Author Topic: Authors like Edgar Allen Poe? (Read 652 times)

Viper_Fujax · « **on:** March 25, 2004, 05:12:40 PM »

I have to do this stupid "old historical critique" on any author\'s short story (not a novel) and i get to pick the author. The thing is is that we can\'t pick an author that we covered in class and i rarely read and the only author that i liked out of the lessons that were taught was Poe. Just wondering what other gothic kind of writers are there that make short stories.

The only author i know of, which i heard no-one talking about in a thread a while ago was H.P. Lovecraft but i never read any of his stuff. Bunch of short stories on this site http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/ . Any other recommendations?

« **Reply #1 on:** March 25, 2004, 06:50:58 PM »

Ambrose Bierce

edit:

I guess I will add at least one link.

THE DAMNED THING

Viper_Fujax · « **Reply #2 on:** March 25, 2004, 07:52:27 PM »

we covered him too. The list of people is big plus i left it at school. I decided to go with Lovecraft after reading some reviews hes the most like Poe.

« **Reply #3 on:** March 25, 2004, 08:06:52 PM »

Lovecraft\'s works would mostly be described as short stories or novellas. Very few long pieces, though many of them seem to be longer than they are, due to the density of the prose.

I think I\'ve read everything he\'s written, so I can make a recommendation. I\'ve always felt the best overall survey of his short stories is this book:

The Best of H. P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre It has some of the truly classic stories like The Dunwich Horror, and The Call of Cthulhu, and The Whisperer in Darkness. Still in print, and easy to find.

If you must read something longer, then you could choose one of these:

The case of Charles Dexter Ward

At the Mountains of Madness

Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath

Some titles may not be in print at the moment, but they are easy to find at any used book store. These have been in and out of print for a long time, so there are lots of copies floating around.

Viper_Fujax · « **Reply #4 on:** March 25, 2004, 08:18:29 PM »

no, short stories is what im going after. Thanks for the info, might drive by barnes & noble and check that book out

« **Reply #5 on:** March 25, 2004, 09:44:46 PM »

- Ray Bradbury

- Ernest Hemingway

- Roald Dahl

I doubt you read Bradbury and Dahl in your class.

« **Reply #6 on:** March 26, 2004, 06:11:46 AM »

charles bukowski

Hello

Author Topic: Authors like Edgar Allen Poe? (Read 652 times)