A masquerade ball in a secluded abbey; a vendetta settled in the wine cellars of an Italian palazzo; a gloomy castle in a desolated landscape; the beating of a heart beneath the floorboards: the plots and settings of Poe’s dark, mysterious tales continue to haunt the popular imagination. This new selection introduces the greatest Gothic fiction from one of the most deranged and deliciously weird writers of the 19th century. The tales are accompanied by the classic illustrations of Harry Clarke, an artist fully alive to the deep darkness at the heart of Poe’s writing.
The series
Discover Gilded Nightmares, a hardback collection devoted to gothic and unsettling fiction. These British Library editions explore dark imagination and eerie storytelling through striking design. Created for readers who enjoy classic tales with a darker edge.
2017The Tell-Tale Heart 
2020The Gothic Tales of Sheridan Le Fanu 
2020Visions of the Vampire 
2021Playing with Fire 
2021The Open Door 
2022The Whisperers and Other Stories 
2022The Little Blue Flames 
2022Fearsome Fairies 
2023Penny Bloods 
2023Celtic Weird 
2023Scotland the Strange 
2024Bewitched 
2024Uncanny Ireland 
2024The Burial of the Rats 
2024The Ghost Stories of Wilkie Collins 
2024Halloweird 
2025The Dead of Summer 
2025The Strange Stories of John Buchan Be the first reviewer
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