The Power of Darkness

The figure of my wife came in... it came straight towards the bed... its wide eyes were open and looked at me with love unspeakable' Edith Nesbit best known as the author of The Railway Children and other children's classics was also the mistress of the ghost story and tales of terror. She was able to create genuinely chilling narratives in which the returning dead feature strongly. Sadly these stories have been neglected for many years but now at last they are back in print. In this wonderful collection of eerie flesh-creeping yarns we encounter love that transcends the grave reanimated corpses vampiric vines vengeful ghosts and other dark delights to make you feel fearful. These vintage spooky stories tinged with horror are told in a bold forthright manner that makes them seem as fresh and unsettling as today's headlines.