The Curse of Capistrano (The Mark of Zorro) Johnston McCulley http://feedbooks.com/book/3840 urn:isbn:1591940710 en 1919 Novels Romance Adventure The Curse of Capistrano is a 1919 novella by Johnston McCulley and the first work to feature the fictional character Zorro (zorro is the Spanish word for fox). After the enormous success of the 1920 film adaptation, The Mark of Zorro, the story was republished under that name. Prior to being published in novella form, The Curse of Capistrano appeared as five serialized installments in the pulp magazine All-Story Weekly. [from Wikipedia] This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+50 or in the USA (published before 1923). http://feedbooks.com/book/3840.png http://feedbooks.com/book/3840.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/3840.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/3840.mobi The Other Gods Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://feedbooks.com/book/274 en 1933 Short Fiction This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://feedbooks.com/book/274.png http://feedbooks.com/book/274.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/274.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/274.mobi The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://feedbooks.com/book/247 urn:isbn:0345337794 en 1943 Short Fiction Horror Randolph Carter dreams three times of a majestic sunset city, but each time he is abruptly snatched away before he can see it up close. When he prays to the gods of dream to reveal the whereabouts of the phantasmal city, they do not answer, and his dreams of the city stop altogether. Undaunted, Carter resolves to go to Kadath, where the gods live, to beseech them in person. However, no one has ever been to Kadath and none even knows how to get there. In dream, Randolph Carter descends "the seventy steps to the cavern of flame" and speaks of his plan to the priests Nasht and Kaman-Thah, whose temple borders the Dreamlands. The priests warn Carter of the great danger of his quest and suggest that the gods withdrew his vision of the city on purpose. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://feedbooks.com/book/247.png http://feedbooks.com/book/247.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/247.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/247.mobi The Curse of Yig Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://feedbooks.com/book/3476 en 1929 Short Fiction Horror "The Curse of Yig" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft and Zealia Bishop in which Yig, "The Father of Serpents", is first introduced. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://feedbooks.com/book/3476.png http://feedbooks.com/book/3476.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/3476.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/3476.mobi The Unnamable Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://feedbooks.com/book/294 en 1925 Short Fiction This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://feedbooks.com/book/294.png http://feedbooks.com/book/294.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/294.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/294.mobi The Cats of Ulthar Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://feedbooks.com/book/239 en 1920 Short Fiction This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/239.png http://feedbooks.com/book/239.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/239.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/239.mobi Nyarlathotep Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://feedbooks.com/book/273 en 1920 Short Fiction Horror This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/273.png http://feedbooks.com/book/273.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/273.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/273.mobi The Thing on the Doorstep Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://feedbooks.com/book/289 en 1931 Short Fiction Horror This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://feedbooks.com/book/289.png http://feedbooks.com/book/289.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/289.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/289.mobi Dreams in the Witch-House Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://feedbooks.com/book/27 en 1932 Short Fiction Horror Walter Gilman, a student of mathematics and folklore at Miskatonic University, takes a room in the Witch House, a house in Arkham thought to be accursed. The first part of the story is an account of the history of the house, which has once harboured Keziah Mason, an accused witch who disappeared mysteriously from a Salem gaol in 1692. Gilman discovers that for the better part of two centuries many if not most of its occupants have died prematurely. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://feedbooks.com/book/27.png http://feedbooks.com/book/27.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/27.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/27.mobi Dagon Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://feedbooks.com/book/243 en 1919 Short Fiction Horror This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/243.png http://feedbooks.com/book/243.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/243.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/243.mobi The Haunter of the Dark Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://feedbooks.com/book/254 urn:isbn:1902197232 en 1936 Short Fiction Horror The story takes place in Providence, Rhode Island and revolves around the Church of Starry Wisdom. The cult uses an ancient artifact known as the Shining Trapezohedron to summon a terrible being from the depths of time and space. The Shining Trapezohedron was discovered in Egyptian ruins, in a box of alien construction, by Professor Enoch Bowen before he returned to Providence, Rhode Island in 1844. Members of the Church of Starry Wisdom in Providence would awaken the Haunter of the Dark, an avatar of Nyarlathotep, by gazing into the glowing crystal. Summoned from the black gulfs of chaos, this being could show other worlds, other galaxies, and the secrets of arcane and paradoxical knowledge; but he demanded monstrous sacrifices, hinted at by disfigured skeletons that were later found in the church. The Haunter of the Dark was banished by light and could not cross a lighted area. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://feedbooks.com/book/254.png http://feedbooks.com/book/254.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/254.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/254.mobi The Colour Out of Space Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://feedbooks.com/book/19 urn:isbn:1590170261 en 1927 Short Fiction Horror "The Colour Out of Space" is a first-person narrative written from the perspective of an unnamed surveyor from Boston. In order to prepare for the construction of a new reservoir in Massachusetts, he surveys a rural area that is to be flooded near Lovecraft's fictional town of Arkham. He comes across a mysterious patch of land, an abandoned five-acre farmstead, which is completely devoid of all life. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://feedbooks.com/book/19.png http://feedbooks.com/book/19.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/19.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/19.mobi The Shadow Over Innsmouth Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://feedbooks.com/book/28 urn:isbn:0345444078 en 1931 Short Fiction Horror The story describes of a strange hybrid race, half-human and half an unknown creature that resembles a cross between a fish and frog, that dwells in the seaside village of Innsmouth (formerly a large town, but lately fallen into disrepair). The townspeople worship Cthulhu and Dagon, a Philistine deity incorporated into the Cthulhu Mythos. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://feedbooks.com/book/28.png http://feedbooks.com/book/28.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/28.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/28.mobi The Whisperer in Darkness Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://feedbooks.com/book/25 urn:isbn:1931082723 en 1930 Novels Horror The story is told by Albert N. Wilmarth, an instructor of literature at Miskatonic University in Arkham. When local newspapers report strange things seen floating in rivers during a historic Vermont flood, Wilmarth becomes embroiled in a controversy about the reality and significance of the sightings, though he sides with the skeptics. Wilmarth uncovers old legends about monsters living in the uninhabited hills who abduct people who venture or settle too close to their territory. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://feedbooks.com/book/25.png http://feedbooks.com/book/25.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/25.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/25.mobi The Alchemist Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://feedbooks.com/book/235 en 1916 Short Fiction Horror "The Alchemist" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft, written in 1908, when Lovecraft was 17 or 18, and first published in the November 1916 issue of the United Amateur. The story is recounted by the protagonist, Antoine C-, in the first person. Hundreds of years ago, Antoine's noble ancestor was responsible for the death of a dark wizard, Michel Mauvais. The wizard's son, Charles le Sorcier, swore revenge on not only him but all his descendants, cursing them to die on reaching the age of 32. The protagonist recounts how his ancestors all died in some mysterious way around the age of 32. The line has dwindled and the castle has been left to fall into disrepair, tower by tower. Finally, Antoine is the only one left, with one poor servant, Pierre, who raised him, and a tiny section of the castle with a single tower is still usable. Antoine has reached adulthood, and his 32nd year is approaching. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70 and in the USA. http://feedbooks.com/book/235.png http://feedbooks.com/book/235.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/235.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/235.mobi The Case of Charles Dexter Ward Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://feedbooks.com/book/24 urn:isbn:0345354907 en 1927 Novels Horror Incantations of black magic unearthed unspeakable horrors in a quiet town near Providence, Rhode Island. Evil spirits are being resurrected from beyond the grave, a supernatural force so twisted that it kills without offering the mercy of death! This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://feedbooks.com/book/24.png http://feedbooks.com/book/24.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/24.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/24.mobi The Shadow out of Time Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://feedbooks.com/book/29 urn:isbn:0967321530 en 1934 Short Fiction Science Fiction Horror "The Shadow Out of Time" indirectly tells of the Great Race of Yith, an extraterrestrial species with the ability to travel through space and time. The Yithians accomplish this by switching bodies with hosts from the intended spatial or temporal destination. The story implies that the effect when seen from the outside is similar to spiritual possession. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://feedbooks.com/book/29.png http://feedbooks.com/book/29.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/29.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/29.mobi The Dunwich Horror Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://feedbooks.com/book/20 urn:isbn:0447745026 en 1928 Short Fiction Horror In H.P. Lovecraft’s, "The Dunwich Horror", we are told the story of Wilbur Whateley, the son of a deformed albino mother and an unknown father (alluded to in passing by the mad Old Whateley as "Yog-Sothoth"), and the strange events surrounding his birth and precocious development. Wilbur matures at an abnormal rate, reaching manhood within a decade. All the while, his sorcerer grandfather indoctrinates him into certain dark rituals and the study of witchcraft. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://feedbooks.com/book/20.png http://feedbooks.com/book/20.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/20.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/20.mobi The Outsider Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://feedbooks.com/book/30 urn:isbn:034542204X en 1926 Short Fiction Horror "The Outsider" is a short story by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written between March and August 1921, it was first published in Weird Tales, April 1926. It is about a mysterious individual who awakens to find himself completely alone and what happens when he attempts to make contact with others. "The Outsider" combines fantasy and horror into an atmospheric, surrealistic, and nightmarish tale. It is one of Lovecraft's few tales that uses human emotion as an important part of the story. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://feedbooks.com/book/30.png http://feedbooks.com/book/30.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/30.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/30.mobi At the Mountains of Madness Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://feedbooks.com/book/26 urn:isbn:0345329457 en 1931 Novels Horror At the Mountains of Madness is a novella by horror writer H. P. Lovecraft, written in February/March 1931 and originally serialized in the February, March and April 1936 issues of Astounding Stories. It has been reproduced in numerous collections since Lovecraft's death. Lovecraft scholar S. T. Joshi describes the novella as representing the decisive "demythology" of the Cthulhu Mythos by reinterpreting Lovecraft's earlier supernatural stories in a science fiction paradigm. This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://feedbooks.com/book/26.png http://feedbooks.com/book/26.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/26.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/26.mobi The Call of Cthulhu Howard Phillips Lovecraft http://feedbooks.com/book/18 urn:isbn:0786926392 en 1926 Short Fiction Horror "The Call of Cthulhu" is one of H. P. Lovecraft's best-known short stories. Written in the summer of 1926, it was first published in Weird Tales, February 1928. It is the only story written by Lovecraft in which the extraterrestrial entity Cthulhu himself makes a major appearance. It is written in a documentary style, with three independent narratives linked together by the device of a narrator discovering notes left by a deceased relative. The narrator pieces together the whole truth and disturbing significance of the information he possesses, illustrating the story's first line: "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity; and it was not meant that we should voyage far." This work is available for countries where copyright is Life+70. http://feedbooks.com/book/18.png http://feedbooks.com/book/18.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/18.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/18.mobi Metzengerstein Edgar Allan Poe http://feedbooks.com/book/792 urn:isbn:1594567417 en 1832 Short Fiction http://feedbooks.com/book/792.png http://feedbooks.com/book/792.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/792.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/792.mobi Ligeia Edgar Allan Poe http://feedbooks.com/book/783 urn:isbn:1594561907 en 1838 Short Fiction http://feedbooks.com/book/783.png http://feedbooks.com/book/783.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/783.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/783.mobi Lionizing Edgar Allan Poe http://feedbooks.com/book/784 urn:isbn:1594561915 en 1835 Short Fiction http://feedbooks.com/book/784.png http://feedbooks.com/book/784.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/784.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/784.mobi Bon-Bon Edgar Allan Poe http://feedbooks.com/book/760 urn:isbn:1594561702 en 1832 Short Fiction http://feedbooks.com/book/760.png http://feedbooks.com/book/760.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/760.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/760.mobi Eleonora Edgar Allan Poe http://feedbooks.com/book/770 urn:isbn:1594561729 en 1841 Short Fiction http://feedbooks.com/book/770.png http://feedbooks.com/book/770.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/770.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/770.mobi The Masque of the Red Death Edgar Allan Poe http://feedbooks.com/book/789 en 1842 Short Fiction Horror "The Masque of the Red Death", originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death", is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague known as the Red Death by hiding in his abbey. He, along with many other wealthy nobles, has a masquerade ball within seven rooms of his abbey, each decorated with a different color. In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure enters and makes his way through each of the rooms. When Prospero confronts this stranger, he falls dead. The story follows many traditions of Gothic fiction and is often analyzed as an allegory about the inevitability of death, though some critics advise against an allegorical reading. Many different interpretations have been presented, as well as attempts to identify the true nature of the disease of the "Red Death." http://feedbooks.com/book/789.png http://feedbooks.com/book/789.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/789.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/789.mobi The Raven Edgar Allan Poe http://feedbooks.com/book/3428 en 1845 Poetry Horror "The Raven" is a narrative poem by the American writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe. It was published for the first time on January 29, 1845, in the New York Evening Mirror. Noted for its musicality, stylized language and supernatural atmosphere, it tells of the mysterious visit of a talking raven to a distraught lover, tracing his slow descent into madness. http://feedbooks.com/book/3428.png http://feedbooks.com/book/3428.pdf http://feedbooks.com/book/3428.epub http://feedbooks.com/book/3428.mobi