The stories in this volume tell of Malevolence, Disease, the Undead Dead, the Prince of Darkness and his accursed minions, of fiendish possession and infernal doom. They were first published in 1931 and they have not ceased to chill the blood of readers ever since. CONTENTS: 7 Introduction (The Supernatural Omnibus) (1931) essay by Montague Summers 35 Narrative of the Ghost of a Hand (1931) short fiction by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (variant of The Ghost of a Hand 1863) [as by J. Sheridan Le Fanu] 42 An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street (1931) novelette by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu [as by J. Sheridan Le Fanu] 60 Man-Size in Marble (1887) short story by E. Nesbit 72 The Judge's House (1891) short story by Bram Stoker 88 Thurnley Abbey (1907) short story by Perceval Landon 101 The Story of the Spaniards, Hammersmith [Flaxman Low] (1898) short story by Hesketh Prichard and Kate Prichard [as by E. Heron and H. Heron] 113 The Phantom Coach (1864) short story by Amelia B. Edwards 125 Brickett Bottom (1921) short story by Amyas Northcote 134 The Cold Embrace (1860) short story by Mary Elizabeth Braddon [as by Miss Braddon] 142 How the Third Floor Knew the Potteries (1863) short story by Amelia B. Edwards 154 Not to Be Taken at Bed-Time (1865) short story by Rosa Mulholland 166 To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt (1865) short story by Charles Dickens 176 The Signal-Man (1875) short story by Charles Dickens (variant of The Signalman 1866) 187 The Compensation House (1866) short story by Charles Allston Collins [as by Charles Collins] 201 The Engineer (1866) short story by Amelia B. Edwards 217 When I Was Dead (1896) short story by Vincent O'Sullivan 221 The Story of Yand Manor House [Flaxman Low] (1898) short story by Hesketh Prichard and Kate Prichard [as by E. Heron and H. Heron] 233 The Business of Madame Jahn (1896) short story by Vincent O'Sullivan 240 Amour Dure (1887) novelette by Vernon Lee 268 Oke of Okehurst (1890) novella by Vernon Lee (variant of A Phantom Lover 1886) 310 Eveline's Visitant (1867) short story by Mary Elizabeth Braddon [as by Miss Braddon] 319 John Charrington's Wedding (1891) short story by E. Nesbit 326 De Profundis (1923) short story by Roger Pater 338 The Dream Woman (1874) novelette by Wilkie Collins (variant of The Dream-Woman) 361 Singular Passage in the Life of the Late Henry Harris, Doctor in Divinity [The Ingoldsby Legends] (1931) novelette by Richard Harris Barham (variant of Singular Passage in the Life of the Late Henry Harris 1831) [as by Richard Barham] 378 The Spirit of Stonehenge (1930) short story by Rosalie Muspratt [as by Jasper John] 382 The Seeker of Souls (1930) short story by Rosalie Muspratt [as by Jasper John] 390 The Astrologer's Legacy (1914) short story by Roger Pater 400 My Brother's Ghost Story (1860) short story by Amelia B. Edwards 411 Sir Dominick's Bargain (1931) short story by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu [as by J. Sheridan Le Fanu] 424 The Bargain of Rupert Orange (1896) novelette by Vincent O'Sullivan 441 Carmilla [Martin Hesselius] (1872) novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu [as by J. Sheridan Le Fanu] 503 The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains (1839) short story by Frederick Marryat (variant of The Werewolf) 521 A Porta Inferi (1923) short story by Roger Pater 532 Jerry Jarvis's Wig [The Ingoldsby Legends] (1931) short story by Richard Harris Barham [as by Richard Barham] 547 The Watcher o' the Dead (1929) short story by John Guinan 557 The Story of Konnor Old House [Flaxman Low] (1899) short story by Hesketh Prichard and Kate Prichard [as by E. Heron and H. Heron] 569 Toussel's Pale Bride (1931) short story by William B. Seabrook [as by W. B. Seabrook]