Reveal of the 5th Best Horror Short Story 1800-1849

I pick the 5th best horror short story from 1800-1849 to be Honore de Blazac's "El Verdugo." This is his famous beheading story and the title means "The Executioner" in English. It is one of the first horror stories that forced a female character to commit a horrific act. You can read it in its entirety in my new book, The Best Horror Short Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Horror Anthology just in time for Halloween. At my Website (www.AndrewBarger.com) the haunting video book trailer for it.

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Honoré de Balzac - Author of the 36th Best Classic Horror Short Story 1800-1849

Frenchman Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) makes his first appearance in this short horror story countdown this week. Trained as an attorney, de Balzac found the routine of practicing law boring for a man of his creative genius. He turned to writing. In a frenetic pace he churned out nearly 100 novels and plays in a collective work he titled: La Comédie Humaine. A handful of his short stories are considered horror and for good measure. Tomorrow I will introduce an especially fiendish tale of his that will not disappoint.

Victor Hugo and many popular French writers of the day attended de Balzac's funeral in Paris. It was Hugo, however, who was chosen to given the eulogy to de Balzac.

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