Ambrose Bierce

One night, four men arrive at a notorious, reportedly haunted, house and prepare for a duel to the death.

Venture capitalists get a bashing in this witty reworking of the -style fable.

At night, in the autumn of 1861, a brave but sensitive Federal officer sits alone in the heart of a forest in western Virginia.

A hunter stumbles upon a run-down little house and decides to spend the night - but finds himself plagued by disquieting thoughts and dreams

Holed up in an isolated mountain shanty, the emaciated Mr. Hiram Beeson receives a visit from a dark stranger.

Every night Staley Fleming wakes and sees in his room, intently watching him, a big black Newfoundland dog.

A man wakes from thought and realises he is wandering on an unfamiliar and desolate expanse of plain.

'I fancy there are few persons living today who ever knew the secret of that window, but I am one, as you shall see.'

A man explains to his doctor how he came to believe in ghosts.

A sort of 19th century American Psycho. More obviously humorous and satirical - but equally grim.

One half of a pair of absolutely identical twins tells of the strange, supernatural bond between him and his brother.

A visit on an old school friend finds a man plagued both by bad health and a gentle tapping from beyond his wall.....