Histoires impossibles

Occult and Supernatural fiction is a genre of speculative fiction that exploits or is centered on supernatural themes, often contradicting naturalist assumptions of the real world.

In its broadest definition, supernatural fiction overlaps with examples of weird fiction, horror fiction, vampire literature, ghost story, and fantasy. Elements of supernatural fiction can be found in writing from the genre of science fiction. Amongst academics, readers and collectors, however, supernatural fiction is often classed as a discrete genre defined by the elimination of "horror", "fantasy", and elements important to other genres. The one genre supernatural fiction appears to embrace in its entirety is the traditional ghost story.

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E. F. Benson

CATERPILLARS

THE SANCTUARY

THE THING IN THE HALL

THE TERROR BY NIGHT

Ambrose Bierce

AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE

THE MIDDLE TOE OF THE RIGHT FOOT

Algernon Blackwood

THE WILLOWS

Ulric Daubeny

THE SUMACH

Charles Dickens

THE SIGNAL-MAN

Arthur Conan Doyle

THE CASE OF LADY SANNOX

Lord Dunsany

DISTRESSING TALE OF THANGOBRIND THE JEWELLER

William Fryer Harvey

ACROSS THE MOORS

Nathaniel Hawthorne

THE AMBITIOUS GUEST

W. W. Jacobs

THE MONKEY'S PAW

Henry James

THE TURN OF THE SCREW

Franz Kafka

IN THE PENAL COLONY

David H. Keller

THE THING IN THE CELLAR

Henry Kuttner

THE GRAVEYARD RATS

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

CARMILLA

H. P. Lovecraft

AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS

THE CALL OF CTHULHU

POLARIS

THE QUEST OF IRANON

THE RATS IN THE WALLS

A REMINISCENCE OF DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON

THE SECRET CAVE OR JOHN LEES ADVENTURE

THE SHADOW OUT OF TIME

THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH

THE SHUNNED HOUSE

THE SILVER KEY

THE STATEMENT OF RANDOLPH CARTER

THE STRANGE HIGH HOUSE IN THE MIST

THE STREET

THE TEMPLE

THE TERRIBLE OLD MAN

THE TOMB

THE TRANSITION OF JUAN ROMERO

THE TREE

UNDER THE PYRAMIDS

THE VERY OLD FOLK

WHAT THE MOON BRINGS

Arthur Machen

THE GREAT GOD PAN

M. R. James

THE MEZZOTINT

THE STALLS OF BARCHESTER CATHEDRAL

THE ASH-TREE

NUMBER 13

COUNT MAGNUS

A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS

Vincent O'Sullivan

WHEN I WAS DEAD

Edgar Allan Poe

THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM

THE TELL-TALE HEART

Margaret Ronan

FINGER! FINGER!

Saki

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THE OPEN WINDOW

50+ Masterpieces of Occult & Supernatural Fiction - At the Mountains of Madness, The Call of Cthulhu, The Willows, The Monkey’s Paw, The Turn of the Screw and others

En plein coeur de la vie ; histoires de soldats

Le dictionnaire du diable - Articles inédits

Dans ces douze contes, Ambrose Bierce a oublié son cynisme et sa misanthropie pour laisser la place à un sens profond de la misère humaine, une étude subtile du mécanisme de la peur, une incursion troublante dans le royaume du surnaturel. Ambrose Bierce compte au nombre de ceux pour lesquels écrire est un art difficile et qui mérite tous nos soins. Ce fossoyeur impénitent, ce familier de la mort, ce compagnon des ombres, est un des derniers classiques de la littérature mondiale.

Contes noirs

Bierce l'amer, le Diable hilare, le Tout-puissant Dieu Bierce, l'individu le plus méchant de San Francisco, telles sont quelques-unes des aimables qualifications dont fut gratifié Ambrose Bierce, cette imposante figure des Lettres américaines qui disparaîtrait à jamais en 1913 dans un Mexique en proie à la fièvre révolutionnaire. Le présent ouvrage rassemble un bouquet épineux de plus de 600 articles du Dictionnaire du diable, autant de définitions retrouvées bien après la disparition de leur auteur et non traduites en français jusqu'à ce jour. Jacques Sternberg tenait le plus caustique des lexicographes pour la "figure de proue de l'humour noir".

Le dictionnaire du Diable ; nouvelles définitions

This   carefully crafted ebook: "Ashes of the Beacon: An Historical Monograph   Written in 4930 (Unabridged)" is formatted for your eReader with a   functional and detailed table of contents.
"Ashes of the Beacon" purports to be "An Historical   Monograph Written in 4930" and gives a few indications concerning the   lamentable failure of "self-government" in America. It is less   amusing and more analytical; and while practically everyone will find much in   it to disagree with, there is also plenty to think about. Though generally   conservative  and frequently pigheaded,   Bierce is neither a fool nor a hypocrite, and he makes his points with   thoroughgoing clarity. His work as a whole is a lifelong battle against   woolly thinking, murky logic and bad writing.
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (1842 - 1914?) was an American satirist, critic,   poet, editor and journalist. Bierce became a prolific author of short stories   often humorous and sometimes bitter or macabre. He spoke out against   oppression and supported civil and religious freedoms. He also wrote numerous   Civil War stories from first-hand experience. Many of his works are ranked   among other esteemed American authors' like Edgar Allen Poe, Stephen Crane,   and Mark Twain.

Ashes of the Beacon: An Historical Monograph Written in 4930 (Unabridged)

A young man works for his father at his dog-oil business whilst simultaneously helping his mother with her work as well. But when his duties for each of his parents overlap one day, the consequences are terrible and tragic. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

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