"The Adventure of the Speckled Band" by Arthur Conan Doyle follows Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson as they investigate the mysterious death of a woman in a locked room. Her sister,...

In "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus", Victor Frankenstein, a scientist driven by ambition, creates life from dead matter, producing a creature who, though intelligent and...

In "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb", an engineer named Victor Hatherley is hired for a mysterious job involving a dangerous hydraulic press. After a harrowing night, he...

In "The Two Black Bottles," the narrator arrives in the eerie town of Daalbergen to claim the estate of his late uncle, Dominie Vanderhoof. Locals speak of strange behavior...

"The Hour of the Dragon" follows Conan, now the king of Aquilonia, as he faces a deadly conspiracy that threatens his reign. With enemies on all sides, Conan must battle powerful...

"The Last Test" by H.P. Lovecraft and Adolphe de Castro follows Dr. Alfred Clarendon, a brilliant but ethically dubious scientist obsessed with developing a cure for disease. His...

In "Singular Occurrence", Machado de Assis creates an engaging narrative through a conversation between two friends. One of them tells the story of Marocas, a woman who has caught...

In "Skulls in the Stars" by Robert E. Howard, Solomon Kane, a grim Puritan adventurer, must cross a haunted moor despite eerie warnings. As he ventures into the fog-laden...

In "A Lady", Machado de Assis explores Mrs. Camila's struggle against time, vanity and aging. Obsessed with maintaining her youth, she refuses to accept the signs of aging, even...

"In the Court of the Dragon" by Robert W. Chambers is a chilling tale about a man who attends a church service, only to be pursued by a menacing organist. As he flees through the...