Showing posts with label best horror stories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label best horror stories. Show all posts
Saturday, August 27, 2016

The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce - Scary Short Story 17 in Andrew Barger's Countdown

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Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) Similar to  Edgar Allan Poe , Ambrose Bierce was an American short story writer and flame-throwing critic. B...
Thursday, October 20, 2011

Informal Poll of the Best Horror Short Stories

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Before I countdown the Top 10 ghost stories for the first half of the 19th century, I started a discussion at the Kindle forums for people...
Thursday, June 2, 2011

"Best Horror Short Stories 1800-1849" Finalist Award Winner in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards

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Those of you who read my blog on a regular basis know that I recently published The Best Horror Short Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Horror An...
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Friday, May 6, 2011

Best Scary Ghost Story 33 from 1800-1849 Posted

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The next tale in my countdown of the Top 40 ghost stories for the first half of the nineteenth century is an anonymous story titled The L...
Saturday, April 30, 2011

Best Horror Stories 1800-1849 ebook Price Dropped to $.99 for a Limited Time

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I am in a horrific mood of late and as a result have just dropped the price of The Best Horror Short Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Horror ...
Thursday, November 18, 2010

Reveal for the #1 Best Horror Short Story 1800-1849

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The reveal is finally here for the best horror short story of 1800-1849. I pick Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher...
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Author of the Best Horror Short Story 1800-1849 is Edgar Allan Poe

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The last notch in the wrung of my countdown for the Top 40 horror short stories from 1800-1849 is finally here. To little surprise, Edgar A...
Thursday, November 11, 2010

Author of the 2nd Best Horror Short Story 1800-1849 is Honoré de Balzac

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Frenchman, Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), has already appeared a number of times in my countdown of the Top 40 horror short stories for the ...
Monday, October 25, 2010

Author of the 4th Best Horror Short Story 1800-1849 is Samuel Warren

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Barrister Samuel Warren (1807-1877) is the next author in my countdown of the best horror short stories for the first half of the nineteent...
Saturday, October 16, 2010

Reveal of the 5th Best Horror Short Story 1800-1849

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I pick the 5th best horror short story from 1800-1849 to be Honore de Blazac's "El Verdugo." This is his famous beheading sto...
Friday, October 15, 2010

Author of the 5th Best Horror Short Story 1800-1849 is Honoré de Balzac

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Honore de Balzac (1799-1850), that portly French writer of romance and horror, appears at number 5 on my countdown of the Top 40 horror sho...
Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Author of the 7th Best Scary Short Story 1800-1849 is George Soane

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It is extremely rare for George Soane (1789-1860) to be mentioned when scholars discuss the best horror short story writers for the first...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Author of the 8th Best Horror Short Story 1800-1849 is Wilhelm Hauff

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Back to my countdown of the Top 40 horror short stories from 1800-1849. The author of the 8th best horror story for this period is Wilhelm ...
Friday, September 24, 2010

Reveal for the 9th Best Horror Short Story 1800-1849

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I pick Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart as the 9th best horror short story for the first half of the nineteenth century. Before I ...
Thursday, September 23, 2010

Author of the 9th Best Horror Short Story 1800-1849 is Edgar Allan Poe

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This is not the first time Edgar Allan Poe has appeared in my countdown of the Top 40 horror short stories from 1800-1849, but it is the fi...
Monday, September 20, 2010

Author of the 10th Best Horror Short Story 1800-1849 is Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) is the next author to appear on my countdown of the Top 40 horror short stories from 1800-1849. Tomorrow ...
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

The 12th Best Horror Short Story 1800-1849 is The Old Man's Tale About the Queer Client

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Yesterday I revealed the surprise author for what I believe is the 12th best horror story from 1800-1849 as being Charles Dickens. In The...
Monday, September 13, 2010

Author of the 12th Best Horror Story 1800-1849 is Charles Dickens

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When considering horror stories for the first half of the nineteenth century, Charles Dickens usually does not come to mind unless it is in...
Thursday, September 9, 2010

List of Authors in The Best Horror Short Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Horror Anthology

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I am nearly finished with my countdown of the best horror stories from 1800-1849. I have published 40-13 and the final 12 stories are conta...
Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Author of the 18th Best Scary Short Story 1800-1849 is Edgar Allan Poe

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Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) has made early and often appearances on this countdown of the Top 40 scary short stories from 1800-1849. Tomor...