This powerful and comprehensive collection of 65 brilliant stories contains the best of all the well-known writers of the supernatural, both old and new, with some stories specifically commissioned for this volume.
Contents
11 • Ringing the Changes • • novelette by Robert Aickman
36 • My Adventure in Norfolk • • short story by A. J. Alan
42 • The Leaden Ring • • short story by Sabine Baring-Gould [as by S. Baring-Gould]
53 • The Bus-Conductor • • short story by E. F. Benson
60 • The Middle Toe of the Right Foot • • short story by Ambrose Bierce
67 • Little Boy Blue • • short story by Charles Birkin
79 • Keeping His Promise • • short story by Algernon Blackwood
91 • Kecksies • • short story by Marjorie Bowen
103 • Couching at the Door • • novelette by D. K. Broster
122 • Don't You Dare • • short story by John Burke
136 • The Hollow Man • • short story by Thomas Burke
147 • Browdean Farm • • short story by A. M. Burrage
158 • A Vindictive Woman • short story by R. Chetwynd-Hayes
167 • The Ghoul • • short story by Sir Hugh Clifford
178 • The Horror Under Penmire • • short story by Adrian Cole
196 • The Upper Berth • • novelette by F. Marion Crawford
212 • The Engelmayer Puppets • short story by Mary Danby
224 • The Signal-Man • • short story by Charles Dickens
235 • The House of Balfother • • short story by William Croft Dickinson
245 • The Brown Hand • • short story by Arthur Conan Doyle [as by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]
258 • The Phantom Coach • • short story by Amelia B. Edwards
269 • Don't Tell Cissie • • short story by Celia Fremlin
281 • The Horsehair Trunk • • short story by Davis Grubb
289 • Bobby • • short story by John Halkin
298 • Ghost of Honour • • short story by Pamela Hansford Johnson
305 • Monkshood Manor • • short story by L. P. Hartley
316 • The Ankardyne Pew • short story by William Fryer Harvey [as by W. F. Harvey]
326 • Those Lights and Violins • short story by Dorothy K. Haynes
337 • The Furnished Room • • short story by O. Henry
343 • The Whistling Room • [Carnacki ] • • short story by William Hope Hodgson
357 • Magic Man • • short story by Robert Holdstock [as by Robert P. Holdstock]
367 • The Shadow of a Shade • • short story by Tom Hood [as by Thomas Hood ]
380 • A Night at a Cottage ... • • short story by Richard Hughes
383 • South Sea Bubble • • short story by Hammond Innes
389 • The Spectre Bridegroom • • short story by Washington Irving
401 • The Monkey's Paw • • short story by W. W. Jacobs
410 • Lost Hearts • • short story by M. R. James
419 • Carnival on the Downs • • short story by Gerald Kersh
431 • The Mark of the Beast • • short story by Rudyard Kipling
442 • Minuke • • short story by Nigel Kneale
452 • An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street • • novelette by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu [as by J. Sheridan Le Fanu]
469 • For the Love of Pamela • • short story by Kay Leith
475 • The Moon-Bog • • short story by H. P. Lovecraft
482 • A Fair Lady • short story by Catherine Gleason and Rita Morris [as by Roger Malisson]
495 • The Master of Blas Gwynedd • • short story by Joyce Marsh
502 • Who Knows? • • short story by Guy de Maupassant
513 • The Apple Tree • • novelette by Daphne du Maurier
548 • John Charrington's Wedding • • short story by E. Nesbit
555 • Midnight Express • • short story by Alfred Noyes
560 • Mary • short story by Rog Pile [as by Roger B. Pile]
575 • The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar • • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
583 • A Story of Don Juan • • short story by V. S. Pritchett
587 • The Open Window • • short story by Saki
590 • A Woman Seldom Found • • short story by William Sansom
593 • The Body Snatcher • • short story by Robert Louis Stevenson
608 • Travelling Light • short story by Bernard Taylor
612 • The Deathly Silence • short story by Rosemary Timperley
618 • A Ghost Story • • short story by Mark Twain
623 • Guest Room • • short story by Tim Vicary
634 • The Triumph of Death • • short story by H. Russell Wakefield
647 • Mrs. Lunt • • short story by Hugh Walpole
659 • The Hollies and the Ivy • • short story by Elizabeth Walter
667 • The Red Room • • short story by H. G. Wells
675 • All Souls' • • novelette by Edith Wharton
694 • The Case of the Long-Dead Lord • [Neils Orsen] • • short story by Dennis Wheatley
This powerful and comprehensive collection of 65 brilliant stories contains the best of all the well-known writers of the supernatural, both old and new, with some stories specifically commissioned for this volume.
Contents
11 • Ringing the Changes • • novelette by Robert Aickman
36 • My Adventure in Norfolk • • short story by A. J. Alan
42 • The Leaden Ring • • short story by Sabine Baring-Gould [as by S. Baring-Gould]
53 • The Bus-Conductor • • short story by E. F. Benson
60 • The Middle Toe of the Right Foot • • short story by Ambrose Bierce
67 • Little Boy Blue • • short story by Charles Birkin
79 • Keeping His Promise • • short story by Algernon Blackwood
91 • Kecksies • • short story by Marjorie Bowen
103 • Couching at the Door • • novelette by D. K. Broster
122 • Don't You Dare • • short story by John Burke
136 • The Hollow Man • • short story by Thomas Burke
147 • Browdean Farm • • short story by A. M. Burrage
158 • A Vindictive Woman • short story by R. Chetwynd-Hayes
167 • The Ghoul • • short story by Sir Hugh Clifford
178 • The Horror Under Penmire • • short story by Adrian Cole
196 • The Upper Berth • • novelette by F. Marion Crawford
212 • The Engelmayer Puppets • short story by Mary Danby
224 • The Signal-Man • • short story by Charles Dickens
235 • The House of Balfother • • short story by William Croft Dickinson
245 • The Brown Hand • • short story by Arthur Conan Doyle [as by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]
258 • The Phantom Coach • • short story by Amelia B. Edwards
269 • Don't Tell Cissie • • short story by Celia Fremlin
281 • The Horsehair Trunk • • short story by Davis Grubb
289 • Bobby • • short story by John Halkin
298 • Ghost of Honour • • short story by Pamela Hansford Johnson
305 • Monkshood Manor • • short story by L. P. Hartley
316 • The Ankardyne Pew • short story by William Fryer Harvey [as by W. F. Harvey]
326 • Those Lights and Violins • short story by Dorothy K. Haynes
337 • The Furnished Room • • short story by O. Henry
343 • The Whistling Room • [Carnacki ] • • short story by William Hope Hodgson
357 • Magic Man • • short story by Robert Holdstock [as by Robert P. Holdstock]
367 • The Shadow of a Shade • • short story by Tom Hood [as by Thomas Hood ]
380 • A Night at a Cottage ... • • short story by Richard Hughes
383 • South Sea Bubble • • short story by Hammond Innes
389 • The Spectre Bridegroom • • short story by Washington Irving
401 • The Monkey's Paw • • short story by W. W. Jacobs
410 • Lost Hearts • • short story by M. R. James
419 • Carnival on the Downs • • short story by Gerald Kersh
431 • The Mark of the Beast • • short story by Rudyard Kipling
442 • Minuke • • short story by Nigel Kneale
452 • An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street • • novelette by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu [as by J. Sheridan Le Fanu]
469 • For the Love of Pamela • • short story by Kay Leith
475 • The Moon-Bog • • short story by H. P. Lovecraft
482 • A Fair Lady • short story by Catherine Gleason and Rita Morris [as by Roger Malisson]
495 • The Master of Blas Gwynedd • • short story by Joyce Marsh
502 • Who Knows? • • short story by Guy de Maupassant
513 • The Apple Tree • • novelette by Daphne du Maurier
548 • John Charrington's Wedding • • short story by E. Nesbit
555 • Midnight Express • • short story by Alfred Noyes
560 • Mary • short story by Rog Pile [as by Roger B. Pile]
575 • The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar • • short story by Edgar Allan Poe
583 • A Story of Don Juan • • short story by V. S. Pritchett
587 • The Open Window • • short story by Saki
590 • A Woman Seldom Found • • short story by William Sansom
593 • The Body Snatcher • • short story by Robert Louis Stevenson
608 • Travelling Light • short story by Bernard Taylor
612 • The Deathly Silence • short story by Rosemary Timperley
618 • A Ghost Story • • short story by Mark Twain
623 • Guest Room • • short story by Tim Vicary
634 • The Triumph of Death • • short story by H. Russell Wakefield
647 • Mrs. Lunt • • short story by Hugh Walpole
659 • The Hollies and the Ivy • • short story by Elizabeth Walter
667 • The Red Room • • short story by H. G. Wells
675 • All Souls' • • novelette by Edith Wharton
694 • The Case of the Long-Dead Lord • [Neils Orsen] • • short story by Dennis Wheatley