Containing 29 stories, all originally published in the Strand magazine, this collection provides a mix of horror and the supernatural for all lovers of the macabre. In addition to ghost stories, there are tales of unnatural disasters, of horrifying monsters, of madness and revenge, and even comic fantasies. As well as contributions from Conan Doyle, H.G. Wells, and Sapper, there are stories from the more unlikely pens of Graham Greene, D.H. Lawrence, and Hugh Walpole.