Henri Guy de Maupassant’s short story Was it a Dream? invites readers into a world where reality and imagination blur, leaving us questioning what is real and what is illusion. This ghost story, written in the late 19th century, explores themes of fear, memory, and the supernatural with a subtle yet chilling touch. It challenges the reader to consider how the mind processes trauma and the unknown, making it a timeless piece that continues to captivate. Frenchman, Henri Guy de

In 1897 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published his best jungle horror story called “The Fiend of the Cooperage.” It is one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s best horror stories along with “The Brazilian Cat.” The scary short story is also his only jungle horror tale. It's full of snappy dialogue a pervasive sense of hot, sticky dread. Arthur Conan Doyle (Hat) and Robert Barr (Left) As Richard Burton said in the November 14, 1908 issue of The Bellman’s Bookshelf, in reference to a Doyle c

The bleak midwinter is a time for ghosts like those found in the anthology: Best Ghost Short Stories 1850-1899: A Phantasmal Ghost Anthology . It contains the best ghost stories from the last half of the 19th century; shocking tales from popular American and Victorian authors. These are the finest ghost stories for the last half of the nineteenth century and they are combined in one haunting collection. The stories are annotated with background information, author photos and

My first collection of short stories, Mailboxes - Mansions - Memphistopheles , has won a finalist award in the International Best Book Awards. It has also been entered in the Shirley Jackson Awards. Here's a blurb on it: In the collection Andrew unleashes a blend of character-driven dark tales, which are sure to be remembered. In "Azra'eil & Fudgie" a little girl visits a team of marines in Afghanistan and they quickly learn she is more than she seems. "The Mailbox War" is a