E. T. A Hoffmann
German writer E.T.A. Hoffmann is known as the master of uncanny and supernatural tales. In the novella The Devil's Elixir, Hoffmann recounts the creepy exploits of a monk who is driven to the brink of madness by a mysterious substance—and a mysterious, possibly demonic figure who bears a striking resemblance to the monk himself.
43) Weird Tales
E.T.A. Hoffmann was a gifted German author and composer whose most well-known work was a fantasy tale entitled The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, which inspired Tchaikovsky's famous ballet. Hoffmann also wrote dozens of tales dealing with the uncanny and the supernatural; this collection brings together a group of his most spine-chilling short works.