Horror And Fantasy imprint: 217 books

First published in 1895, “The Red Hand” is a short story by Welsh author Arthur Machan that includes the main characters from his novella “The Three Impostors”. The story revolves around gruesome a murder, the only glue for which is an interesting ancient stone axe. Arthur Machen (1863 –...

“A Fragment of Life” is a 1904 short story by Welsh author Arthur Machan. A young couple unsatisfied with their banal married life turn to spirituality for fulfilment, but what they find in the end isn't exactly what they were looking for. A masterful supernatural tale with macabre undertones,...

Many of the finest stories of magic and fantasy, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Master of the Gothic and creator of the detective genre, Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most famous writers in all of American literature. 'William Wilson' ranks amongst his spookiest tales, and features a thrilling examination of the doppelgänger theme. Many of the Gothic romance and horror stories,...

H. Bedford-Jones was a hugely prolific author of pulp stories and dime novels. His 'Wolf Woman' is an excellent example of his work. Many of the horror stories of monsters and ghouls, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are...

Elizabeth Gaskell is one of the most significant female writers of the Victorian era. Her novels aside, Gaskell had numerous short pieces published in various periodicals, including Harper’s and Charles Dickens’ All the Year Round. 'The Old Nurse's Story' ranks amongst her best tales. Many of...

Frederick Marryat was one of the pioneers of the sea novel, and a major influence on writers such as Joseph Conrad and Ernest Hemingway. In his day, his short fiction was wildly popular, and 'The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains' remains widely anthologised. Many of the horror stories of monsters...

Hailed as one of the finest lyric poets in the English language, Percy Bysshe Shelley was best-known for his verse. However, he also produced a number of acclaimed short prose works, and 'The Assassins' is charged with Shelley's thoughts on politics, life and existence. Many of the gothic romance...

Montague Summers was a prolific writer and public eccentric who harboured a lifelong interest in the occult. His 'real life' investigations, such as Werewolves – Throughout the British Isles, are classic occult texts, notable for their archaic writing style, intimate style of narration, and overtone...

Fourteen timeless short stories from the pen of England's most prolific writer of ghost stories, Algernon Blackwood. Including such classics of the genre as 'The Magic Mirror', 'The Empty Sleeve' and 'A Haunted Island'.

Mary Shelley wrote 'The Transformation' having been challenged by Lord Byron to pen an original ghost story. Eighteen months later, it became the classic novel, Frankenstein. The original tale provides fascinating insight into the story's genesis and beginnings. Many of the horror stories of monsters...

Clemence Housman was an author and suffragist best-known for her 1896 novella The Were-Wolf, praised by H. P. Lovecraft for “attain[ing] a high degree of gruesome tension and achiev[ing] to some extent the atmosphere of authentic folklore.” Many of the horror stories of monsters and ghouls, particularly...

A collection of short stories from the beautiful and mystical mountains and valleys of Wales. With stories by authors such as Arthur Machen, H. G. Wells and Walter Map.

Author of the timeless Treasure Island (1883), Robert Louis Stevenson is a hugely popular author, and one of the most translated in the world. First published in Pall Mall magazine in December of 1884, 'The Body-Snatcher' is based on characters in the employ of Robert Knox, around the time of the...