Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories by Ambrose Bierce Fiction Ghost Horror Short Stories

<p><strong>This collection of short and chilling ghost stories was originally published in 1913 and is loosely organized into four categories:</strong> The Ways of Ghosts including An Arrest in which a murderer is escorted back to jail by the prison guard he murdered to escape; Soldier Folk including A Man with Two Lives in which a man dead and buried returns to claim his belongings Some Haunted Houses including The Other Lodgers in which a man checks into what he believes is a hotel only to discover it is an abandoned hospital and Mysterious Disappearances including The Difficulty of Crossing a Field in which a man disappears in full view of witnesses while crossing a field.</p>