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Edgar Allan Poe: The Masque of the Red Death
The Masque of the Red Death, a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in 1842, immerses the reader in an allegory about the inevitability of death. Set in an indeterminate time plagued by a devastating plague known as the Red Death, the kingdom’s prince decides to isolate himself in…
Juan Rulfo: They Have Given Us the Land
They Have Given Us the Land (Nos han dado la tierra), a story by Juan Rulfo published in the magazine Pan in 1945, narrates the march of a group of peasants who are going to take possession of some land given to them by the government. Walking under a relentless…
H. P. Lovecraft: The Nameless City
In “The Nameless City,” a story by H. P. Lovecraft published in 1921, the protagonist recounts his terrifying exploration of an ancient and forgotten city lost in the Arabian desert. Despite local warnings and fears about this cursed place, whose history is lost in antiquity, the man ventures into its…
H. P. Lovecraft: The hound
“The Hound” is a horror story by H. P. Lovecraft, published in 1924. The narrative follows two fans of the macabre who seek extreme emotions to relieve their boredom. Both are collectors of esoteric artifacts and practice grave robbing to obtain rare and mystical objects. During one of their expeditions…
H. P. Lovecraft: Dagon
In “Dagon,” a short story by H. P. Lovecraft published in 1919, a man recounts a traumatic experience that has brought him to the brink of madness. After escaping from a ship during the First World War, he finds himself adrift in the Pacific Ocean until a strange geological phenomenon…
H. P. Lovecraft: Cool Air
Cool Air is a story by H. P. Lovecraft published in 1928 in the magazine Tales of Magic and Mystery. It narrates the experience of a man who moves into a boarding house in New York, where he meets Dr. Muñoz, who lives on the floor above him. The doctor…
Juan Carlos Onetti: The Obstacle
The Obstacle is a short story by Juan Carlos Onetti, published in 1935 in the Buenos Aires newspaper La Nación. The story follows a young man who meets with his companions to plan an escape under the cover of night. Walking in the shadows, he relives his past in the…
Robert A. Heinlein: Life-Line
Life-Line is a short story by Robert A. Heinlein, published in August 1939 in Astounding Science-Fiction. It tells the story of the eccentric Dr. Hugo Pinero, who claims to have developed a scientific method for accurately predicting any person’s death date. Faced with the disbelief and contempt of the scientific…
