Yesterday I announced that Nathaniel Hawthorne, that venerable horror short story writer from Salem, would be the next author in the countdown. What I have chosen as the 38th best horror story for the fifty year period in question is "The Wedding Knell." It is relatively short for a Hawthorne tale and can easily be read in one sitting. In my next post I will let you know why I picked it and what Edgar Allan Poe thought about the story, too. Enjoy!
