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Shadow Forms: A Collection of Occult Stories

Shadow Forms: A Collection of Occult Stories

Written by: Manly P. Hall
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This collection of strange and exotic stories offers adaptations and modern updates of folk tales and legends as well as original horror stories involving the mysterious secrets of the Orient. - Summary by Ben TuckerCopyright Horror Genre Art Biological Sciences Science
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  • Castle of the Carpathians-Jules Verne

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