Vampires, ghouls, werewolves and spirits rub shoulders with shikar stories and thrillers from all over the world in this eclectic collection.

Read about a precarious journey in a haunted coach; a seemingly supernatural man-eater; a locked room mystery; an Englishman's experiences in a long-deserted village; and many more spine-chilling stories.

Selected by Ruskin Bond, here are stories by Bram Stoker, Sydney Horler, Alice Perrin, Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyle, Saki, Amelia Edwards and many other masters of the craft.