Thank you!
Absolutely. Wonderful writer.
Enjoying it immensely. Summer activities have distracted me from diving in fully. A rainy day or two should get me back on track.
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I love all things “Macabre”.
I read Lovecraft, Stoker, Shelly and Poe as a grade schooler.
Decades ago Alfred Hitchcock used to have a few books that were collections of horror stories by various authors. I read those at night, with a homemade booklight, under the covers.
So being bored with reading all the usual adult books, from time to time, I will “refresh” myself with some of the more fringe books I have around. Just to clear out the cobwebs, so to speak.
Here’s a few:
This is by far, the best hand made pop-up book I have ever seen.
What would macabre and melancholic be without Edward Gorey?
Fun books, and they were written for children. Go figure.
Some of the stories and folktales collected by the Brothers Grimm weren’t all sweetness and light either and yet they formed the basis of many tales told to children. Although to give them their due they would warn parents in the forewords that perhaps children might be better served (no pun intended) if they were steered away from certain stories.
The Ralph Manheim translation is particularly good.
The original stories are delicious. Children love them. The stories are not for wimps however.
Although familiar with some of the stories I’ve never read the collected works. I appreciate the recommendation.
In hindsight, I should read the forewords. I read all those impressionable classics between my ages of 4 and 12; however, I never loss a moment of sleep (or even sanity 
).
Now at 80 years of age, I am constantly seeing things in the shadows. lol
I just moved around some boxes and saw a copy of Pushkin’s short stories that I had given to my late father (he had hardly ever read any FICTION, and I predicted he would really enjoy these and he did).
Man, I love Pushkin! I’ll have to re-read this edition soon, which I have probably re-read every decade at least once. Some of my favorite writings.
He’s probably got Fahrenheit 451 in his hands.