Bottomless black caves and knightly castles with golden spiers, magical books with blood stains on yellowed pages and ghosts dissolving in the lilac pre-dawn haze. Humanoid monsters, werewolves who have tasted a witch's potion, victims of monstrous genetic experiments and the most ordinary pets, which are suddenly possessed by evil spirits. It all starts with slight trepidation, but gradually develops into paralyzing horror of truly universal proportions. You will tremble with fear and listen: will a terrible howl be heard in the distance? Will the floorboards creak under the soft paws of a predator? Will the sharp claws of fantastic beasts sink into your flimsy door? The stories from recognized masters of horror in this collection are filled with a gloomy gothic atmosphere and suffocating nightmares. This is why millions of readers adore them.