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The Return of the Sorcerer "The Return of the Sorcerer" is a horror short story by Clark Ashton Smith, first published in "Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror" in September 1931. The story ties into H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos due to its references to Lovecraft's invented book of occult lore the "Necronomicon". It tells of one
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Necronomicon The Necronomicon is a fictional grimoire (textbook of magic) appearing in the stories by horror writer H. P. Lovecraft and his followers. It was first mentioned in Lovecraft's 1924 short story "The Hound", written in 1922, though its purported author, the "Mad Arab" Abdul Alhazred, had been quoted a year earlier in Lovecraft's "The Nameless City". Among other things, the work contains an account of the Old Ones, their history, and the means for summoning them.
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The Beast House The Beast House is a 1986 horror novel by American author Richard Laymon. It is the first sequel to Laymon's 1980 novel "The Cellar".
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Saga of the Noble Dead Saga of the Noble Dead (also known as "The Noble Dead Series") written by Barb Hendee and J. C. Hendee is a set of chronological books in series, and chronological series in a saga that tells the story of protagonists drawn together in a struggle against the little-known and little believed-in Noble Dead (higher undead such as vampires) that herald the return of a long forgotten age in fantasy world. It begins with an unlikely trio drawn together as charlatans who use their skills to cheat peasants by the common superstitions concerning the undead. Soon enough they find that not all superstitions are completely false; the bits of truth they hold could lead to something far worse that has been long forgotten.
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Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales, published in 1991, is a collection of short stories by the author of the Redwall series, Brian Jacques. "Publishers Weekly" said of the book that "Jacques's collection of original ghost stories features 'the requisite apparitions, vampires and satanic incarnations, all spun with a distinctly English flair'."
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High Sorcery High Sorcery is a collection of fantasy short stories by American writer Andre Norton. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in March 1970, and was reprinted by the same publisher in 1971, 1973, and 1976; a second edition, reset but otherwise unchanged, was published in paperback by Ace in March 1979, and was reprinted in 1982 and 1984. All printings of the first edition bore cover art by artist Gray Morrow, which was replaced in all printings of the second edition with new art by Steve Hickman.
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Black Man with a Horn "Black Man with a Horn" is a horror novella by American writer T. E. D. Klein; part of the Cthulhu Mythos cycle, it originally published in "New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos". Critic S. T. Joshi notes that the story demonstrates a "deftness of style, a subtlety in the build-up of a horrific climax, and a deep understanding of the psychological effects of horror."
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Richard Bachman Richard Bachman is a pen name used by horror fiction author Stephen King.
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World of Darkness World of Darkness is the name given to three related but distinct fictional universes created as settings for supernatural horror themed role-playing games.The first was conceived by Mark Rein-Hagen, while the second was designed by several people at White Wolf Gaming Studio, which Rein-Hagen helped to found. The first two World of Darkness settings have been used for several horror-themed role-playing games that make use of White Wolf's storyteller/storytelling system, as well as "Mind's Eye Theatre", a live-action roleplaying game based on the core games. The third, "Monte Cook's World of Darkness", created by Monte Cook based on the first two World of Darkness settings, includes only a single product.
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Frank Belknap Long Frank Belknap Long (April 27, 1901 – January 3, 1994) was an American writer of horror fiction, fantasy, science fiction, poetry, gothic romance, comic books, and non-fiction. Though his writing career spanned seven decades, he is best known for his horror and science fiction short stories, including early contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos. During his life, Long received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement (at the 1978 World Fantasy Convention), the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement (in 1987, from the Horror Writers Association), and the First Fandom Hall of Fame Award (1977).
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The Magician King The Magician King is a fantasy novel by Lev Grossman, published in 2011 by Viking Press, the sequel to "The Magicians". It continues the story of Quentin Coldwater, interweaving it with the story of his high school crush, Julia, who learned magic outside of the standard school setting and joined him in Fillory.
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The Far Side of Nowhere The Far Side of Nowhere is a collection of fantasy and horror stories by author Nelson Bond. It was released in 2002 and was the author's second book published by Arkham House. It was published in an edition of approximately 2,500 copies. The stories originally appeared in "Amazing Stories", "Blue Book", "Fantastic Adventures", "Weird Tales" and other magazines.
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From Beyond (short story) "From Beyond" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was written in 1920 and was first published in "The Fantasy Fan" in June 1934 (Vol. 1, No. 10).
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Lisey's Story Lisey's Story is a novel by Stephen King that combines the elements of psychological horror and romance. It was released on October 24, 2006, and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award in 2007. An early excerpt from the novel, "Lisey and the Madman", was published in "McSweeney’s Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories" (2004), and was nominated for the 2004 Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction. King stated that this is his favorite of the novels he has written.
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Song of Kali Song of Kali is a horror novel by American writer Dan Simmons, published in 1985. It was the winner of the 1986 World Fantasy Award. The story deals with an American intellectual who travels to Calcutta, where he becomes embroiled in mysterious and horrific events at the centre of which lies a cult that worships Kali.
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The Lair of the White Worm The Lair of the White Worm is a horror novel by the Irish writer Bram Stoker. It was first published by Rider and Son of London in 1911 – the year before Stoker's death – with colour illustrations by Pamela Colman Smith. The story is based on the legend of the Lambton Worm. It has also been issued as The Garden of Evil.
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The Mad God's Amulet The Mad God's Amulet is a fantasy novel by Michael Moorcock, first published in 1968 as "Sorcerer's Amulet". The novel is the second in the four-volume The History of the Runestaff.
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Herbert West Herbert West is a fictional character created by H. P. Lovecraft for his short story "Herbert West—Reanimator", first published in 1922. There have been several film adaptations of the story including Herbert West as played by Jeffrey Combs in the "Re-Animator (film series)" which include the 1985 "Re-Animator" film and its two sequels, "Bride of Re-Animator" and "Beyond Re-Animator".
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Tales of the Werewolf Clan Tales of the Werewolf Clan is a two-volume collection of horror short stories by H. Warner Munn. The first volume was first published in 1979 by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in an edition of 1,000 copies and the second was published in 1980 in an edition of 1,018 copies. Many of the stories first appeared in the magazine "Weird Tales" or in the "Lost Fantasies" anthology series edited by Robert Weinberg. The first volume is subtitled "In the Tomb of the Bishop" and the second is subtitled "The Master Goes Home".
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The Wall of Serpents The Wall of Serpents is a fantasy novella by American science fiction and fantasy authors L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt. The fourth story in their Harold Shea series, it was first published in the June 1953 issue of the fantasy pulp magazine "Fantasy Fiction". It first appeared in book form, together with its sequel, "The Green Magician", in the collection "Wall of Serpents", issued in hardcover by Avalon Books in 1960; the book has been reissued by a number of other publishers since. It has also been reprinted in various anthologies and collections, including "Great Short Novels of Adult Fantasy I" (1972), "The Complete Compleat Enchanter" (1989), and "" (2007). It has been translated into Italian and German.
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In the Vault "In the Vault' is a short story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft, written on September 18, 1925 and first published in the November 1925 issue of the amateur press journal "Tryout".
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The Adventure of the Priory School "The Adventure of the Priory School", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as "The Return of Sherlock Holmes". Doyle ranked "The Adventure of the Priory School" tenth in his list of his twelve favorite Holmes stories.