"The Willows" was so important that it earned H. P. Lovecraft's praise as the best supernatural tale in English literature, for both its creepy haunted forest vibe and its prose. Just like Lovecraft, Poe's work is available for free in every corner of the 'net, but there's something particularly evocative about "The Masque of the Red Death." Science Fiction Stories MoonloverCR. Horror / Humor by Alex Beyman • Complete • 1 chapter. Learn how to write a horror story that will thrill, terrify and delight readers. "The Specialist's Hat" won the 1999 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction. The Internet is a hotbed of scary stuff – and I’m not just talking about the news (ba-zing!). She is the only one along with her strange group of traveling companions, one being a demon keep the underworld from creating ‘hell on earth’ or will they die trying? "The Curse of the Fires and of the Shadows" by W. B. Yeats. Read by: Robert Guillaume. 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