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Owls Hoot in the Daytime, and Other Omens
The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman #Vol. 5 • Book 5
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Folk singer Silver John encounters witches, demons, and ancient evils in the Appalachian wilderness. Wellman weaves genuine mountain folklore into spine-tingling supernatural encounters.
★ 4.39 Goodreads (183 ratings) - 2
Fearful Rock, and Other Precarious Locales
The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman #Vol. 3 • Book 3
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Judge Pursivant and Sergeant Jaeger investigate supernatural mysteries alongside lost classics from 1939. Eight novellas explore precarious locations where ordinary people encounter extraordinary horrors.
★ 4.31 Goodreads (96 ratings) - 3
The Devil is Not Mocked, and Other Warnings
The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman #Vol. 2 • Book 2
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Set in the shadowy hollows of Appalachia, these stories weave local folklore into gothic horror that captures both regional culture and universal fears. American gothic at its finest.
★ 4.26 Goodreads (108 ratings) - 4
Sin's Doorway, and Other Ominous Entrances
The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman #Vol. 4 • Book 4
by Manly Wade Wellman, David Drake
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Wellman's collection ranges from undead soldiers to dancing golgothas and schools for the unspeakable. Classic supernatural horror that explores doorways to darkness across multiple haunting tales.
★ 4.22 Goodreads (96 ratings) - 5
The Third Cry to Legba, and Other Invocations
The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman #Vol. 1 • Book 1
by Manly Wade Wellman, John Pelan, Kenneth Waters
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Wellman weaves Southern folk tales with mystical horror in stories that span 1943 to 1979, creating something deeper than mere pulp fiction.
★ 4.12 Goodreads (140 ratings)