Assembled from the works of the finest masters of the genre, these compelling narratives promise to raise gooseflesh and accelerate pulses with their supernatural scenarios.
Featured stories include J. S. LeFanu's "An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street," with a mysterious old mansion as the focal point; Mary E. Wilkins' "The Lost Ghost," in which a strange child's disturbing presence instills fear and foreboding in all those she encounters; Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Body-Snatchers"; "Mrs. Zant and the Ghost," by Wilkie Collins; and other gripping works by Charles...

One of the last great names in the Japanese ukiyo-e style, Utagawa Kuniyoshi was an undisputedmaster of the warrior woodblock print. Born in Tokyo in 1797, his talent became evident by the tender age of 12, when he became an apprentice to a famous print master. Starting out with vivid illustrations of cultural icons including Kabuki actors and Japanese heroes he moved on to a unique treatment of warrior prints, incorporating elements of dreams, omens, and daring featsthat characterized his distinctive style. These dramatic eighteenth-century illustrations represent the pinnacle of his...