First published 2017
Step into an exclusive literary salon where the greatest writers of supernatural fiction gather to share their most unsettling stories. Charles Dickens arrives from his London study, while Edgar Allan Poe brings his darkest visions from America. Robert Louis Stevenson travels from the South Pacific islands to join this distinguished company. The salon welcomes visionary authors Robert W. Chambers and H.P. Lovecraft alongside masters of ghostly fiction Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, and E.F. Benson. F. Scott Fitzgerald mingles with the assembled writers as Bram Stoker, Mary Elisabeth Braddon, and Edith Wharton prepare their own contributions. Each author presents tales that probe the boundaries between the natural and supernatural worlds. The collection reveals how these literary giants approached the mysterious and inexplicable, crafting stories that unsettle and disturb readers across generations.
Genres: 20th-century, horror, 19th-century, gothic
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, thought-provoking
Tropes: anthology, supernatural-elements
Period: 19th Century, 20th Century
573 pages · Paperback · Independently published