Ghost Stories (Benson)

A second, broad selection of ghost stories both classic and obscure. Contents: "The Third Shadow" by H. R. Wakefield A mountaineer's fate is sealed by a vengeful supernatural force. "The Dance of Death" by Algernon Blackwood Ignoring warnings, a frail man dances-death is his final partner. "The Demon Lover" by Elizabeth Bowen A wartime letter rekindles a long-forgotten, ghostly appointment. "The Suicide" by Malcolm Ford Henry A dead man mourns his own passing, filled with vain regret. "Lens-Shy" by W. M. Clayton A photographer of corpses discovers death's unsettling final portrait. "The Last of Mrs. DeBrugh" by H. Sivia A maid's promised inheritance vanishes with the widow's cold refusal. "Mommy" by Mary Elizabeth Counselman An orphan girl claims visits from her mother-long since dead. "Yuki-onna" by Lafcadio Hearn A snow spirit haunts a woodcutter after a chilling encounter. "Graves and Goblins" by Nathaniel Hawthorne A ghostly narrator seeks peace from limbo's lonely eternity. "The House Party at Smoky Island" by L. M. Montgomery Strangers gather at a remote house to share chilling tales. "Keeping His Promise" by Algernon Blackwood A man receives a ghostly visit from a forgotten friend. "The Frontier Guards" by H. R. Wakefield Curiosity leads Brinton into a haunted house's invisible defences. "The Theater Upstairs" by Manly Wade Wellman A cinema screens forgotten films starring actors long since dead. "The Terror by Night" by E. F. Benson Ghosts, illusions, or madness? Night brings terror either way. "The Burned House" by Vincent O'Sullivan A traveller sees a burning house that never truly existed.