An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce (Public Domain Text)
Although “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” is a dark tale, it’s not a typical horror story or speculative fiction.
Read moreAlthough “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” is a dark tale, it’s not a typical horror story or speculative fiction.
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Read more“The Stranger” was first published in the February,1909 issue of Cosmopolitan (New York). About Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce was a
Read more“The Secret of Macarger’s Gulch” was first published in Wave (April 25, 1891). About Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce was a
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Read more“The Realm of the Unreal” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (20th July, 1890). About Ambrose Bierce Ambrose
Read more“The Other Lodgers” was first published in the August, 1907 issue of Cosmopolitan (New York). About Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce
Read moreThe Night-Doings at “Deadman’s” was first published in the London Sketch-Book (March 1874), under the original title of The Strange
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Read more“The Middle Toe of the Right Foot” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (August 17th, 1890). About Ambrose
Read more“The Man Out of the Nose” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (July 10th, 1887), under the original
Read more“The Man and the Snake” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (June 29th, 1890). About Ambrose Bierce Ambrose
Read more“The Isle of Pines” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (August 26th, 1888). About Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce
Read more“The Haunted Valley” was first published in Overland Monthly (San Francisco), July 1871. About Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce was a
Read more“The Famous Gilson Bequest” was first published in the October 26th, 1878 issue of the Argonaut (San Francisco). About Ambrose
Read more“The Eyes of the Panther” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (October 17th, 1897). About Ambrose Bierce Ambrose
Read more“The Difficulty of Crossing a Field” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (October 14th, 1888). About Ambrose Bierce
Read moreThe Death of Halpin Frayser was first published in the The Wave (December 19th 1891). About Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce
Read moreAmbrose Bierce’s short story “The Damned Thing” is split into four parts. It’s about a group of people gathered together
Read more“The Boarded Window” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (April 12th, 1891). About Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce was
Read more“The Applicant” was first published in the The Wave (December 17th, 1892). About Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce was a journalist,
Read more“Staley Fleming’s Hallucination” was first published in the March 1906 edition of Cosmopolitan (New York). About Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce
Read more“Present at a Hanging” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (June 24th, 1888). In a nutshell, it’s a
Read more“One Summer Night” was first published in Cosmopolitan (1906). It’s a story about grave robbers. About Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce
Read moreOne of Twins was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (October 28th, 1888). About Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce was
Read moreMoxon’s Master was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (April 16th, 1899). On one level, it’s a story that
Read more“John Mortonson’s Funeral” was first published in the March 1906 issue of the Cosmopolitan (New York). About Ambrose Bierce Ambrose
Read more“John Bartine’s Watch” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (January 22nd, 1893). About Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce was
Read more“Haïta the Shepherd” was first published in the January 24th, 1891 issue of the Wave (San Francisco). Although the story
Read more“Charles Ashmore’s Trail” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (October 14th, 1888). It’s about a young boy who
Read moreA spook story of sorts, “Beyond the Wall” also offers a social commentary on the folly of class distinction and
Read more“At Old Man Eckert’s” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (November 17th, 1901). It’s a short and unfulfilling
Read more“An Unfinished Race” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (October 14th, 1888). It details the disappearance of James
Read more“An Inhabitant of Carcosa” was first published in the San Francisco Newsletter and California Advertiser (December 25th 1886). It’s a
Read more“An Heiress from Redhorse” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (March 15th, 1891). About Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce
Read more“An Arrest” was first published in the October 1905 issue of Cosmopolitan (New York). Although the modern-day Cosmopolitan is a
Read more“An Adventure at Brownville” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (April 3rd, 1892). The story was credited to
Read more“A Wireless Message” was first published in the October 1905 issue of Cosmopolitan (New York). It’s a short story of
Read more“A Watcher by the Dead” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (December 29th, 1889). Part prank and part
Read more“A Vine on a House” was first published in the October 1905 edition of Cosmopolitan (New York). It’s a strange
Read moreA Tough Tussle was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (September 30th 1888). A ghost story of sorts, it’s
Read more“A Resumed Identity” was first published in the September 1908 issue Cosmopolitan (New York), under the original title of “The
Read more“A Psychological Shipwreck” was first published in the Argonaut (May 24th, 1879), under the original title of “My Shipwreck.” About
Read more“A Man With Two Lives” was first published in the October 1905 issue of Cosmopolitan (New York). A quick read
Read moreA Jug of Sirup was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (December 17th, 1893). It’s a short story about
Read more“A Holy Terror” was first published in the December 23rd, 1882 issue of The Wasp (San Francisco). Dark in places
Read more“A Fruitless Assignment” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (June 24th, 1888). Set in Cincinnati, it’s a short
Read more“A Diagnosis of Death” was first published in the New York Journal (December 8th, 1901). About Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce
Read more“A Cold Greeting” was first published in the San Francisco Examiner (August 26th, 1888). It’s a short ghost story. Although
Read more“A Baffled Ambuscade” was first published in the November, 1906 issue of Cosmopolitan (New York). The story is set during
Read more“A Baby Tramp” was first published in The Wave (August 29th, 1891). In my opinion, a petty pointless story. The
Read moreAll of the stories included in The Moonlit Road collection are classic ghost stories from the mid to late nineteenth
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