Short Story

A Christmas Ghost Story – The Crown Derby Plate Revive the tradition of the Christmas ghost story with “The Crown Derby Plate,” by Marjorie Bowen.

The Image on the Retina A fictional treatment of the theory of optography in which a young man photographs an image on the retina of his murdered sweetheart, which leads him to the killer.

The Dark Man Remember the Dark Man, the changeling… A story for St Patrick’s Day.

The Doll’s Ghost When you smash a doll, does it die? The ghost of a doll named Nina.

Meet Mr Aloysius Tappenham, a dealer in Frauds, and his latest discovery, Mlle. Claire, whose specialty was the production of any spirit you liked, to order.

Sandpunk fiction from 1916 about photography in ancient Egypt and the perils of photographing the KA.

A ripping school yarn about an eventful Guy Fawkes Day celebration.

The Ghost of the Evil Raven: For Dia de los Muertos A ghostly tale from Mexico City about an evil raven named El Diablo, for Dia de Los Muertos.

A diabolical story of involuntary cannibalism from a French writer of depraved tastes.