Horror Historia Violet: 31 Essential Faerie Tales and 4 Mystical Poems

She appeared to have wings, which hummed in their furious movement; she was red in the face, her eyes burned; she grinned at me and ground her little teeth together. A curious shrill noise came from her, like the screaming of a gnat or hoverfly; but no words, never any words.Gothic grotesqueries, penny dreadfuls, pulp magazines, and other darkly inventive publications have produced a dread allure across the world, infiltrating culture and influencing language, becoming the source for multiple adaptations across all forms of media. Curated and edited by C.S.R. Calloway, Horror Historia Violet brings together thirty-one of the most horrifying and heartbreaking stories of ethereal spirits. Fairies, elves, goblins, kelpies, nymphs, dryads, sirens, banshees, sprites, and even Pan himself are presented here from an assortment of writers.Calloway has captured the following tales: "Ancient Lights" and "May Day Eve" by Algernon Blackwood, "Beckwith's Case" by Maurice Hewlett, "Bells of Oceana"