Short Stories
Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Horror and Supernatural of the 19th Century
1983·368 pages
Unearth 19th-century horrors from Poe, Doyle, and more—curated by Asimov, these tales deliver spine-chilling thrills that haunt your dreams.
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Unearth 19th-century horrors from Poe, Doyle, and more—curated by Asimov, these tales deliver spine-chilling thrills that haunt your dreams.
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The adventure of the German student / Washington Irving --
El verdugo / Honoré de Balzac --
The story of the Greek slave / Captain Marryat --
The iron shroud / William Mudford --
Schalken the painter / J. Sheridan LeFanu --
The tell-tale heart / Edgar Allan Poe --
The doom of the Griffiths / Mrs. Gaskell --
Circumstance / Harriet Prescott Spofford --
Torture by hope / Villiers de L'Isle-Adam --
The diamond necklace / Guy de Maupassant --
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Sexual content
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Occasional romantic subplots or implications in a few stories.
Violence & gore
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Graphic murders, executions, dismemberment, and torture across multiple tales.
Profanity
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No profanity present.
Substance use
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Brief references to alcohol in period settings.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes.
Religious content
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Religious motifs, clergy, and rituals appear in several supernatural stories.
Magic & witchcraft
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Supernatural curses, spells, and witchcraft elements in multiple tales.
Occult / demonology
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Ghosts, demons, possessions, and occult rituals central to many stories.
Political content
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Social commentary on race, class, and slavery in select stories.
Self-harm / suicide
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Themes of despair and suicide in isolated narratives.
Abuse & suffering
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Torture, slavery, animal cruelty, and intense suffering depicted.
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