Horla

Horla

by Guy de Maupassant

An atmospheric and haunting tale of a man who becomes convinced that he is being stalked by an unseen presence. As strange events escalate, the man's sanity begins to unravel, and he descends into a spiral of fear and paranoia. With its vivid imagery and subtle psychological insights, 'Horla' explores the fragility of the human mind and the terrors that can lurk in the shadows.

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Guy de Maupassant

French Republic

Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a 19th-century French author, remembered as a master of the short story form, and as a representative of the Naturalist school, who depicted human lives...

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