Under the pen of recognized masters of world literature included in this collection, breathtaking and sometimes chilling stories about the influence of dark forces on man, about meetings with ghosts, amazing fateful coincidences, penetration beyond the boundaries of the humanly perceived world, when tense anticipation of the approaching inevitable horror frightens more than the horror itself, when the “twilight” states of mind, the atmosphere of fear diffused in human existence, at first seem distant and unreal, and then suddenly find unexpected confirmation in everyday life.