Publisher Description
Where does fantasy end and horror begin? Is there beauty in terror? Does horror possess a spiritual dimension? In these five classic tales written by acknowledged masters of the supernatural, these haunting questions are explored, but not fully answered. First, in A. Merritt’s haunting “The Moon Pool,” a moonlit pool nestled among cyclopean ruins harbors a vampiric dweller both beautiful and terrible in its unearthly majestry. “The House and the Brain” by Edward Bulwer-Lytton may be the most powerful haunted house story ever written. But more than mere ghosts prowl these corridors; The Legendary H.P. Lovecraft next lures us into “The Moon-Bog.” Is “The Great God Pan” terrorizing the Welsh countryside? Arthur Machen’s uncanny tale delves into the unnerving subtlety of horror. Finally, H.P. Lovecraft reveals to us “What the Moon Brings. “ And it is not pretty.
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Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) was born in Odense, Denmark, the son of a poor shoemaker and a washerwoman. As a young teenager, he became quite well known in Odense as a reciter of drama and as a singer. When he was fourteen, he set off for the capital, Copenhagen, determined to become a national success on the stage. He failed miserably, but made some influential friends in the capital who got him into school to remedy his lack of proper education. In 1829 his first book was published. After that, books came out at regular intervals. His stories began to be translated into English as early as 1846. Since then, numerous editions, and more recently Hollywood songs and Disney cartoons, have helped to ensure the continuing popularity of the stories in the English-speaking world.