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The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce: Free Ebook | BookMarket H3 H3

Home Store Crime FictionThe Damned Thing

Crime Fiction, Horror, Thriller

The Damned Thing

by Ambrose Bierce

Public domain · Free4.3 (3)

At a coroner's inquest in a California cabin, a dead man's diary tells of a creature that blots out the stars but cannot be seen. Bierce's short story is an early classic of invisible-monster horror and takes ten minutes to read.

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Ambrose Bierce

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Added to BookMarket: October 6, 2026
First published: 1893
Genres: Crime Fiction Horror Thriller

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4.3 out of 54.3

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Daniel O.4.0

Worth every penny at this price. The edition is properly tagged, so navigation actually works.

Oct 2026

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