Thirteen Gothic stories created by English and American writers of the 19th and 20th centuries introduce the reader to a world where the ordinary and the sup...

Once upon a time there lived a very unpleasant old man, about whom there was a very bad reputation in the surrounding area. It was too strange - would anyone...

Two elderly gentlemen go on holiday to the English seaside every year and stay at the same hotel. One day, an extremely frightened young man knocks on their ...

Mr. Thomson spent many wonderful days in a nice provincial hotel, working on a book and enjoying the rural scenery. And he would have retained only pleasant ...

So, a man lived near a cemetery... and believe me, such a neighborhood did not bring him anything good.

Montague James asks the reader for forgiveness for his lack of patience in writing stories and, referring to his more talented followers who may want to brin...

One very bad boy named Stanley Judkins did not listen to the old shepherd, who begged him not to go to the Weeping Well. And in vain he didn’t listen, becaus...

It happens that you are late, walking outside the city, and do not have time to get home before dark - and you will see enough of this!.. Either an owl will ...

Don't walk in the field near Betton Wood, it's not a kind place. It happens that the sense of ownership in some people is so great that even death cannot dri...

U. R. writes a letter to his brother Robert, in which he apologizes that he will not be able to come to him for Christmas, and talks about the mysterious dis...

An educated gentleman was once sent to inspect and report on the archives of Southminster Cathedral...

Sometimes professional enmity can drive even the most peaceful people to murder. And it is not necessary to do it with your own - or indeed human - hands.