Guaranteed to thrill and chill, this spine-tingling collection of twenty-two spooky stories includes contributions by Franz Kafka, Charles Dickens, Guy de Maupassant, and many other well-known writers. This anthology is not for the faint of heart! Contents: Knock at the Manor Gate • short story by Franz Kafka (trans. of Der Schlag ans Hoftor 1931) Yesterday's Witch • (1973) • short story by Gahan Wilson A Legion Marching By • (1972) • short story by John Kippax [as by John Hynam] The Lawyer and the Ghost • (1837) • short story by Charles Dickens The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Being Bagged • (unknown) • short story by Anonymous School for Ghosts • (1966) • short story by Vida Derry The Little Yellow Dog • (1976) • short story by Mary Williams The Piper at the Gates of Dawn • (1908) • short story by Kenneth Grahame The Lilies • (1984) • short story by Alison Prince The Emissary • (1947) • short story by Ray Bradbury John Pettigrew's Mirror • (1951) • short story by Ruth Manning-Sanders Sredni Vashtar • (1911) • short story by Saki Miss Mountain • (1951) • short story by Philippa Pearce Was It a Dream? • (1903) • short story by Guy de Maupassant (trans. of La morte 1887) A Pair of Hands • (1898) • short story by Arthur Quiller-Couch The Boys' Toilets • (1985) • novelette by Robert Westall Left in the Dark • (1984) • novelette by John Gordon The Monkey's Paw • (1902) • short story by W. W. Jacobs Lost Hearts • (1895) • short story by M. R. James Thurnley Abbey • (1907) • short story by Perceval Landon Not at Home • (1985) • short story by Jean Richardson The Shepherd's Dog • (1975) • short story by Joyce Marsh