"The Challenge from Beyond" is a collaborative weird tale written by H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Frank Belknap Long, A. Merritt, and C. L. Moore. The story follows a man...
In "The Poetic Principle", Edgar Allan Poe argues that poetry exists to evoke beauty and elevate emotion rather than to convey moral lessons or intellectual truths. He defends...
In "A Tale of the Ragged Mountains", Edgar Allan Poe tells the story of Augustus Bedloe, who, during a walk in the Ragged Mountains, experiences a series of supernatural events...
In "Xuthal of the Dusk" from Robert E. Howard, Conan and the warrior Natala stumble upon the mysterious, dream-drenched city of Xuthal, hidden in the desert. They confront its...
In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart", the narrator tries to prove his sanity after murdering an elderly man because of his "vulture eye". His growing guilt leads him to hear...
In "The Red-Headed League" by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes investigates a peculiar job offer made exclusively to red-headed men. When the job suddenly disappears, Holmes...
In "The Mask" by Robert W. Chambers, a sculptor discovers a mysterious liquid that can turn living beings into marble statues. His friend and muse become involved in his dark...
"The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket", a story by Edgar Allan Poe, recounts the adventure of Pym, who embarks clandestinely on a whaler. After a mutiny and various...
In "'The Pool of the Black One," from Robert E. Howard', Conan embarks on a perilous sea voyage. Discovering a mysterious island, the cimerian faces supernatural horrors and a...
Edgar Allan Poe's short story "Four Beasts in One - The Homo-Cameloopard" tells the story of Antiochus Epiphanes, an extravagant monarch who parades a bizarre being through the...