Meet an Edwardian occult detective who goes where no other gentleman will dare. Nine stories and a novella take Carnacki deep into neolithic barrows and the crypts of ancient cathedrals, and he faces the elemental powers of darkness on his terms in William Meikle's collection. Featuring such cases as the battle-hardened old soldiers who lay sick and abed in fear for their souls-only Carnacki, with his intimate knowledge of the powers of darkness,...