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This collection brings together a selection of timeless ghost stories written by some of the finest authors in the genre. Readers will journey through spooky settings and supernatural encounters, from Algernon Blackwell’s eerie house to W.W. Jacobs’s cursed monkey’s paw, and Washington Irving’s classic "Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Each tale offers its own unique atmosphere of dread and intrigue.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: Christopher Krovatin
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