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Tales of Terror: The world's most terrifying stories presented by a leading icon of fear

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Disguised as a quaint and curious volume of "spooky tales," Tales of Terror features all sorts of denizens of the supernatural world that will surely wreak havoc on your subconscious during those dark nighttime hours.

Boris Karloff dons the top hat of ringmaster for this literary carnival of the macabre as he presents the finest stories from the world of horror. World-renowned authors including Bierce, Poe, Stoker, Blackwood, Burrage and their ghastly creations of zombies, ghosts and monsters take center ring to thrill and delight the hapless reader with a spine-tingling experience.

This book is a welcomed addition to my library, nestled between Greg Mank's Karloff and Lugosi and We Belong Dead: Frankenstein.

I purchased this book some weeks ago, and I have to say it makes a wonderful addition to a horror fan's collection. Although "The Waxwork" stands as my particular favorite, other works including Bram Stoker's "The Judge's House" and Algernon Blackwood's "The Willows" are outstanding as well.

One warning though...do not read alone on a dark and stormy night, unless you are looking for a few nightmares...

Every now and then, fans of the horror genre need to take a step back from the endless piles of over-the-top gorefests and Stephen King wannabes and indulge in the classic stories that have served as the foundation that modern horror literature is built upon. You need to remind yourself where it all came from, and how well it was done.

A collection of such classic tales of the spooky and macabre is just what Dr. Acula would prescribe for such a need, and who better to compile such a reading list than the personification of creeping terror himself?

Do yourself a favor and pick this book up for the next dark and stormy night. The Doctor commands it!

Boris Karloff, equally comfortable immersed in literary horrors as he is portraying monsters and fiends on the big screen, collects his favorite ghostly tales of suspense and terror in one big volume of quivering chills. Enjoyable for fans of Karloff and classic tales of terror.

There should be this label on TALES OF TERROR: Warning: do not take before bedtime!

Out from the crypt and back in print. Just like Frankenstein's legendary monster you cannot keep this superb collection of frightful tales dormant for long. Now, if they could find a way to bring Boris back....

With an eye for the sinister and satanic, Karloff opens the Pandora's Box of vintage terrors to select the most enjoyable and eerie for his first collection of literary horrors. Unlike the horror stories books in the 60s and 70s with Karloff's name on the cover, this collection was actually selected and edited by him.

Karloff gives his seal of approval to this anthology of his most cherished and macabre ghost stories authored by some of the most influential authors of the genre. Lurking between the covers you will come face to face with unspeakable horrors; still as shocking as the day they were written. If you prefer haunting time-tested literary classics instead of some modern contrivance of blood and gore, you will not be displeased by the purchase of this fine book.

Tales of Terror is an outstanding collection of works by some of literatures most famous horror writers, including Edgar Allen Poe and Bram Stoker. It had been some years since I first read many of these stories, but they made an obvious impression.

With an introduction by the great Boris Karloff himself, Tales of Terror is well worth the price for terror!!!

This exceptional compilation, selected by the great Boris Karloff, who provides fascinating insight in his introduction, will have you transfixed by tales of murder and madness, creatures from beyond the grave, and all matter of weird apparitions. They're sure to provide hours of irresistible, spellbinding reading.