William Chambers Morrow (1854-1923) was an American author famed for his short stories of horror and suspense.
'An Uncommon View of It' is the story of a man who has discovered that his wife is having an affair with his best friend. He decides that one thing is clear...he must have his revenge. He will kill them both and then commit suicide.
But what will he do exactly? Will he use a revolver or poison? As he sits down to plan his revenge in detail, he develops a plan of action which is really quite extraordinary!
William Chambers Morrow (1854-1923) was an American author famed for his short stories of horror and suspense.
'The Permanent Stiletto' is the story of a young man who has been stabbed close to the heart with a stiletto. The blade has pierced the aorta and come out the other side.
To withdraw the blade would mean the man would bleed to death...but so long as the blade is in place, it is blocking off the wound. The only solution is to leave the blade in place...after which the young man will live his life on a knife edge. Any excitement, sudden movement or emotion could cause the blade to slip and kill him instantly.
William Chambers Morrow (1854-1923) was an American writer, famous for his short stories of horror and suspense.
'The Inmate of the Dungeon' is the powerful and poignant tale of a prisoner who is unjustly punished for sticking to his principles...and how the injustice finally comes to light.
William Chambers Morrow (1854-1923) was an American writer of horror and suspense stories.
"An Original Revenge" is a peculiar and ghoulish tale of a young soldier who commits suicide in order to better avenge himself upon his commanding officer in the form of an avenging spirit.
William Chambers Morrow (1854-1923) was an American author, famed for his short stories of horror and suspense.
"His Unconquerable Enemy" is the story for which Morrow is best known, and it tells the story of the determined revenge of a servant whose limbs have been amputated on the orders of a cruel rajah.
William Chambers Morrow (1854-1923) was an American writer, famous for his short stories of horror and suspense.
"Over an Absinthe Bottle" is a peculiar horror story about a young man down and out in San Francisco who is slowly starving to death. Then he happens to meet a peculiar pale stranger who invites him to share a bottle of absinthe with him and then engages him in a terrifying game of dice, where the stakes rise with every throw....
The tale takes a very strange turn at the end.
