Risultati per "Guy de Maupassant" in Gotico

A quiet life by the Seine begins to unravel when a man becomes convinced that an invisible presence has entered his world. At first, the changes are small: sleepless nights, strange sensations, unexplained exhaustion, and an increasing certainty that he is no longer alone. Then objects begin to...

«La cabellera», de Guy de Maupassant, es un inquietante relato de terror psicológico en el que la fascinación, el deseo y la obsesión se adentran lentamente en un territorio cada vez más perturbador. Una de las narraciones más singulares del maestro francés del cuento, donde lo cotidiano...

Une nouvelle fantastique et macabre sur le désir, l’obsession et les morts qui ne meurent jamais tout à fait. Dans l’atmosphère glacée d’un asile, un médecin remet au narrateur le journal d’un homme ravagé par une passion impossible : l’amour d’une chevelure trouvée dans un...

A quiet encounter… with something that refuses to be forgotten. In A Ghost, Guy de Maupassant delivers a chilling and atmospheric tale that blurs the line between reality and the supernatural. What begins as a simple request soon leads to an eerie and unforgettable experience—one that...

"The Horla" is the chilling tale of one man's descent into madness. Maupassant established a reputation in France as an absolute master of the short story, before himself succumbing to the mental illness that ravaged his later life. This story is the terrifying tale of an invisible vampire, told by a narrator himself on the brink of insanity, and written by a master of the macabre clearly at the peak of his powers.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that are difficult to achieve elsewhere. The Gothic short story is one of the most enduring of genres. In this volume we explore works by classic authors from all corners of Europe as they explore and exploit narratives with their undeniable talents.