Description: Returning to the horror story genre again and again during the first 20 years of his literary career, Kipling produced a substantial body of work in the genre. This collection includes 17 of the best of these tales, selected and introduced by horror fiction expert S. T. Joshi. Written in Kipling's vigorous, plain-spoken manner, the stories vary widely in tone, style and subject matter -- from comic ghost stories ("Haunted Subalterns") to grim tales of psychological terror ("The Wandering Jew") to chilling stories of the returning dead ("The Lost Legion"). Also included are the celebrated title story, widely considered Kipling's finest horror tale, as well as such well-known stories as "The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes", "The Phantom Rickshaw", "The City of Dreadful Night", and many more. Horror story devotees and Kipling fans are sure to welcome this spine-tingling collection by a master of the genre.

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