Weird Women: Classic Supernatural Fiction by Groundbreaking Female Writers: 1852-1923

About this book

From two acclaimed experts in the genre a brand-new volume of supernatural stories showcasing the forgotten female horror writers from 18521923. While the nineteen-year-old Mary Shelley may be hailed as the first modern writer of horror the success of her immortal Frankenstein undoubtedly inspired dozens of female authors who wrote their own evocative chilling tales. Weird Women edited by award-winning anthologists Lisa Morton and Leslie S. Klinger collects some of the finest tales of terror by authors as legendary as Louisa May Alcott Frances Hodgson Burnett and Charlotte Gilman-Perkins alongside works of writers who were the bestsellers and critical favorites of their timeMarie Corelli Ellen Glasgow Charlotte Riddelland lesser known authors who are deserving of contemporary recognition. As railroads industry cities and technology flourished in the mid-nineteenth century so did stories exploring the horrors they unleashed. This anthology includes ghost stories and tales of haunted houses as well as mad scientists werewolves ancient curses mummies psychological terrors demonic dimensions and even weird westerns. Curated by Klinger and Morton with an aim to presenting work that has languished in the shadows all of these exceptional supernatural stories are sure to surprise delight and frighten todays readers.