Ghosts, Devils, Vampires, Vengeful Deities, and the Terror of the Void Boundaries crossed. taboos broken. Old crimes echoing through the years. Enticing new sins shimmering just beyond reach. And always, a price to be paid. New translations of eight classic French tales of horror by Prosper Mérimée, Charles Rabou, Auguste Villiers de L'Isle Adam, Guy de Maupassant, Erckmann-Chatrian, Charles Nodier, Théophile Gautier, and Jean Lorrain.