A collection of horror fantasies by wonderful authors, masters of this genre.
Shadow over Innsmouth
The residents of the small fishing town of Innsmouth—grim, unsociable, sullen, fish-like people—are the subject of the story. The protagonist decides to visit this unfriendly place out of a fleeting curiosity.
The Day of the Wightworth
At exactly midnight the five-year term ends, for which Naum Wentworth borrowed money from his neighbor. Several years have passed since Wentworth died, but that won’t stop him from collecting the debt.
Co-author: August Derleth
The Nameless
What can drawn-out evenings at an old cemetery lead to? Two friends had a long discussion about the supernatural and how it manifests itself in our lives—from grandmother’s fairy tales to mystical beliefs. But in the end, both of them in plain sight were confronted by something nightmarish and nameless.
The White Ship
After learning the ocean’s secrets, Basil Elton, the lighthouse keeper, sets off on a voyage aboard the White Ship. He visits wonderful cities and lands, for a thousand years lives in a fairy-tale city outside time and space—but the journey in search of the cherished Land of Hope ends in a shipwreck…
The Only Heir
Dr. Sharrier, owner of Sharrier House, died in 1927. Yet in the legal office there are written instructions for twenty years to protect the house from demolition—awaiting the arrival, as stated in the will, of the “only surviving male-line heir of the Sharrier family”…
The Man Who Survived Mankind
This is the story of the last man on Earth—a planet being consumed by the rays of an unforgiving Sun…
A Shadow in the Attic
The hero’s cousin, Uriya Harrison, was a dangerous and cruel man. Those who got in his way suffered various troubles. But one day he died and left his grandson Adam his large house and plot of land. To receive the inheritance, Adam must live in the house for three months.