Cryptofiction - Volume IV. A Collection of Fantastical Short Stories of Sea Monsters, Dangerous Insects, and Other Mysterious Creatures (Cryptofiction Classics - Weird Tales of Strange Creatures)
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Cryptofiction - Volume IV. A Collection of Fantastical Short Stories of Sea Monsters, Dangerous Insects, and Other Mysterious Creatures (Cryptofiction Classics - Weird Tales of Strange Creatures)

Including Tales by Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, and Many Other Important Authors in the Genre

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eBook - ePub

Cryptofiction - Volume IV. A Collection of Fantastical Short Stories of Sea Monsters, Dangerous Insects, and Other Mysterious Creatures (Cryptofiction Classics - Weird Tales of Strange Creatures)

Including Tales by Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, and Many Other Important Authors in the Genre

About this book

These early works by various authors were originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing them with a brand new introduction as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series. 'Cryptofiction - Volume IV.' contains a collection of short stories that include 'The Cats of Ulthar' by H. P. Lovecraft, 'Running Wolf' by Algernon Blackwood, 'The Horror-Horn' by E. F. Benson, and many other classic tales of strange creatures. The genre of cryptofiction has grown up in the shadow of its older brothers, science fiction and fantasy, and specialises in the concept of mysterious creatures such as sea monsters, wolf-men, and lost pre-historic creatures. Cryptofiction takes its name from another, non-literary practice: cryptozoology. This is generally regarded as a pseudoscience by mainstream scientists, relying as it does upon anecdotal, often unverifiable evidence. However, it still boasts many enthusiasts, and continues to exert considerable artistic allure. Cryptofiction is here to stay, and the stories in this collection map the development of a genre which is as strange as it is fascinating.

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Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. In The Valley of the Sorceress
  3. The Blue Cockroach
  4. The Cats of Ulthar
  5. The Gold-Seekers
  6. Running Wolf
  7. Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family
  8. The Empty Sleeve
  9. The Spectre Spiders
  10. The Lizard God
  11. The Voice in the Night
  12. The Horror-Horn
  13. The Shame of Gold
  14. Spirit Island
  15. Demons of the Sea
  16. The Phantom Farmhouse
  17. The Rats in the Walls
  18. “And No Bird Sings”
  19. The Paradise of the Ice Wilderness
  20. The Octopus Cycle
  21. The Ancient Horror
  22. Vampires of the Desert
  23. The Worm
  24. Danger
  25. Rats
  26. Look out for more books in the Series