Prepare to have your blood chilled and your nerves tingled. This collection of eighteen short stories specially designed to shock and surprise takes you into the misty world of the supernatural where all kinds of dark mischief takes place. What is the secret of The Doll's House, what horror lies behind The Halloween Mask and what is the terrible secret of The Fly House? David Stuart Davies, a modern master of the unsettling narrative, provides a feast of ghoulish, ghostly and gripping tales guaranteed to unsettle even the hardiest soul.

David Stuart Davies is the editor of Sherlock Magazine and an expert on Sherlock Holmes, having written five novels, film books, and plays featuring the character. He also edits the Crime Writers' Association's monthly Red Herrings magazine, and is the author of the Johnny Hawke novels Forests of the Night and Without Conscience. Mark Gatiss is the cocreator of Sherlock and one of The League of Gentlemen. He has written episodes of Doctor Who and is the author of The Vesuvius Club.