Edited by David Pickering, this volume (and it companion, Classic Ghost Stories) contain between them some 40 excellent supernatural tales from the golden age of the ghost story and features classic tales from many of the acknowledged masters of the form. All the greats of the Victorian and Edwardian eras are here and although the majority of tales will be familiar to aficionados, these tales are well-worth visiting again and again. My own particular favourites are probably “The Gateway of the Monster” by William Hope Hodgson; “Beyond the Wall” by Ambrose Bierce; “Brickett Bottom” by Amyas Northcote and “Guests from Gibbet Island” by Washington Irving. 40 excellent, spine-tingling tales and not a dud amongst them – a couple of highly recommended collections. ( )