Description
This new collection presents over thirty of Bierce’s most terrifying and unusual stories, from essential classics such as ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’ and ‘The Eyes of the Panther’ to the writer’s lesser-known series recounting macabre local legends of haunted houses, mysterious disappearances and chilling encounters with the dead.
AMBROSE BIERCE (1842–1914?) was an American writer, critic and essayist, famous for works of satire and cynicism such as The Devil’s Dictionary as well as over 200 short stories and weird tales. Bierce’s final fate is unknown after he disappeared while travelling to, or through, Mexico – a mystery which Mike Ashley explores in the afterword for this edition.