The Random House Book of Ghost Stories

Illustrated in full color. "Who's that tapping at my window?"  This classy collection and gorgeous gift volume of seventeen modern ghost stories is a refreshing antidote to all the gross and gory books presently on the market. Discriminating horror fans won't be able to put down these spooky tales written by contemporary American and British authors. The tales are devilishly diverse, ranging in mood from haunting humor to spine-tingling terror. Our original edition of The Random House Book of Ghost Stories quickly vanished, selling out of its first printing, but was never reprinted. Now, with  the explosion of the horror/Halloween market, it seems the perfect time to resurrect Ghost Stories.   Includes "Nule," Jan Mark "Young Kate," Eleanor Farjeon "Joanna's Secret," Pauline Hill "Sam and the Sea," George Mackay Brown "The Kindly Ghost," Ruth Manning-Sanders "The Yellow Ball," Philippa Pearce "The Damp Spectre," Dorothy Edwards "Little Nym," Joan Aiken "Beware of the Ghost," Catherine Sefton "Jimmy Takes Vanishing Lessons," Walter R. Brooks "Uninvited Ghosts," Penelope Lively "Laughter in the Dark," Leon Garfield "Through the Door," Ruth Ainsworth "The Battle with the Bogles," Sorche Nic Leodhas "Grandmother's Footsteps," John Gordon "Bring Me a Light," Ruth Manning-Sanders "A Friend Forever," Susan Hill