Publisher's Synopsis
Nightmare Tales is a collection of six spine-chilling short stories written by the famous occultist and spiritual teacher, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. The tales take the reader on a journey through the dark and macabre world of the supernatural, exploring themes of death, the afterlife, and the unknown. Each story is a unique and haunting experience, from the eerie tale of a cursed Egyptian mummy to the chilling account of a haunted house. Blavatsky's vivid and evocative writing style creates a sense of unease and foreboding, drawing the reader deeper into the mysterious and terrifying world of the unknown. Nightmare Tales is a must-read for fans of horror and the occult, and a testament to Blavatsky's talent as a writer and storyteller.The world knows H.P. Blavatsky chiefly by her encyclopedic knowledge, her occult powers, her unique courage. This little book, composed of stories thrown off by her in her lighter moments, shows her as a vivid, graphic writer, gifted with brilliant imagination. The Nightmare Tales were rewritten during the last few months of the author's pain-stricken life: when tired with the drudgery of the Theosophical Glossary she, who could not be idle, turned to this lighter work and found therein amusement and relaxation. Her friends, all the world over, will welcome this example of gifts used but too rarely amid the strain of weightier work. Contents: The Bewitched Life; The Cave of the Echoes; The Luminous Shield; From the Polar Lands; The Ensouled Violin.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.