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

"Are you afraid of the dark? You know perfectly well you are, and you may as well admit it!" - Boris Karloff, from the Introduction. In 1943 - a good year for terrors both foreign and domestic - beloved acting great Boris Karloff released the stellar hardcover anthology, TALES OF TERROR. Selected and presented by the Master himself, this collection of vintage ghost stories and strange tales featured renowned writers of the weird such as Bram Stoker and Algernon Blackwood, and included the now-acknowledged classics, "Beast With Five Fingers," "The Damned Thing," and many others. Karloff's lengthy introductory essay, written with the elegance, wit and grace that were hallmarks of the man, expounds on his theory of "horror" and "terror," and provides revealing insights into the psychology and philosophy that he personally brought to the genre, both as anthologist and actor.

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Product Details:
Author: Various
Paperback: 284 pages
Publisher: Idea Men Productions
Publication Date: January 26, 2007
ISBN: 1419658476
Package Length: 9.0 inches
Package Width: 6.0 inches
Package Height: 0.7 inches
Package Weight: 1.08 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 23 reviews
 
 

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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:

5For Karloff fans  Jan 10, 2008
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.


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5My sweet dreams never stood a chance  Jan 06, 2008
There should be this label on TALES OF TERROR: Warning: do not take before bedtime!


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5...After All, There are such things!  Jan 05, 2008

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....


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5The Black Bible of Boris Karloff  Dec 31, 2007

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.


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5Designed to haunt your dreams  Dec 28, 2007
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.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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