THE SPIRIT FAKERS OF HERMANNSTADT 3

THE HERMIT OF GHOST MOUNTAIN 7

JUSTICE IN THE FOOTHILLS 11

ZILLAH 13

THE FINE ART OF SUICIDE 19

ASHES 22

THE RATS IN THE WALLS 25

THE VOICE OF EUPHEMIA 32,

YELLOW AND WHITE 36

COILS OF DARKNESS 41

THE TOAD 51

THE STATEMENT OF ARCHIBALD SWAYNE 54

THE TRANSPARENT GHOST 57

DRACONDA 59

CREATURES OF THE NIGHT 73

THE HOUSE IN THE FOREST 75

NEVER BET THE DEVIL YOUR HEAD 78

THE EYRIE 83

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