Cover of Treasury of American Horror Stories

Treasury of American Horror Stories

  • 1985 first published
  • 670 pages
  • 2 editions

Frank Mcsherry, Frank D. McSherry and Martin H. Greenberg's Treasury of American Horror Stories (1985) is a demon fiction and horror novel. It takes readers to United States and Alabama in 1861–65. Characters include Peyton Farquhar, He Who Walks Behind the Rows and David. It deals with civil war, Hanging, American Civil War and Confederate States of America.

25 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list.

It runs to roughly 670 pages — 12–13 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Peyton Farquhar
  • He Who Walks Behind the Rows
  • David
  • Issac
  • Craig Boardman
  • Malachi Boardman
  • Ruth Clawson
  • Sandra Clawson
  • Amos Deigan
  • Richard Deigan

Subjects

  • Horror tales, American
  • American Horror tales
  • Classic Literature
  • Juvenile audience
  • Civil war
  • Hanging
  • American Civil War
  • Confederate States of America
  • Union
  • Horror
  • Cults
  • Demonology
  • Horror fiction
  • Paranormal fiction
  • Short story
  • King James Bible

Quick answers

Who wrote Treasury of American Horror Stories?

Treasury of American Horror Stories was written by Frank Mcsherry, Frank D. McSherry and Martin H. Greenberg and first published in 1985.

What genre is Treasury of American Horror Stories?

It is usually shelved as Demons & Devils and Horror.

How long is Treasury of American Horror Stories?

The median edition has 670 pages, about 12–13 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Treasury of American Horror Stories?

Readers who like it often enjoy Cults!, Children of the Corn and Tales of Terror [12 stories].

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