From the Master of Cosmic Horror ...

Supernatural Horror in Literature, H.P. Lovecraft's "master's thesis," is a tour de force of literary analysis, tracing the origins of the horror genre back to its inception and beyond. In it, Lovecraft follows the development of horror-lit down through the centuries--from Horace Walpole, through Mary Wollstonecraft and Bram Stoker, to Algernon Blackwood and Arthur Machen, and on into his own time.

The original interplanetary swashbuckler:
John Carter is a fighting man of Earth (or is he?) transported suddenly to the surface of a strange planet full of fierce green giants, savage white apes, and noble but warlike humans -- including the one he loves. But can he save her from the doom that threatens to destroy the entire planet?

In a little over 100 years, the Martian tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs have changed the literary world, launching science fiction as a literary category and inspiring generations of young readers to spin their own wildly...