🩸 Horror Fiction

The Overman (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

✍️ Upton Sinclair
Reader Score
4.5
(1 review)
$11.99
In stock — ready to ship Ships in 1–2 business days
🏛 Fantasy and Horror Classics 📅 2011 📖 32 pages 🌐 English 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9781447405023

📝 Description: The Overman (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

A forgotten tale of madness, a dark island, and the limits of the human spirit.

💎 Our verdict on The Overman (Fantasy and Horror Classics)

“
🩸
Horror Reads editorial team
Horror desk
Upton Sinclair’s forgotten tale, The Overman, invites readers onto a desolate island where isolation slowly breeds psychological fracture and obsession. Rather than relying on traditional shocks, this atmospheric piece explores the quiet terror of human ambition pushing past healthy boundaries, capturing the subtle descent into madness on a remote shore. The narrative builds a steady, brooding mood centered on the fragile limits of the human spirit when tested by forces beyond comprehension. It suits readers who appreciate classic, slow-burning psychological tension and atmospheric dread over rapid-fire thrills, offering a fascinating glimpse into a lesser-known side of early speculative fiction.
✓ EDITOR'S REVIEW

⭐ Reader reviews

The starting rating comes from the team Horror Reads —

Reader rating

4.5
Based on 1 reviews
5
0
4
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
H
Horror Reads editorial team

Upton Sinclair’s forgotten tale, The Overman, invites readers onto a desolate island where isolation slowly breeds psychological fracture and obsession. Rather than relying on traditional shocks, this atmospheric piece explores the quiet terror of human ambition pushing past healthy boundaries, capturing the subtle descent into madness on a remote shore. The narrative builds a steady, brooding mood centered on the fragile limits of the human spirit when tested by forces beyond comprehension. It suits readers who appreciate classic, slow-burning psychological tension and atmospheric dread over rapid-fire thrills, offering a fascinating glimpse into a lesser-known side of early speculative fiction.

🏛 Books from this publisher Fantasy and Horror Classics

You might also like

See more →
The Wolves of God (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.6
1
Algernon Blackwood
The Wolves of God (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
$11.99
86
Read →
Number 13 (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.6
1
M R James
Number 13 (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
$11.99
86
Read →
The Uncommon Prayer-Book (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.6
1
M R James
The Uncommon Prayer-Book (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
$11.99
86
Read →
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.6
1
Washington Irving
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
$11.99
86
Read →
The Last Voyage of Demeter; The Terrifying Chapter from Bram Stoker's Dracula -36%
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.6
1
Bram Stoker
The Last Voyage of Demeter; The Terrifying Chapter from Bram Stoker's Dracula
$11.99 $19.00
86
Read →
Schalken the Painter (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.6
1
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Schalken the Painter (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
$12.99
86
Read →

Have a question about this item?

Ask about the edition, condition, delivery or anything else — we reply by email or phone, usually within a day.

Home Genres
Cart
Wishlist