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• bp •  Haunted house • interior artwork by Barry Moser
• 9 • The Monkey's Paw • (1902) • short story by W. W. Jacobs
•  The monkey's paw • interior artwork by Barry Moser
• 26 • Samantha and the Ghost • (1981) • short story by Philippa Pearce
•  A long, thin screech tore the morning quiet. • interior artwork by Barry Moser
• 39 • The Red Room • (1896) • short story by H. G. Wells
•  A shadow came sweeping up after me. • interior artwork by Barry Moser
• 53 • Poor Little Saturday • (1956) • short story by Madeleine L'Engle
•  "I make it my profession." • interior artwork by Barry Moser
• 78 • How It Happened • (1913) • short story by Arthur Conan Doyle
•  We were fairly tearing down the slope. • interior artwork by Barry Moser
• 84 • Man-Size in Marble • (1887) • short story by E. Nesbit
•  We loved to go there, especially on bright nights. • interior artwork by Barry Moser
• 105 • The Ghost • (1928) • short story by Catherine Wells (I)
•  Horrible, horrible • interior artwork by Barry Moser
• 113 • Polly Vaughn • short story by Barry Moser
•  A pale and translucent young woman • interior artwork by Barry Moser
• 130 • The Music of Erich Zann • [Erich Zann] • (1922) • short story by H. P. Lovecraft
•  Stark fear • interior artwork by Barry Moser
• 144 • The Judge's House • (1891) • short story by Bram Stoker
•  A look of terrible malevolence • interior artwork by Barry Moser
• 173 • Dead Aaron • (1994) • short story by James Haskins
•  How that dead man could dance! • interior artwork by Barry Moser
• 177 • The Ghost Ship • (1912) • short story by Richard Middleton (variant of The Ghost-Ship)
•  Sailing very comfortably through the windy stars • interior artwork by Barry Moser
• 193 • The Others • (1987) • short story by Joyce Carol Oates
•  Miss Reuter • interior artwork by Barry Moser
• 201 • Afterword (Great Ghost Stories) • essay by Peter Glassman
• 202 • About the Authors (Great Ghost Stories) • essay by uncredited