The Horla

Summary

"The Horla" is an 1887 short horror story written in the style of a journal by the French writer Guy de Maupassant, after an initial (much shorter) version published in the newspaper Gil Blas, October 26, 1886. The plot concerns a man who believes he has come under the influence of an invisible supernatural entity called the Horla.

From Wikipedia (English): The Horla (CC BY-SA 4.0)

English translation: all 14 published chapters are available.

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Chapters (14)

1. 1. Le Horla
2. 2. Amour
3. 3. Le Trou
4. 4. Sauvée
5. 5. Clochette
6. 6. Le Marquis de Fumerol
7. 7. Le Signe
8. 8. Le Diable
9. 9. Les Rois
10. 10. Au Bois
11. 11. Une Famille
12. 12. Joseph
13. 13. L'auberge
14. 14. Le Vagabond