<p>A spine-chilling anthology that celebrates the thrilling pleasure and rich literary legacy of horror writing.<br><br>From the sinister imagination of Edgar Allan Poe to the supernatural suspense of H. G. Wells, this collection explores a range of eerie experiences; there are hauntings, monsters and plenty of often inexplicable and always terrifying dramas.<br><br>The classic masters of the genre are here; in Algernon Blackwood¿s deeply unnerving ¿The Occupant in the Room¿ a hotel room hides a terrifying secret. In Guy de Maupassant¿s ''Vendetta¿, a mother is bent on terrible revenge and in ¿The Treasure of Abbot Thomas¿ M. R. James turns a treasure hunt into a nightmare.</p>