Humorous Horror

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is celebrated as a master of the gothic tale of the macabre and the supernatural, but he also wrote a number of humorous and satirical tales, seven of which are presented here.

This book makes fun of the ridiculous people who haunt our lives like politicians, businessmen and bent lawyers who get their just deserts. Sometimes a bit sexy but not lurid, these humorous tales told by ghosts are about how they got revenge on the people who deserved it; well, most of the time.

Pyjamas are just pyjamas. Right? Not when they’re COSMIC PYJAMAS! Charlie and his great mate Ben have landed in a spooky House of Horror – all because of Charlie’s new pyjamas!

Endlich Urlaub! Lange mussten meine Freunde und ich warten, bis wir gemeinsam in den wohlverdienten Urlaub fahren konnten. Wir glaubten uns in dem winzigen Fischerdorf einer griechischen Insel sicher. Dabei hätten wir wissen müssen, dass das Sinclair-Team keine Ferien machen kann, ohne dass die Mächte der Finsternis noch ein Wörtchen mitzureden hatten. Und so wurden wir mit einem Gegner konfrontiert, wie wir ihn bislang noch nicht erlebt hatten.

My name is Bobby Lunger. Well it used to be when I was a living person. Now I’m a card-carrying member of the Undead. Can you imagine what it would be like if you became a zombie? In my case, I’m trapped in this old husk of a body, doing the bidding of the hunger. Being one of the undead comes with pain. The pain of my decaying body and the hunger doesn’t make the pain less bearable. I want to return to the peace of the grave, free myself of this terrible undead life, but the hunger won’t allow it. There’s only one solution to my pain-riddled existence: Brains!

When a man murders his wife, her car takes revenge.