25 chilling short stories by outstanding female writers. Women have always written exceptional stories of horror and the supernatural. This anthology aims to showcase the very best of these, from Amelia B. Edwards's 'The Phantom Coach', published in 1864, through past luminaries such as Edith Wharton and Mary Elizabeth Braddon, to modern talents including Muriel Gray, Sarah Pinborough and Lilith Saintcrow. From tales of ghostly children to visitations by departed loved ones, and from heart-rending stories to the profoundly unsettling depiction of extreme malevolence, what each of these stories has in common is the effect of a slight chilling of the skin, a feeling of something not quite present, but nevertheless there. If anything, this showcase anthology proves that sometimes the female of the species can also be the most terrifying . . .

Welcome to a landscape of ancient evil . . . with stories by masters of horror Arthur Machen, Algernon Blackwood, H. P. Lovecraft, M. R. James​, Ramsey Campbell, Storm Constantine, Christopher Fowler, Alison Littlewood, Kim Newman, Reggie Oliver​, Michael Marshall Smith, Karl Edward Wagner, and more! The darkness that endures beneath the earth . . . the disquiet that lingers in the woodland surrounding a forgotten path . . . those ancient traditions and practices that still cling to standing stone circles, earthworks, and abandoned buildings; elaborate rituals that invoke elder gods or nature deities; the restless spirits and legendary creatures that remain connected to a place or object, or exist in deep wells and lonely pools of water, waiting to ensnare the unwary traveler . . . These concepts have been the archetypes of horror fiction for decades, but in recent years they have been given a name: Folk Horror. This type of storytelling has existed for more than a century. Authors Arthur Machen, Algernon Blackwood, H. P. Lovecraft, and M. R. James all published fiction that had it roots in the notion of the supernatural being linked to objects or places “left behind.” All four writers are represented in this volume with powerful, and hopefully unfamiliar, examples of their work, along with newer exponents of the craft such as Ramsey Campbell, Storm Constantine, Christopher Fowler, Alison Littlewood, Kim Newman, Reggie Oliver, and many others. Illustrated with the atmospheric photography of Michael Marshall Smith, the stories in The Mammoth Book of Folk Horror tap into an aspect of folkloric tradition that has long been dormant, but never quite forgotten, while the depiction of these forces as being in some way “natural” in no way detracts from the sense of nameless dread and escalating horror that they inspire . . .

As you enter the world's longest cave you cannot help but wonder about scary stories. Two centuries of tourists and explorers--some of whom got lost, saw or heard the unexplainable, or just wanted to tell a good tale--cannot leave a cave without stories. Scary Stories of Mammoth Cave is a collection of nineteenth and twentieth century fiction, historical and more recent first hand accounts of unusual experiences by National Park Service employees, cave explorers, and scientists.

Fourteen terrifying ghost stories chosen by the master of the macabre, Roald Dahl. 'Spookiness is the real purpose of the ghost story. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts . . .' Who better to choose the ultimate in spine-chillers than Roald Dahl, whose own sinister stories have teased and twisted the imagination of millions? Here are fourteen of his favourite ghost stories, including Sheridan Le Fanu's The Ghost of a Hand, Edith Wharton's Afterward, Cynthia Asquith's The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold's The Telephone. Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.

Twenty-six terrifying tales set on the scariest night of the year by Ramsey Campbell, Neil Gaiman, Joe R. Lansdale, Helen Marshall, Richard Christian Matheson, Robert Shearman, Robert Silverberg, Angela Slatter, Steve Rasnic Tem, and many more. Along with a very special contribution by award-winning poet Jane Yolen. Treat yourself to some very tricky stories! Halloween . . . All Hallows’ Eve . . . Samhain . . . Día de los Muertos . . . the Day the Dead Come Back . . . When the barriers between the worlds are at their weakest—when ghosts, goblins, and grisly things can cross over into our dimension—then for a single night each year the natural becomes the supernatural, the normal becomes the paranormal, and nobody is safe from their most intimate and terrifying fears. The Mammoth Book of Halloween Stories brings you a dark feast of frightening fiction by some of the most successful and respected horror writers working today: OCTOBER IN THE CHAIR Neil Gaiman REFLECTIONS IN BLACK Steve Rasnic Tem THE HALLOWEEN MONSTER Alison Littlewood THE PHÉNAKISTICOPE OF DECAY James Ebersole MEMORIES OF DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS Nancy Kilpatrick FRAGILE MASKS Richard Gavin BONE FIRE Storm Constantine QUEEN OF THE HUNT Adrian Cole THE OCTOBER WIDOW Angela Slatter BEFORE THE PARADE PASSES BY Marie O’Regan HER FACE Ramsey Campbell A MAN TOTALLY ALONE Robert Hood BLEED Richard Christian Matheson THE ULTIMATE HALLOWEEN PARTY APP Lisa Morton THE FOLDING MAN Joe R. Lansdale I WAIT FOR YOU Eygló Karlsdóttir DUST UPON A PAPER EYE Cate Gardner NOT OUR BROTHER Robert Silverberg THE SCARIEST THING IN THE WORLD Michael Marshall Smith THE NATURE OF THE BEAST Sharon Gosling THE BEAUTIFUL FEAST OF THE VALLEY Stephen Gallagher IN THE YEAR OF OMENS Helen Marshall THE MILLENNIAL’S GUIDE TO DEATH Scott Bradfield WHITE MARE Thana Niveau PUMPKIN KIDS Robert Shearman LANTERN JACK Christopher Fowler HALLOWEEN TREATS Jane Yolen Here you will encounter witches, ghosts, monsters, psychos, demonic nuns, and even Death himself in this spooky selection of stories set on the night when evil walks the earth . . .

Bringing together the finest names in comic book horror, this volume features nearly 50 comics that caused a furor in the US and sparked legislation to crack down on explicit horror—from the 1940s to the 21st century. Includes names like Steve Niles, Pete Von Sholly, Michael Kaluta, Mike Ploog, Rudy Palais, Rand Holmes, Vincent Locke, Frank Brunner, and many more. Reproduced in black and white for this brand-new collection.

This is a collection of horror stories with surprise endings. If you don't like horror, please do not read this book. STORIES IN THIS BOOK CRAWLSPACE: Two reporters interview a strange humpbacked man in a house where gruesome experiments were conducted by previous owners. CONVERTIBLE BANDITS: Two travelers take a tip to save time by taking a shortcut on a lonely road not on their map. JUMPER: A patrol officer discovers a lovesick young man on a bridge contemplating suicide. THE ABHORRENT CLUB: A group of depraved multimillionaires sponsor a freak show for their annual event. DEAD: A young man killed in an automobile accident ten years ago visits his parents. BUG: A professor is propositioned by a student who offers him sex for an "A." VAMPIRE: After a woman and her son move to town, a serial killer begins a reign of terror. STRANGER IN THE RAIN: A stranger asks a man in the deserted pool area of a large resort hotel if he will have dinner with him. NO REST FOR THE DEAD: A gravedigger provides fresh cadavers for medical research and makes a killing. PANDORA'S BOX: A man learns the love of his life can only marry him if he promises never to open her black box. THE MONSTER NEXT DOOR: An apartment dweller is convinced his next door neighbor is a monster. THE WALL: A rich playboy discovers an island with an enormous wall, Japanese soldiers, and a village of pygmy cannibals. THE GREAT ZANDINI: A man hypnotized in a nightclub act becomes involved in a murder plot.