Andrew Barger


Biography

Andrew Barger is the award winning author of "Coffee with Poe: A Novel of Edgar Allan Poe's Life" and "The Best Horror Short Stories 1800-1849". His first collection of short stories is "Mailboxes - Mansions - Memphistopheles". His other popular anthologies are "The Best Vampire Stories 1800-1849", "The Best Werewolf Short Stories 1800-1849" and "The Best Ghost Stories 1800-1849".

Where to find Andrew Barger online


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videos

Video of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven"
This video is the best rendition of The Raven I have been able to find. The haunting voice is Christopher Walken and the classic drawings are by Gustave Dore. Enjoy!

Books

The Best Vampire Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Vampire Antholgoy    by Andrew Barger
Price: $5.58 USD. 68040 words. Published on February 19, 2012. Fiction.

Unearthed from long forgotten journals and magazines, Andrew Barger has found the very best vampire short stories from the first half of the 19th century. They are collected for the first time in this groundbreaking book on the origins of vampire lore. The cradle of all vampire short stories in the English language is the first half of the 19th century. Buy the vampire book tonight!
The Brownie of the Alabaster Mansion: A Short Story    by Andrew Barger
Price: $0.99 USD. 14270 words. Published on August 6, 2011. Fiction.

In "The Brownie of the Alabaster Mansion" Andrew Barger brings a precocious monster of antiquity back to life. At times the tale is dark, at times it is funny. This is a short story contained in his first collection entitled MAILBOXES - MANSIONS - MEMPHISTOPHELES.
The Best Ghost Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Ghost Anthology    by Andrew Barger
Price: $5.58 USD. 73880 words. Published on July 20, 2011. Fiction.

Andrew Barger has collected the best ghost stories for the first half of the nineteenth century, including author photos and story backgrounds. Two of the stories have never been collected in an anthology since their original publication nearly 200 years ago. Read them tonight!
Mailboxes - Mansions - Memphistopheles: A Collection of Dark Tales    by Andrew Barger
Price: $2.99 USD. 60030 words. Published on May 25, 2011. Fiction.

An award finalist in the International Best Book Awards, Mailboxes - Mansions - Memphistopheles is the first short story collection by Andrew Barger, award winning author of Coffee with Poe: A Novel of Edgar Allan Poe's Life and The Best Horror Short Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Horror Anthology. In it Andrew unleashes a blend of character-driven dark tales, which are sure to be remembered.
The Best Horror Short Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Horror Anthology    by Andrew Barger
Price: $5.58 USD. 84620 words. Published on November 26, 2010. Fiction.

Award winning finalist in the Next Generation Book Awards, Andrew Barger read over 300 horror short stories to compile the 12 best. At the back of the book he includes a list of all short stories he considered along with their dates of publication and author, when available. He even includes background for each of the stories, author photos and provides a list of stories read. Download today
The Best Werewolf Short Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Werewolf Anthology    by Andrew Barger
Price: $5.58 USD. 49780 words. Published on May 11, 2010. Fiction.

For the first time in one anthology, Andrew Barger has compiled the best werewolf stories from 1800-1849. The stories are "Hugues the Wer-Wolf: A Kentish Legend of the Middle Ages," "The Man-Wolf," "A Story of a Weir-Wolf," "The Wehr-Wolf: A Legend of the Limousin," and "The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains." Two of these fine stories have never been republished. Buy it today.
Coffee with Poe: A Novel of Edgar Allan Poe's Life    by Andrew Barger
Price: $5.58 USD. 110110 words. Published on April 4, 2010. Fiction.

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A finalist in the Best Book Awards historical biography category, "Coffee with Poe" is a historical novel detailing Edgar Allan Poe’s life. It is filled with actual letters to his three fiancées, his literary contemporaries (Dickens, Longfellow, Irving, and Hawthorne), and his bitter enemies. Live the life of America's brightest and most mysterious author.

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