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American Gothic Short Stories (Gothic & Fantasy)

American Gothic Short Stories

Penned By Monika Elbert
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American Gothic Short Stories (Gothic & Fantasy)

American Gothic Short Stories

Penned By Monika Elbert
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With handsome young men who never grow old, and the strangest of relatives appearing from dark corridors and long shadows, the frenzied imagination of the American Gothic is a fertile theme for this next anthology in the Gothic & Fantasy short story series. As with other titles in the series, new short fiction complements the work of classic authors from the genre such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, and many more.Contents:• Foreword by Monika Elbert• Gertrude Atherton - The Bell in the Fog• Ambrose Bierce - An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge• Ambrose Bierce - A Vine on a House• Charles Brockden Brown - Somnambulism: A Fragment• Terri Bruce - Stone Baby• George Washington Cable - Jean-ah Poquelin• Ramsey Campbell - The Tomb-Herd• Charles W. Chesnutt - Po' Sandy• Kate Chopin - Désirée's Baby• E.E.W. Christman - The Dark Presser• Ralph Adams Cram - The Dead Valley• Stephen Crane - The Monster• Emma Dawson - Singed Moths• Maxx Fidalgo - Graveyards Full• Mary E. Wilkins Freeman - Luella Miller• Charlotte Perkins Gilman - The Yellow Wallpaper• Ellen Glasgow - The Past• Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Birthmark• Nathaniel Hawthorne - The Minister's Black Veil: A Parable• Joshua Hiles - Old Homeplace• Washington Irving - The Devil and Tom Walker• Shirley Jackson - My Uncle in the Garden• Russell James - In the Domain of Doctor Baldwin• Sarah Orne Jewett - The Landscape Chamber• Grace King - The Story of a Day• Clayton Kroh - Baby Girl• Sean Logan - Viola's Second Husband• H.P. Lovecraft - The Outsider• H.P. Lovecraft - The Tomb• Madison McSweeney - The Outsiders in the Hawthorne Tomb• Lynette Mejía - Big, Bad• Herman Melville - Bartleby, The Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street• W.C. Morrow - The Monster-Maker• Joe Nazare - Gothic American• Wendy Nikel - In the Bleak• Christi Nogle - In the Country• Flannery O'Connor - A Good Man Is Hard to Find• Edgar Allan Poe - Berenice• Edgar Allan Poe - The Tell-Tale Heart• Lina Rather - Baby Teeth• M. Regan - Bibliosmia• Rebecca Ring - Water Witch• Mike Robinson - Ring of Teeth• Annie Trumbull Slosson - Botany Bay• Clark Ashton Smith - The Devotee of Evil• Lucy A. Snyder - Approaching Lavender• Harriet Prescott Spofford - Circumstance• Harriet Beecher Stowe - The Ghost in the Cap'n Brown House• Edith Wharton - Kerfol• Edith Wharton - The Eyes• Valerie B. Williams - Amazing Patsy• Nemma Wollenfang - The Hollow Tree• Madeline Yale Wynne - The Little Room• Biographies & SourcesFlame Tree Gothic & Fantasy, as well as Classic Stories and Epic Tales collections, bring together the entire range of myth, folklore, epic literature and modern short fiction. Highlighting the roots of suspense, supernatural, science fiction and mystery stories, the books in Flame Tree Collections series are beautifully presented, perfect as a gift and offer a lifetime of reading pleasure.

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Imprint Flame Tree Publishing
Released May 15, 2019
Identifier (ISBN) 42789348
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James  Davis
James Davis July 05, 2025
"I was completely blown away. I became deeply invested in the protagonist's journey. A masterclass in storytelling. I am now a lifelong fan of this author."
Joshua King
Joshua King October 06, 2025
"A highly sophisticated read. The middle had a deliberate pace, but the climax was phenomenal. A very distinguished novel."
Stephanie Lopez
Stephanie Lopez December 21, 2024
"Not entirely to my refined tastes. It possessed moments of brilliance, but the narrative felt slightly disjointed ultimately. A fair 3 stars."
Charles Adams
Charles Adams October 06, 2024
"Excellent, though slightly flawed. A brilliant concept executed with flair. Just a few pacing choices I would change. A wonderful companion for a quiet weekend."
Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez April 16, 2025
"Such a rich narrative. I became deeply invested in the protagonist's journey. A masterclass in storytelling. I will undoubtedly revisit this masterpiece."
Betty Turner
Betty Turner August 23, 2025
"Exceeded all my expectations. The prose is exquisite. It’s accessible yet undeniably sophisticated. I am now a lifelong fan of this author."
Joseph Collins
Joseph Collins March 11, 2025
"I was completely blown away. The prose is exquisite. It’s accessible yet undeniably sophisticated. An absolute must-read for connoisseurs of the genre."
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