A chilling anthology of 9 classic weird and supernatural tales from the dark heart of American literature, compiled and introduced by award-winning author Laird Hunt!
"Fireside stories where guilt, distress and unforeseen illness strike a deliciously gothic note." - Sunday Express
A masquerade ball cut short by a mysterious plague; a strange nocturnal ritual in the woods; a black bobcat howling in the night: these 9 tales are some of the most strange and unsettling in all of American literature.
From Edgar Allan Poe to Shirley Jackson, Nathaniel Hawthorne to Zora Neale Hurston, the authors of these classics of supernatural suspense have inspired generations of writers to explore the dark heart of the land of the free.
Now beautifully repackaged in a stunning new paperback edition, this collection includes deliciously spine-tingling stories such as:
| ISBN: | 9781805331186 |
| Publication date: | 8th October 2026 |
| Author: | Laird Hunt |
| Publisher: | Pushkin Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | Pushkin Press Classics |
| Genres: |
Anthologies: general Classic fiction: general and literary Horror and Supernatural Fiction General Fiction |
A chilling anthology of 9 classic weird and supernatural tales from the dark heart of American literature, compiled and introduced by award-winning author Laird Hunt!
American Midnight features in the following genres: Anthologies: general, Classic fiction: general and literary, Horror and Supernatural Fiction, General Fiction
Paperback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. Pre-order. 8th October 2026.
American Midnight was written by Laird Hunt and published by Pushkin Press
American Midnight has 224 pages
Yes it is part of Pushkin Press Classics series
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. Pre-order. 8th October 2026.