These early works by various authors were originally published in the late 19th century and early 20th century and we are now republishing them with a brand new introduction as part of our Cryptofiction Classics series. Weird Tales of Creepy Crawlies contains a collection of short stories about mysterious insects and arachnids, and includes The Strong Spider by Edgar Allan Poe (1846), The Messenger by Robert W. Chambers (1897), The Empire of the Ants by by H. G. Wells (1905), and many more. The stories in this collection were mostly written around the turn of the century. And most of them reflect what has been a pretty consistent human reaction to insects, as evidenced throughout the literary tradition fascination and disgust, in equal measure. Despite the Romantics best efforts, the perception of insects as repulsive, threatening and unclean the carriers of pestilence and plague in the bible the exemplifiers of foulness in Shakespeare has never quite gone away. The Cryptofiction Classics series contains a collection of wonderful stories from some of the greatest authors in the genre, including Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Jack London. From its roots in cryptozoology, this genre features bizarre, fantastical, and often terrifying tales of mythical and legendary creatures. Whether it be giant spiders, werewolves, lake monsters, or dinosaurs, the Cryptofiction Classics series offers a fantastic introduction to the world of weird...

Binding: Paperback;600 pages; Publisher: Read Books; Classification: FL; Weight: 873 g; Dimensions: 138 x 215 x 36

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