This book is a compendium of horror fiction gathers strange and hallucinatory tales from different writers. Inside are works from acclaimed writers and more underground scribes of macabre and weird stories. Along with the spooky stories, the volume also features translated works of art, as well as folk songs, and more written content. In the back of the book, there is a comprehensive bibliographic work that documents the history of the publications included — that follows the winding path of supernatural literature. Both the editor of this book and its bibliographer have worked extensively on the themes of the macabre, the supernatural, arcane — this territory being familiar hallowed ground for them. Some of the authors featured here include Edith Wharton, Edna Underwood, Lady Dilke, Thomas Ligotti, Walter de la Mare, and many others.