Danger of overindulgence in Green Tea
A young man finds himself lost on a northern Scottish Isle in a storm, taken in by the hospitality of a young woman and her mother. But he soon discovers there are more dangers on this island than rain and wind.
humorous horror
horror from the author of Sherlock Holmes
American Civil War soldier, Ambrose Bierce, wrote this short story about a man who dies of fright from a toy snake with buttons for eyes.
The Land of Mist picks up some of the characters who discovered an island full of prehistoric creatures in Conan Doyle’s The Lost World, and sets them exploring the even stranger world of ghosts and spirits.
Gold-miner finds his Gold but unexpected dangers are always lurking behind every corner. Jack London in his best form.
Professor Challenger, with the help of Mr Edward Malone and Mr Peerless Jones, drills into the earth until he reaches the mantle, convinced that it is a sentient being, akin to an echinus, and that by doing so he will be the first person to alert it to mankind's presence.
This story centers on the discovery of a machine capable of disintegrating objects and reforming them as they were. This short story is a part of the "Challenger series", a collection of stories about the wealthy eccentric adventurer Professor Challenger.
Professor Challenger and his friends survive the cosmic poisoning of human race.