Authors writing for the horror genre succeed in creating an eerie and frightening atmosphere for the reader. While the featured horror is often supernatural, it may spring from a very real origin. Several classic horror stories have become icons of the horror genre. They inspire modern retellings throughout print, on stage, and on film. This collection gathers the best of the supernatural and frightening stories spun by expert storytellers who can weave true thrillers haunted by spirits and visited by vampires; stories where even the buildings contribute to the black humor and apocalyptic natures of the plots. Contents: H.P. Lovecraft - The Call of Chtulhu Algernon Blackwood - The Willows Ambrose Bierce - The Death of Halpin Frayser, Chickamauga, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, E.F. Benson - Mrs Amworth Naboth's Vineyard At the Farmhouse Negotium Perambulans The Wishing Well The Terror by Night The Thing in the Hall The Cat The Sanctuary Robert W. Chambers - The Repairer of Reputations The Mask In the Court of the Dragon The Yellow Sign W. W. Jacobs - The Monkey's Paw Francis Marion Crawford - The Upper Berth For the Blood Is the Life The Screaming Skull The Doll's Ghost Man Overboard! Arthur Machen - The Great God Pan Bram Stoker - The Judge's House Edgar Allan Poe - The Raven The Black Cat The Fall of the House of Usher Henry James - The Turn of the Screw