The stunning collection of short fiction that established Nathaniel Hawthorne as one of the most powerful and provocative artists in nineteenth-century America   Dr. Heidegger invites four friends to witness an experiment. As the impoverished merchant Mr. Medbourne, the gout-ridden sinner Colonel Killigrew, the ruined politician Mr. Gascoigne, and the aged widow Wycherly watch, Heidegger places an old rose in a vase filled with water drawn from the...

A collection of twenty-six stories by twentieth-century American author Shirley Jackson, including her famous work, "The Lottery," in which the people of a village perform their annual lottery even though they have long forgotten the reason for the ritual.

Drawn together by themes of strife, violence and humanity, this searing collection of four stories introduces characters who defy the mold of heroes and villains, victims and perpetrators, good and evil as they grapple with consequence, random chance and the many paths a life can take.

Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales.

A collection of ten stories by authors from the Rick Riordan Presents imprint that remix myths for modern readers.

Drawing on dark fantasy and the fairy tale as well as horror and wild humor, ten acclaimed authors pay homage to the gothic tale in wide-ranging stories of the supernatural and surreal.

A collection of well-known tales, retold from a Hispanic American perspective.

Seven scary stories to tell at night in front of a fire or in the dark, based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries.