One of the main works of Bierce’s creative heritage is the story “The Monk and the Executioner’s Daughter” - a subtle and vivid story, written with almost medieval stylistic simplicity and naturalness, touches on eternal themes - the confrontation between faith and unbelief, spiritual and carnal love, sin and redemption , crimes and punishments. "The Web on an Empty Skull", composed of amusing fables and parables published by Bierce at various times in the magazine "FUN", despite the gloomy title, is an excellently caustic, poisonous satire on the bigotry and duplicity of the author's contemporary American society .