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The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural

  • 1981 first published
  • 599 pages
  • 4 editions

Published in 1981, The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural is a horror novel by Bill Pronzini, Barry Malzberg and Stephen King. The story is set in Jefferson and Mississippi, in the Antebellum era. Characters include Emily Grierson, Homer Barron and Mr. Grierson. Readers will find themes of Tradition, Change, death and Allegory.

38 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 4 editions.

It runs to roughly 599 pages — 10–11 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural

Contains: Hop frog / Edgar Allan Poe -- [Rappaccini's Daughter](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455378W) / Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Squire Toby's will / J. Sheridan Le Fanu -- The squaw / Bram Stoker -- The jolly corner / Henry James -- "Man overboard!" / Winston Churchill -- The hand / Theodore Dreiser -- The valley of the spiders / H.G. Wells -- The middle toe of the right foot / Ambrose Bierce -- Pickman's model / H.P. Lovecraft -- Yours truly, Jack the ripper / Robert Bloch -- The screaming laugh / Cornell Woolrich -- [A rose for Emily](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL82884W/A_Rose_for_Emily) / William Faulkner -- Bianca's hands / Theodore Sturgeon -- The girl with the hungry eyes / Fritz Leiber -- Shut a final door / Truman Capote -- Come and go mad / Fredric Brown -- The scarlet king / Evan Hunter -- Sticks / Karl Edward Wagner -- Sardonicus / Ray Russell -- A teacher's rewards / Robert Phillips -- The roaches / Thomas M. Disch -- The jam / Henry Slesar -- Black wind / Bill Pronzini -- The road to Mictlantecutli / Adobe James -- Passengers / Robert Silverberg -- The explosives expert / John Lutz -- Call first / Ramsey Campbell -- The fly / Arthur Porges -- Namesake / Elizabeth Morton -- Camps / Jack Dann -- You know Willie / Theodore R. Cogswell -- The mindworm / C.M. Kornbluth -- Warm / Robert Scheckley -- Transfer / Barry N. Malzberg -- The doll / Joyce Carol Oates -- If Damon comes / Charles L. Grant -- Mass without voices / Arthur L.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

Subjects

  • Tradition
  • Change
  • Death
  • Allegory
  • Nonlinear narrative
  • Gentleman's agreements
  • Recluses
  • Mentally ill women
  • Manners and customs
  • Short story
  • Paranormal fiction
  • English Horror tales
  • American Horror tales
  • Supernatural
  • Horror tales
  • Science fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural?

The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural was written by Bill Pronzini, Barry Malzberg and Stephen King and first published in 1981.

What genre is The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural?

The median edition has 599 pages, about 10–11 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Arbor House Treasury of Horror and the Supernatural?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Realm of Fiction - 61 Short Stories, The Best Horror Stories and Campfire Legends.

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