![]() ![]() Welsh author Arthur Machen has been hugely influential in the fantasy and horror genres. Wraxall becomes fascinated with a member of this nobel Swedish family - Count Magnus, who was said to have dabbled in the occult and was extremely cruel. His idea was to include some interesting incidents from Swedish history and hears of a family who is said to have a large volume of Swedish historical documents. Count Magnus describes englishman Wraxall travelling to Sweden with the intention of writing a guidebook. At a time when these stories were written in a formal Gothic style, James broke the mold and created the "antiquarian ghost story". MR James is best remembered for his Ghost Stories, which are often regarded as the finest in the Genre. As the story deals with attitudes towards womens physical and mental health during the 19th century, The Yellow Wallpaper is considered an important work of early American feminist literature. In order to recover from "temporary nervous depression – a slight hysterical tendency" (a common diagnosis given to women in the 19th century) she isn't allowed to work and they both move into the upstairs nursery, forgoing other rooms of the house. ![]() The woman writing these entries has rented an old mansion for the summer with her physician husband John. The story is narrated in the first person as a collection of journal entries. The Yellow Wallpaper is a semi-biographical work by Gilman which she wrote during a severe bout of Postpartum psychosis. The Yellow Wallpaper (1892) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman It's a dark and twisted tale and the ideal start to the collection. Things get strange quickly, his friend is suffering from a number of psychological illnesses that are all a result of sensory overload. The collection wouldn't be complete without a story from Poe who was not only one of the first American authors to write short stories, but is also considered to be one of the founders of the horror genre. The Fall is one of his finest stories and describes the unnamed narrator arriving at the house of friend Roderick Usher after receiving a letter describing his friends illness. ![]() The Fall of the House of Usher (1839) by Edgar Allan Poe Each is a wonderful example of the genre. The stories include key authors of the horror genre, from the classic tales of Edgar Allen Poe and MR James to contempories including Stephen King and Adam Neville. I hope to represent all these and more in this book.Īs with all Folio Society editions, there has been a great deal of thought and energy into how the The Folio Book of Horror Stories will look, with some wonderfully dark illustrations by talented artist Corey Brickley. His introduction in this book is just as insightful:Ī horror story may convey supernatural fear or psychological disquiet, gruesomeness or terror devoid of a physical cause. The collection is edited and introduced by the award winning, legendary author and critic Ramsey Campbell, who has thoughtfully provided an insight into the process of editing the anthology over at the Folio Society blog. The Folio Book of Horror Stories is a new anthology, collecting some of the finest stories of the macabre written over the last two hundred years or so. ![]()
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