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The Bolted Door

Horror

The Bolted Door

By Edith Wharton

A tired, middle-aged man, baffled and worn out by years of literary failure, contemplates a desperate act and summons his lawyer for a final, unsettling confession.

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The Shadow

Horror

The Shadow

By Hans Christian Andersen

A learned man's shadow detaches itself, gains independence, and ultimately usurps its former master's life and identity.

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Nie Xiaoqian (The Ghost Lover) (聂小倩)

Horror

Nie Xiaoqian (The Ghost Lover) (聂小倩)

By Pu Songling

A scholar encounters a beautiful ghost haunted by a demon and must help her find freedom.

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Painted Skin (画皮)

Horror

Painted Skin (画皮)

By Pu Songling

A scholar encounters a beautiful woman who is actually a hideous demon wearing a painted human skin, leading to a terrifying ordeal and a strange resurrection.

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The Dunwich Horror

Horror

The Dunwich Horror

By H. P. Lovecraft

A tale of hereditary horror and cosmic dread in isolated Dunwich, where a monstrous entity is unleashed upon the world.

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The Call of Cthulhu

Horror

The Call of Cthulhu

By H. P. Lovecraft

A university professor's investigation into a mysterious cult and a grotesque statuette uncovers terrifying secrets about ancient cosmic entities and the perilous fragility of human sanity.

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The Outsider

Horror

The Outsider

By H. P. Lovecraft

An isolated figure, after escaping a decaying castle, makes a horrifying discovery about their own identity upon encountering a lively party.

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Dagon

Horror

Dagon

By H. P. Lovecraft

A morphine-addicted man recounts his horrifying encounter with a monstrous, ancient sea creature and a cyclopean monolith after being shipwrecked on a newly risen, nightmarish landmass in the Pacific.

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Dracula’s Guest

Horror

Dracula’s Guest

By Bram Stoker

An Englishman's eerie adventure on Walpurgis Night near Munich takes a dark turn when he stumbles upon a mysterious tomb guarded by a wolf and encounters supernatural forces, only to be rescued under the watchful eye of Dracula.

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Casting the Runes

Horror

Casting the Runes

By M. R. James

A scholar incurs the wrath of a sinister occultist after rejecting his work, leading to a desperate race to undo a deadly curse transmitted by ancient runes.

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Sredni Vashtar

Horror

Sredni Vashtar

By Saki (H. H. Munro)

A sickly boy finds solace and a dark form of empowerment through his secret worship of a polecat-ferret he names Sredni Vashtar, leading to a grim triumph over his oppressive guardian.

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The Wendigo

Horror

The Wendigo

By Algernon Blackwood

A hunting party in the desolate Canadian wilderness encounters the terrifying Wendigo, a creature of legend that embodies the horror and isolation of the untamed north.

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