Description
This book is a compilation of 17 horror stories by the author. Some of the stories are comic, while others are more psychological. The title story is considered one of Kipling's finest horror tales.
17 of the author's best tales, compiled for the first time in one volume, range from comic ghost stories ("Haunted Subalterns") to psychological terror ("The Wandering Jew") and chilling accounts of the returning dead ("The Lost Legion"). Also includes what is widely considered Kipling's finest horror tale, the celebrated title story.