Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Review of "The Elixir of Life" Scary Story by Honore de Balzac

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“L'Elixir de Longue Vie” was first published in the Revue de Paris for October 1830. It is, of course, better known today in America ...
Monday, June 28, 2010

The 13th Best Scary Story 1800-1849 is The Elixir of Life by Honore de Balzac

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For the 13th best scary short story from 1800-1849 I pick The Elixir of Life by Honore de Balzac. It is a "long" short story. ...
Monday, June 21, 2010

Author of the 13 Best Scary Short Story 1800-1849 is Honore de Balzac

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Honore de Balzac (1799-1850), that rotund French author of romances and scary stories, appears next on my countdown of the best horror tal...
Thursday, June 17, 2010

Review of A Descent Into the Maelstrom by Edgar Allan Poe for the Scary Short Stories Countdown of 1800-1849

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Yesterday I chose A Descent Into the Maelstrom by Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) as the 14th best scary short story originally published in ...
Wednesday, June 16, 2010

The 14th Best Scary Short Story 1800-1849 is A Descent Into the Maelstrom by Edgar Allan Poe

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As the 14th best scary short story for the period in review, I pick Edgar Allan Poe's A Descent Into the Maelstrom . Enjoy! Posted via...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Author of the 14th Best Scary Short Story 1800-1849 is Edgar Allan Poe

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Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) has appeared on this countdown of the Top 40 scary stories from 1800-1849 no less than four other times. He fi...
Sunday, June 13, 2010

The Video Book Trailer for Edgar Allan Poe's Annotated Poems is Now Live

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Posted via email from Best Classic Horror Short Stories Blog
Friday, June 11, 2010

Andrew's Comments on Le Revenant by Henry Thomson

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" There are but two classes of persons in the world—those who are hanged, and those who are not hanged; and it has been my lot to bel...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010

The 15th Best Scary Short Story 1800-1849 is Le Revenant by Henry Thomson

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For the 15th best scary short story in the English language for the period 1800-1849, I pick Le Revenant by Henry Thomson. This is a tale...
Monday, June 7, 2010

Author of the 15th Best Scary Short Story 1800-1849 is Henry Thomson

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Henry Thomson is not well known among readers of scary short stories because he didn't write many of them. Yet Thomson gave us one gem o...