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The Haunted Pumpkin Presents ...

... eight classic tales of Halloween horror.
The Cobweb . . . Saki . . . 4 pages
When Emma Ladbruk's husband inherits a farm, it comes with an old woman who soon starts to get in the way.
The Repairer Of Reputations . . . Robert W. Chambers . . . 27 pages
A former mental patient and a deformed eccentric conspire in a fantastic plot.
The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall . . . John Kendrick Bangs . . . 9 pages
An unsually wet ghost soaks the master of Harrowby Hall every Christmas eve.
Sir Edmund Orme . . . Henry James . . . 24 pages
As a man pursues the affections of beautiful young girl, he begins to experience a strange phenomenon that up till that point only affected her mother.
The Striding Place . . . Gertrude Atherton . . . 6 pages
After his life-long friend goes missing near the legendary river Strid, Weigall sets out to look for him.
The Phantom Coach . . . Amelia Edwards . . . 12 pages
A man becomes lost on a moor in heavy snow and is rescued by a strange, reclusive academic.
The Premature Burial . . . Edgar Allan Poe . . . 13 pages
A short history of and a personal tale concerning the phenomenon of being buried alive.
Ken's Mystery . . . Julian Hawthorne . . . 21 pages
An artist returns from Europe a changed man after a frightening experience involving a mysterious woman and a rotting banjo.
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