Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories Series by Daphne du Maurier, R. Chetwynd-Hayes

Henry James... H. P. Lovecraft, Roald Dahl, David Ely--masters of the spine chiller, authors established and new, write in this superb collection of the horrific and the macabre.Contents: * Green Fingers by R. C. Cook * The Specialty of the House by Stanley Ellin * The Room in the Tower by E. F. Benson * The Academy by David Ely * Cut-throat Farm by J. D... moreHenry James... H. P. Lovecraft, Roald Dahl, David Ely--masters of the spine chiller, authors established and new, write in this superb collection of the horrific and the macabre.Contents: * Green Fingers by R. C. Cook * The Specialty of the House by Stanley Ellin * The Room in the Tower by E. F. Benson * The Academy by David Ely * Cut-throat Farm by J. D. Beresford * The Romance of Certain Old Clothes by Henry James * Poison by Roald Dahl * Lucky's Grove by Herbert Russell Wakefield * Housebound by R. Chetwynd-Hayes * The Shuttered Room by H. P. Lovecraft and August Derleth * At the End of the Passage by Rudyard Kipling less

Grisly, Gruesome and Grotesque! 15 of the Blood-curdling Best!The Graveyard Rats: "The long-dead corpse made a faint groaning sound as it crawled towards Masson, stretching its ragged lips in a grin of dreadful hunger..."To Reach the Sea: "There was no doubt about it, absolutely no doubt at all. The wig was growing..."The Sea Raiders: "Their bodies lay flatly on the rocks, and their eyes regarded him with evil interest... Then, slowly uncoiling their tentacles, they all began moving towards him... moreGrisly, Gruesome and Grotesque! 15 of the Blood-curdling Best!The Graveyard Rats: "The long-dead corpse made a faint groaning sound as it crawled towards Masson, stretching its ragged lips in a grin of dreadful hunger..."To Reach the Sea: "There was no doubt about it, absolutely no doubt at all. The wig was growing..."The Sea Raiders: "Their bodies lay flatly on the rocks, and their eyes regarded him with evil interest... Then, slowly uncoiling their tentacles, they all began moving towards him..."Contents: * The Blue Lenses by Daphne du Maurier * The Man Upstairs by Ray Bradbury * A Woman Seldom Found by William Sansom * The Graveyard Rats by Henry Kuttner * The Lottery by Shirley Jackson * The Sea Raiders by H. G. Wells * The Lottery by Shirley Jackson * Georgy Porgy by Roald Dahl * To Reach The Sea by Monica Dickens * The Monster by R. Chetwynd-Hayes * His Brother’s Keeper by W. W. Jacobs * The Hand by Guy de Maupassant * Mrs. Amsworth by E. F. Benson * The Waxwork by A. M. Burrage * Quid Pro Quo by Mary Danby less

Heart-thumping Horror! 16 Dark Tales of Devilish Delight!The Cocoon: "Something came through the door and half crawled, half fluttered to Denny's bed. Then it wormed its way beneath the sheet and rested like a sticky pulp upon Denny's mouth."Miss Gentilbelle: "The parakeet screamed for a considerable time... When it was silent, the white fingers that clutched it were stained with a dark thin fluid... moreHeart-thumping Horror! 16 Dark Tales of Devilish Delight!The Cocoon: "Something came through the door and half crawled, half fluttered to Denny's bed. Then it wormed its way beneath the sheet and rested like a sticky pulp upon Denny's mouth."Miss Gentilbelle: "The parakeet screamed for a considerable time... When it was silent, the white fingers that clutched it were stained with a dark thin fluid."Party Pieces: "From the kitchen there came a noise of throbbing - a terrible, low heartbeat, drumming remorselessly..."Contents: * The Quest for Blank Claveringi by Patricia Highsmith * Back for Christmas by John Collier * The Cocoon by John B. L. Goodwin * The End of the Party by Graham Greene * Hard Luck Story by Pamela Vincent * Srendi Vashtar by Saki * Miss Gentilbelle by Charles Beaumont * The Pioneers of Pike’s Peak by Basil Tozer * Miriam by Truman Capote * Cold Sleep by Sydney J. Bounds * The Mysterious Mansion by Honore de Balzac * Earth to Earth by Robert Graves * The Man and the Snake by Ambrose Bierce * Close Behind Him by John Wyndham * Letter to a Young Lady in Paris by Julio Cortazar * Party Pieces by Mary Danby less

Tales of Tingling Terror, by 15 Experts in Evil!Contents: * The Man Who Liked Dickens by Evelyn Waugh * Tomorrow’s Child by Joyce Marsh * The Horror At Chilton Castle by Joseph Payne Brennan * The Silver Mask by Hugh Walpole * Dark Dream by Elizabeth Fancett * The Bandaged Man by Rosemary Timperley * The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman * The Girl from Tomango by Rick Ferriera * The Hollow Man by Thomas Burke * Miss Brood’s Speciality by Roger F... moreTales of Tingling Terror, by 15 Experts in Evil!Contents: * The Man Who Liked Dickens by Evelyn Waugh * Tomorrow’s Child by Joyce Marsh * The Horror At Chilton Castle by Joseph Payne Brennan * The Silver Mask by Hugh Walpole * Dark Dream by Elizabeth Fancett * The Bandaged Man by Rosemary Timperley * The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman * The Girl from Tomango by Rick Ferriera * The Hollow Man by Thomas Burke * Miss Brood’s Speciality by Roger F. Dunkley * The Second Nail by Stuart Cloete * The Sanguivites by Kay Leigh * A Terribly Strange Bed by Wilkie Collins * Homecoming by Sydney J. Bounds * The Natterjack by Mary Danby less

Contents:The Farmer by Steve Rasnic TemSee How They Run by Terry TappThe Wheel by H. Warner MunnBlackberries by Roger ClarkeThe Feet by Mark ChanningCreepogs by Phillip C. HeathThe Horror of Abbot’s Grange by Frederick CowlesOblige Me with a Loaf by Dorothy K. HaynesMother’s Day by Alison PrinceSwitching Off by Roger MalissonThe Burial of the Rats by Bram StokerCurleylocks by Mary Danby

Morsels of the macabre...Contents * Where No Wind Blows by Alan Temperley * The Laocoon Complex by J. C. Furnas * Firstborn by David Campton * Waking or Sleeping by Willis Hall * Back from the Grave by Robert Silverberg * Harry: A Ferret by Patricia Highsmith * The Leather Funnel by Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle * Reply Guaranteed by Ramsey Campbell * Fifth Sense by Tina Rath * Fidel Basin by W. J. Stamper * The Yellow Sign by Robert W. Chambers * True Love by Mary Danby