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Isaac Asimov Presents Tales of the Occult

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  • 1989 first published
  • 354 pages
  • 5 editions
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Published in 1989, Isaac Asimov Presents Tales of the Occult is a demon fiction and horror novel by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh. The story is set in New England and Salem Village, in the 1600s. It features Goodman Brown, Faith Brown and Goody Cloyse. Key subjects include Satanism, puritans, Catechism and Occultism.

30 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 5 editions.

At about 354 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.

About Isaac Asimov Presents Tales of the Occult

Contains: Under the knife / H.G. Wells -- Children of the Zodiac / Rudyard Kipling -- The girl who found things / Henry Slesar -- The emigrant banshee / Gertrude Henderson -- [Young Goodman Brown](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455569W/Young_Goodman_Brown) / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Through a glass, darkly / Helen McCloy -- Dumb Supper / Kris Neville -- The tell-tale heart / Edgar Allan Poe -- The house and the brain / Edward Bulwer-Lytton -- The dead man 's hand / Manly Wade Wellman -- The scythe / Ray Bradbury -- The great Keinplatz Experiment / Arthur Conan Doyle -- Do you know Dave Wenzel? / Fritz Leiber -- August Heat / W.F. Harvey -- Speak to me of death / Cornell Woolrich -- The woman who thought she could read / Avram Davidson -- Tryst in time / C.L. Moore -- The blood seedling / John Hay -- The tracer of lost persons and the seal of Solomon Cypher / Robert W. Chambers -- Miss Esperson / August Derleth -- Peeping Tom / Judith Merril -- The moving finger / Edith Wharton.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • Satanism
  • Short story
  • Puritans
  • Catechism
  • Paranormal fiction
  • American fantasy fiction
  • English fantasy fiction
  • Horror stories
  • Occultism

Quick answers

Who wrote Isaac Asimov Presents Tales of the Occult?

Isaac Asimov Presents Tales of the Occult was written by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh and first published in 1989.

What genre is Isaac Asimov Presents Tales of the Occult?

It is usually shelved as Demons & Devils, Horror and Occult Fiction.

How long is Isaac Asimov Presents Tales of the Occult?

The median edition has 354 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Isaac Asimov Presents Tales of the Occult?

Readers who like it often enjoy 40 Short Stories -- Sixth Edition, 40 Short Stories--Fifth Edition and Literature, The Human Experience, Reading and Writing--Shorter Ninth Edition.

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