Ancient Mariner, The

Bell Tower, The

Black Parchment, The

Bride of Death, The

Burial of Roger Malvin, The

Case of Monsieur Valdemar, The

Cask of Amontillado, The

Curse of the Mantle, The

Declared Insane

Diamond Lens, The

A scientist discovers a civilization under his microscope.

Doll, The

Reading Link: "The Wondersmith", by E. Fitz-James O'Brien, available at Project Gutenberg, Australia.

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Dr Manette's Manuscript

A selection from the book A Tale of Two Cities.

Dream-Woman, The

Duel without Honor, The

Zodomirsky, a fiery and tempermental new Captain assigned to a regiment at Valins, sports an obsession with fighting pistol duels, which brings him into mortal conflict with an experienced senior officer, Lieutenant Stramm—who just happens have his eyes on the same woman as Zodomirsky... Mariana Ravensky. Zodomirsky believes that a duelist should practice daily... that dueling is a valuable skill. Stramm believes that dueling should involve an element of luck, and that without an element of luck, dueling simply becomes murder.

See also "The Shot" by Alexander Pushkin.

Evil Eye, The

Executioner, The

Expectations of an Heir

Falkland

Fall of the House of Usher, The

Versions of this story also appeared on CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, NBC Presents: Short Story, and The Weird Circle.

Fatal Love Potion, The

Feast of Redgauntlet, The

"Wandering Willie's Tale" from the novel Redgauntlet.

Four-Fifteen Express, The

Frankenstein

Ghost's Touch, The

A doctor concocts a dangerous drug that makes the subject impervious to pain. He wants to try it out on his cousin, but her dead lover has a serious problem with the idea.

Goblet, The

Translated from German into English in 1827.

Great Plague, The

A loose adaptation of "A Tale of the Great Plague" by British humorist and poet, Thomas Hood. A young man, willing to learn the ways of the street, teams up with a pair of the greatest thieves what ever lived to do a spot of burgling. The target, a house which belongs to the richest family in the county, is guarded by an old man and his young grand-daughter. Should be doss, what?

Snippet: My name is C. Farrow and as I've often said, I'm willing to learn—learn to do anything, as long as I can earn me enough to keep a roof over me head and food in me stomach. It was at lunchtime yesterday that I first came to this blasted town of Newport in [Monmouthshire] and took meself to the nearest Inn, to see about a bit for the Inner-man...

Hand, The

Haunted Hotel, The

Heart of Ethan Brand, The

History of Dr John Faust, The

Based on a chapbook story "Historia von D. Johann Fausten" by an anonymous German author, first published in 1587.

Horla, The

House and the Brain, The

A husband and wife are fascinated when they see the 400-year old portrait of the notorious cutthroat Richards. When they hear that his former home in London is rumoured to be haunted, they decide or rent it for a week so they can meet a real ghost.

A version of this story also appeared on CBS Radio Mystery Theater.

Jane Eyre

Knightsbridge Mystery, The

Last Day of a Condemned Man, The

Lifted Veil, The

A scientist invents a formula to briefly bring poisoned lab rats back to life, and is itching for a human poison victim on whom to test his serum.

See also "Life Span" (Darkness), "Death Robbery" (Lights Out), and "The Search for Life" (The Hermit's Cave)

Mad Monkton

Man without a Country, The

Mark of the Plague, The

Markheim

Mateo Falcone

Turned into an opera.

Middle Toe of the Right Foot, The

Mr Rosser, the editor of the town paper, is offended by a stranger, Mr Grossmith. The challenge is made... and answered. Mr Grossmith chooses Bowie knives; Mr Rosser chooses a darkened room in an abandoned house outside of town.

Reading Link: "The Middle Toe of the Right Foot", by Ambrose Bierce, contained in the collection Famous Modern Ghost Stories, 1921, available at Project Gutenberg.

Moonstone, The

Murder of the Little Pig, The

Murders in the Rue Morgue, The

Mysterious Bride, The

Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym

Niche of Doom, The

Oblong Box, The

Old Nurse's Story, The

Passion in the Desert, A

Turned into a film.

Phantom Picture, The

Pistol-Shot, The

Like "Zodomirsky's Duel" by Dumas, this is a tale about Love, Honour, and dueling. Captain Nikolai Silvio feels insulted by Count Pytor Markoff and challenges him to a duel. Markoff fires first... and misses. But Count Silvio refuses to take his shot, claiming he can wait and take his shot at a time of his own choosing. Years pass...

Translated from the Russian by Prosper Mérimée. See also "Zodomirsky's Duel" by Alexandre Dumas, pere.

Possessive Dead, The

Queer Client, The

Rappaccini's Daughter

Red Hand, The

Returned, The

River Man, The

Rope of Hair, The

Shadow, The

Spectre Bride, The

Spectre of Tappington, The

Strange Judgement, The

Tapestry Horse, The

Tell-Tale Heart, The

Terrible Night, A

Terribly Strange Bed, A

Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe.

Thing in the Tunnel, The

Trial for Murder, The

Vendetta, The

Warning, The

Set in the 1800s. Characters: Hester, Charles (her husband), Tom (her brother), and John (a man who, when shunned by Hester, swore he would find a way to make her fall in love with him!). Hester wakes, screaming, in the night. When Charles rushes to her side she explains that, at the stroke of midnight, she dreamt the voice of her long-lost brother warning them not to go to the House of Waverley. Neither she nor her husband have ever heard of Waverley. Nevertheless, Charles leaves the next morning to collect the yearly taxes from his tenants... and Hester follows soon after.

Snippet:
~~~~~
These magic words at midnight breath,
Make murdered men, the living death.
~~~~~
At break of day, this magic key
Makes dust of flesh, sets phantoms free.

Werewolf, The

What Was It?

The residents of a boarding house begin to wonder if their home is haunted by spirits when they hear moaning in the attic. If only it were that simple...

William Wilson

Wooden Ghost, The

Wuthering Heights

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