All these classic stories are in the public domain,
available in their entirety online or as free ebooks
(1-31 October 2019)
Tired of grouse hunting and concerned about his missing friend, Weigall decides to hunt for Gifford himself, but can Weigall save his dearest friend?
The Striding Place by Gertrude Atherton#free scary #stories @wikisource_en https://t.co/kyyWsvuEjc
Painting: Goya, Quail Hunt pic.twitter.com/jPqzgVSikb— Dr Alexandria Szeman: Award-Winning #Author 📚🖋🎃 (@Alexandria_SZ) October 26, 2019
The narrator, living in a hotel, watches a strange but attractive pale man move from room to room: what is the man doing, and should management be told?
The Pale Man by Julius Long#free scary #stories @wikisource_en @drunkpenwriting https://t.co/DfO4WkTXwU pic.twitter.com/o8iATzXuRi— Dr Alexandria Szeman: Award-Winning #Author 📚🖋🎃 (@Alexandria_SZ) October 27, 2019
In the middle of the Pacific on a dark and starless night, George and his mate encounter an old man who tells them the frightening tale of what happened to him and his lovely fiancée.
The Voice in the Night by William Hope Hodgson#free scary #stories https://t.co/hU1l74S8rX pic.twitter.com/Nx26nh796o— Dr Alexandria Szeman: Award-Winning #Author 📚🖋🎃 (@Alexandria_SZ) October 28, 2019
Something strange is going on in Bellingham’s room, and rumors abound that he has brought back something from Egypt, something in a sarcophagus, something supposedly dead yet not quite dead…
Lot No. 249 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle#free scary #Stories https://t.co/nxbr4pAXqn pic.twitter.com/ZCrSBhmcQj— Dr Alexandria Szeman: Award-Winning #Author 📚🖋🎃 (@Alexandria_SZ) October 29, 2019
Lord Manfred is determined to subvert the prophecy that claims his family will not inherit the Castle of Otranto by marrying the lovely Isabella: will she escape the destiny he plans for her?
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole#free scary #stories https://t.co/rXFOTJQs4w pic.twitter.com/h2wG3JLqft— Dr Alexandria Szeman: Award-Winning #Author 📚🖋🎃 (@Alexandria_SZ) October 30, 2019
Though she loves Valancourt, the orphaned Emily is being forced to marry someone else against her will. Can she escape the Castle of Udolpho in time to find her true love?
The Mysteries of Udolpho by Anne Radcliffe#free scary #stories @gutenberg_org https://t.co/mJC3w9PxR6 pic.twitter.com/KfDX4gHY86— Dr Alexandria Szeman: Award-Winning #Author 📚🖋 (@Alexandria_SZ) October 31, 2019
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Free Scary Classics in the Public Domain
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