An incomparable master of horror, winner of many prestigious awards, Peter Straub has put together a truly unique collection under the cover of this book! Each of the twenty-five stories included in this collection had a significant impact on the development of the genre. In our time, a stereotype has emerged - the “horror” genre involves a sea of blood, “dismemberment” and the animal horror of doomed victims. But the stories of Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, John Crowley, Joe Hill are closer in spirit to the expressive “dark stories” of Edgar Allan Poe than to some of the “masterpieces” of modern masters of the genre. So, welcome to the wonderful world of “real horror literature”, from which will take your breath away!