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Title: The Red Room
Note: Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Produced by David Widger
Summary: "The Red Room" by H. G. Wells is a horror short story written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around an unnamed protagonist who attends a vigil in a supposedly haunted room within a mysterious manor. The story explores themes of fear and the psychological impact of the unknown, particularly in settings that evoke superstition and dread. In the tale, the protagonist enters the Red Room with the intention of confronting its haunting reputation. Despite his bravado and rational mindset, he experiences terrifying occurrences as the darkness seemingly comes alive around him. Candles mysteriously extinguish, plunging him into deeper shadows, and he ultimately succumbs to overwhelming fear, resulting in a physical and psychological breakdown. When he awakens, he realizes that the true horror of the Red Room is not a ghost, but rather the paralyzing power of fear itself, which lingers in the room and affects all who enter it. This revelation underscores the story's central message about the nature of terror found within the human psyche. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946
EBook No.: 23218
Published: Oct 27, 2007
Downloads: 4014
Language: English
Subject: Short stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Red Room
Note: Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Produced by David Widger
Summary: "The Red Room" by H. G. Wells is a horror short story written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around an unnamed protagonist who attends a vigil in a supposedly haunted room within a mysterious manor. The story explores themes of fear and the psychological impact of the unknown, particularly in settings that evoke superstition and dread. In the tale, the protagonist enters the Red Room with the intention of confronting its haunting reputation. Despite his bravado and rational mindset, he experiences terrifying occurrences as the darkness seemingly comes alive around him. Candles mysteriously extinguish, plunging him into deeper shadows, and he ultimately succumbs to overwhelming fear, resulting in a physical and psychological breakdown. When he awakens, he realizes that the true horror of the Red Room is not a ghost, but rather the paralyzing power of fear itself, which lingers in the room and affects all who enter it. This revelation underscores the story's central message about the nature of terror found within the human psyche. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946
EBook No.: 23218
Published: Oct 27, 2007
Downloads: 4014
Language: English
Subject: Short stories
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.