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An enchanting world. A mysterious prophecy. An ancient and powerful weapon, and a girl who had no intent to wield it. Abby Emmons was no exception to an ordinary fifteen-year-old. Having moved from her home in California, to Cambridge, at the start of the 1950’s, Abby would find only loneliness and disappointment at her new all-girls school. Yet, she could never have imagined the thrilling adventure she would stumble into by visiting a seemingly normal bookstore. A fantastic and magical world, far different from her own, with terrifying creatures and unfathomable powers; was waiting for her.

A spine-chilling collection of creepy, unsettling and unnerving stories. 'If You See Her Face' by B. M. Croker. 'The Ghost at the Blue Dragon' by William J. Wintle. 'The Shadows' by Henry S. Whitehead. 'The Grey Cat' by Barry Pain. 'The Yellow Globe' by Alexander W. Drake. 'The Devil of the Marsh' by H. B. Marriott-Watson. 'The Spectre Spiders' by William J. Wintle. 'The Curious Vehicle' by Alexander W. Drake. 'Number Ninety' by B. M. Croker. 'The Black Cat' by William J. Wintle. 'The Permanent Stiletto' by W. C. Morrow. 'Passing of a God' by Henry S. Whitehead. 'The Chamber of Doom' by William J. Wintle. 'The White Cat' by Hugh Walpole. 'The Loosened Cord' by Alexander W. Drake. 'Mrs. Brassington-Claypott's Children's Party' by F. Anstey. 'The Inmate of the Dungeon' by W. C. Morrow. 'The Red Rosary' by William J. Wintle. 'Caveat Emptor' by F. Anstey. 'The Former Passengers' by B. M. Croker...and over 20 more unsettling tales.