{"product_id":"a-complete-horror-book-including-haunting-horror-diabolism-witchcraft-and-evil-lore-fantasy-and-horror-classics-9781447407744","title":"A Complete Horror Book - Including Haunting, Horror, Diabolism, Witchcraft, and Evil Lore (Fantasy and Horror Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEverything that terrifies, from a ghostly touch to a Devil's pact, is gathered within these pages.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis monumental collection is an absolute feast of classic supernatural literature, drawing together the finest tales of dread, ghostly terror, and infernal bargains from the Victorian and Edwardian eras. 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Nesbit: \u003c\/strong\u003e Known for her children's stories, Nesbit proves her dark skill with the perfect, unsettling climax of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMan-Size in Marble\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and the heartbreaking terror of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Charrington's Wedding\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles Dickens: \u003c\/strong\u003e The Victorian titan delivers two masterpieces of terror: the deeply atmospheric \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Signal Man\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and the darkly humorous \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo Be Taken with a Grain of Salt\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiss Braddon: \u003c\/strong\u003e A sensational Victorian novelist contributes two powerful tales: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cold Embrace\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEveline's Visitant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, showcasing her flair for melodrama and spectral vengeance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmelia B. 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Heron: \u003c\/strong\u003e Contributions from masters of the weird and occult detective fiction, ensuring a broad range of spectral encounters from psychological dread to methodical investigations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilkie Collins, Vernon Lee, Rosa Mulholland, Perceval Landon, \u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eAmyas Northcote: \u003c\/strong\u003e These diverse writers complete the section with tales of terrifying dreams, foreign curses, and inescapable psychological and ancestral doom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDIABOLISM, WITCHCRAFT, AND EVIL LORE: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis section plunges into the dark heart of occult sin and supernatural transgression: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ. 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