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Ambrose Bierce — Short Stories
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Ambrose Bierce — Short Stories

Stories From Around The World

Stories From Around The World

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This collection gathers the most chilling and incisive tales from Ambrose Bierce, master of the macabre and writer of the American Civil War's grim realities. It showcases his signature style, featuring works renowned for their dark irony, psychological horror, and unforgettable surprise endings.

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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge — Ambrose Bierce
19 min

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge — Ambrose Bierce

Peyton Farquhar stands on a bridge, waiting to lose his footing and his life. But when the plank falls, a miracle happens. The rope breaks. He plunges into the river, dodging bullets and racing through the forest to reach his wife. But his senses are strangely sharp. In this mind-bending thriller, the reader must decide if Peyton escaped the hanging, or if the hanging escaped him.

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge — Ambrose Bierce
19 min

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge — Ambrose Bierce

Peyton Farquhar stands on a bridge, waiting to lose his footing and his life. But when the plank falls, a miracle happens. The rope breaks. He plunges into the river, dodging bullets and racing through the forest to reach his wife. But his senses are strangely sharp. In this mind-bending thriller, the reader must decide if Peyton escaped the hanging, or if the hanging escaped him.

A Wireless Message — Ambrose Bierce
5 min

A Wireless Message — Ambrose Bierce

Mr. Holt walked into the country to forget his broken marriage. He found a quiet road, but he did not find peace. A strange red glow began to follow him. He turned left, he turned right, he turned around. But always the shadow lay in front of him; always the light burned behind him. It is a story about a man who tried to lose his way, but found a horror that knew exactly where he was.

A Wireless Message — Ambrose Bierce
5 min

A Wireless Message — Ambrose Bierce

Mr. Holt walked into the country to forget his broken marriage. He found a quiet road, but he did not find peace. A strange red glow began to follow him. He turned left, he turned right, he turned around. But always the shadow lay in front of him; always the light burned behind him. It is a story about a man who tried to lose his way, but found a horror that knew exactly where he was.

A Man with Two Lives — Ambrose Bierce
5 min

A Man with Two Lives — Ambrose Bierce

Private Duck was a messenger who walked into a trap. For three agonizing days, he lay pinned behind a rock. Driven to madness, he finally charged his enemies to end it all, but he woke up miles away in a cold river. He walked back to camp expecting a hero’s welcome. Instead, he found a reaction that froze his blood. It is a story about a soldier who survived the battle, but could not survive the truth.

A Man with Two Lives — Ambrose Bierce
5 min

A Man with Two Lives — Ambrose Bierce

Private Duck was a messenger who walked into a trap. For three agonizing days, he lay pinned behind a rock. Driven to madness, he finally charged his enemies to end it all, but he woke up miles away in a cold river. He walked back to camp expecting a hero’s welcome. Instead, he found a reaction that froze his blood. It is a story about a soldier who survived the battle, but could not survive the truth.