H. P. Lovecraft sets teeth on edge with the macabre "The Thing on the Doorstep," John Cheever presents the haunting tale "The Music Teacher," and "The Three D's" by Ogden Nash is told with sly black humor. This delightful collection includes stories to shock and horrify as well as amusing and witty tall tales. Fifteen spirited adventures await the reader, all guaranteed to entertain and spook the most avid horror fan. Contents 7 • Introduction (Yankee Witches) • (1988) • essay by Frank D. McSherry, Jr. 11 • All Souls' • (1937) • novelette by Edith Wharton 37 • Canavan's Back Yard • [Canavan] • (1958) • short story by Joseph Payne Brennan 51 • The Night Train to Lost Valley • (1948) • short story by August Derleth 69 • A Message from Charity • (1967) • short story by William M. Lee 93 • The Salem Wolf • (1909) • short story by Howard Pyle 109 • The Fog on Pemble Green • (1955) • novelette by Shirley Barker 135 • The Witch Sheep • (1898) • short story by Alice Morse Earle 145 • Silence • (1893) • novelette by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman 179 • The Three D's • (1948) • short story by Ogden Nash 185 • The Music Teacher • (1959) • short story by John Cheever 199 • The Midnight Voyage of the Seagull • (1842) • novelette by Mrs. Volney E. Howard 229 • Is the Devil a Gentleman? • (1942) • novelette by Seabury Quinn 259 • The Apprentice Sorcerer • (1953) • short story by Stephen Arr [as by Stephen Rynas] 271 • The Thing on the Doorstep • [Cthulhu Mythos] • (1937) • novelette by H. P. Lovecraft 301 • Just Another Working Mom • (1988) • short story by Patricia B. Cirone 313 • Note on the Authors (Yankee Witches) • (1988) • essay by uncredited