what he labels American Fantastic Literature. More accurately although not more helpfully it would be labeled American Gothic. The Fantastic in this case involves both the supernatural and the natural with tales of ghosts (James), vampires (Crawford). "Excellent collection of "literary" horror, with some minor issues" according to Severian. Taken as a whole, these volumes offer about 1,Excellent collection of "literary" horror, with some minor issues Severian Taken as a whole, these volumes offer about 1,400 pages of American supernatural literature in handsome and durable LoA bindings. If you like horror, and / or are an open-minded literary elitist, there is much to like here.To reiterate, this is a horror anthology. Maybe 10% of the pieces herein are what may be called fantasy or SF, but even these are generally fairly somber and mature in their mood. No . 00 pages of American supernatural literature in handsome and durable LoA bindings. If you like horror, and / or are an open-minded literary elitist, there is much to like here.To reiterate, this is a horror anthology. Maybe 10% of the pieces herein are what may be called fantasy or SF, but even these are generally fairly somber and mature in their mood. No . "best collection since the popular library anthology" according to C. Holland. this is the finest, most comprehensive collection of short spook-writing since the popular library GREAT TALES OF TERROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL. Side by side with well-known work like Charlotte Perkins Gilman's THE YELLOW WALLPAPER and Edith Wharton's AFTERWARD Straub has found wonderful old and forgotten stories, many by women; as you read, the body of work exposes a wider theme, a sense of the common Am
In the tales of Irving, Poe, and Hawthorne, and their literary successors, the bright prospects of the New World face an uneasy reckoning with the forces of darkness. As this pathbreaking two-volume anthology demonstrates, it is a tradition with many unexpected detours and hidden chambers, and one that continues to evolve, finding new forms and new themes.Peter Straub, a contemporary master of literary horror and fantasy, offers an authoritative and diverse gathering of stories calculated to unsettle and delight, in styles ranging from the exquisitely insinuating speculations of Henry James’s “The Jolly Corner” to the nightmarish post-apocalyptic savagery of Harlan Ellison’s “I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream.” Ghostly narratives of the Edwardian era, lurid classics from the pulp heyday of Weird Tales, latter-day masterpieces by Shirley Jackson, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, and Steven Millhauser: over 80 stories in all, with a generous selection of contemporary authors who continue to push the genre in new and startling directions.. From its beginning, American literature teems with tales of horror, hauntings, terrifying obsessions and gruesome incursions, of the uncanny ways in which ordinary reality can be breached and subverted by the unknown and the irrational
His latest novel, Black House—also written with King—is a #1 New York Times bestseller. He is the New York Times bestselling author of a dozen novels, including the horror classic Ghost Story and The Talisman, which he cowrote with Stephen King. . About the Author Peter Straub is one of America’s foremost authors of supernatural and suspense fiction. A past president of the Horror Writers of America and multiple award winner, he lives in New York City
He is the New York Times bestselling author of a dozen novels, including the horror classic Ghost Story and The Talisman, which he cowrote with Stephen King. A past president of the Horror Writers of America and multiple award winner, he lives in New York City. . Peter Straub is one of America’s foremost authors of supernatural and suspense fiction. His latest novel, Black House—also wr
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