… 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.