This anthology contains more than thirty spine-chilling stories by contemporary and classic writers, drawing us into a world of ghosts, demons and horrific happenings. In Walter de la Mare's Bad Company who is the evil-looking stranger on the Underground who leads us to a frightening discovery? And in Roald Dahl's The Landlady what sinister secret is the mysterious proprietress of the guesthouse witholding from her unsuspecting guest? These startling and compelling stories by some of the world's greatest writers will enthrall readers to the very last page. --back cover