Here are 13 terrifying tales to take readers on a heart-pounding journey to the dark side, including "Bodies of the Dead" by Ambrose Bierce, "The Golden Rat" by Alexander Harvey, "Kerfol" by Edith Wharton, plus tales by Arlo Bates, Elia W. Peattie, Willa Cather, F. Marion Crawford, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Lafcadio Hearn, G. Ranger Wormser, Harriet Prescott, Julian Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe. Nominated as an ALA Best Book for Reluctant Readers.