The Horla: A Terrifying Tale of Invisible Evil and Mental Deterioration (Library of Alexandria) - Softcover

Maupassant, Guy De

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1806290855 ISBN 13: 9781806290857

Publisher: Library of Alexandria, 2025

Synopsis

What if the thing stealing your breath could never be seen-only felt?

First printed in 1887 and hailed as a precursor to cosmic and psychological horror, The Horla chronicles a mind's slow consumption by an entity that may-or may not-be real. This fresh, accessible translation heightens Maupassant's razor-sharp prose for modern readers while preserving every pulse of paranoia.

• Origin of the "Unseen Stalker" Mythos - Discover the story that inspired H. P. Lovecraft's The Colour Out of Space and modern films like The Invisible Man.
• Diary-Style Descent - Each dated entry drags you deeper into sleepless terror, mirroring the narrator's fraying sanity.
• Science vs. Supernatural - Hypnotism, germ theory, and colonial fears collide, reflecting a century's anxieties in one haunting figure.
• Enhanced Edition Extras - Includes a timeline of Maupassant's own struggles with mental illness, discussion prompts, and a mini-essay on the history of invisible monsters in fiction.

Read at night with the lights low-if you dare to sense what lurks over your shoulder.

Edition details

• Publisher: Library of Alexandria
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1806290855
• ISBN 13: 9781806290857
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 62