Fantasmagoriana Deluxe

First published in 1812, Fantasmagoriana has become one of the most seminal ghost-story anthologies of all time.

Originally collected as a French translation of eight German-language tales, Fantasmagoriana famously led to the creation of such works as the horror-classic novel Frankenstein, the short story "The Vampyre" (a progenitor to the fantasy vampire genre), the novella "Ernestus Berchtold; or, The Modern Oedipus," the poem "Manfred," and more.

In 1813, the anthology was partially translated into English as Tales of the Dead, excluding three of the original stories while adding in one new, and inspiring an even wider audience to delight in stories of the ghostly and macabre.

Now, for the first time, both Fantasmagoriana and Tales of the Dead have been combined with all stories into one English-language volume, in this beautifully presented showcase by Dark Moon Books!

Also included within are:

• Original English translations by Anna Ziegelhof

• Introduction by award-winning author Lisa Morton

• Annotations by noted literary editor Leslie S. Klinger

• Illustrations, biographies, reading list, and more! 

Open yourself to Fantasmagoriana Deluxe, and to all that is weird, ghostly, and wonderous.

Introduction by Lisa Morton

Editor's Note

Preface of the French Translator by Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès

I. The Spectre-Barber by Johann Karl August Musäus

II. The Family Portraits by Johann August Apel

III. The Death's Head by Friedrich Laun

IV. The Death-Bride by Friedrich Laun

V. The Fated Hour by Friedrich Laun

VI. The Revenant by Friedrich Laun

VII. The Grey Chamber, a True Story by Heinrich Clauren

VIII. The Black Chamber, an Anecdote by Johann August Apel

Editor's Note II

Advertisement (or, Preface of the English Translator) by Sarah Elizabeth Utterson

IX. The Storm by Sarah Elizabeth Utterson

A Brief Publication Account for Each Story

About the German-to-French Translator, Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès (Editor of Fantasmagoriana)

About the French-to-English Translator, Sarah Elizabeth Utterson (Editor of Tales of the Dead)

About Additional Translators, Marjorie Bowen and Anna Ziegelhof

Suggested Further Reading of Related Fiction