Even now, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, when science has largely replaced superstition as our way of viewing the world, who among us does not hesitate, however briefly, before entering a darkened room? Who does not feel an involuntary shiver at the sound of footfalls somewhere back there? Who does not wonder, even fleetingly, if the spirits of the dead might still wander the earth? Who does not feel a jolt of primal fear at things that go bump in the night?

For all these reasons and more, stories of ghosts, unexplained happenings, and the supernatural remain among the most popular and enduring tales in all of world literature. Now The Lyons Press presents CLASSIC GHOST STORIES, a chilling collection of some of the very best tales of mystery and imagination ever penned, by some of the finest writers the world has ever produced. So curl up in a comfortable chair, turn on a few more lights to chase away the shadows, and prepare to be scared silly. These are delightfully creepy tales that have stood the test of time, from such stellar authors as:

• Ambrose Bierce
• Edgar Allan Poe
• Edith Wharton
• E.F. Benson
• Guy de Maupassant
• William Fryer Harvey
• Charles Dickens
• Amelia B. Edwards
• M.R. James
• Algernon Blackwood
• Rudyard Kipling
• Edward Bulwer-Lytton
• Mary E. Wilkins
• ...and many more