… the chill stole over me and the stillness of night began to embrace me …

From Ireland's best Gothic writers come ten chilling stories to cast their dark enchantment over you. The eternal struggle between good and evil plays out in tales of betrayal, obsession and ancient magic. Encounters with mysterious and alluring strangers and accounts of supernatural visitations are interwoven with gruesome stories of innocence overwhelmed. 

This classic collection of Irish Gothic stories, edited and introduced by Helen Carr, includes works by Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, Dora Sigerson Shorter, Katharine Tynan, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and more.



Introduction 

Dracula's Guest (1914) by Bram Stoker 

The Face of the Abbott (1902) L.T. Meade & Robert Eustace

Transmigration (1900) by Dora Sigerson Shorter 

Extract from The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) by Oscar Wilde 

The Spancel of Death (1890) by Katharine Tynan 

Abridged extract from Carmilla (1872) by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 

Hertford O'Donnell's Warning (1867) by Charlotte Riddell 

The Ghost at the Rath (1866) by Rosa Mulholland 

The Brown Man (abridged) (1827) by Gerald Griffin 

Leixlip Castle: An Irish Family Legend (1825) by Charles Maturin 

Author's Note and Select Bibliography 

Acknowledgements