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Penned at a time when the literature of the fantastic was at its peak, this chilling collection of eerie tales fuses the fantastic with the decadent, creating new artistic forms redolent with satanic imagery, morbid atmospheres, and obsessive notions of decay. Soaked in the intoxicating... Read Full Overview

This superb collection of six fantastical stories, set in different historical periods and mainly in Italy, is pervaded by the theme of alien spirits representing both good and evil. Brilliantly told, they are true classics of their genre -- psychological depth and a chilling... Read Full Overview