There is something about weird tales and ghost stories that fascinate and please the human mind while sometimes terrifying it. It probably has to do with our being able to experience the fearful in a way that is completely non-threatening to ourselves, saying to ourselves (as Montague Rhodes James wrote): "If I'm not careful, something of this kind may happen to me " Here are thirteen tales of the strange, the uncanny, and the horrific for your reading pleasure, with notes in back for the curious. When reading these tales, pick your location with care, keeping in mind the words of the writer...