My Dad's Library

LIT-EN-067

American Gothic Tales

Joyce Carol Oates (editor)

An anthology of American Gothic short fiction edited and introduced by Joyce Carol Oates, featuring stories spanning from classic to contemporary authors. Contributors include Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, Ray Bradbury, Anne Rice, Peter Straub, Stephen King, and 38 others. The cover artwork depicts an eerie nocturnal scene of a skeletal rider on horseback, evoking the tradition of the Headless Horseman and the broader Gothic imagination.