Here are three novelettes that are eerie gems of fantasy in a classic tradition. BLACK ART IN VYONES and WILDBLOOD AND THE WITCH WIFE both feature characters with unsuspected origins in the darkest reaches of the unknown. NIGHT HOWL is set in more contemporary times but has no fewer chilling thrillls. The author's introduction describes how the stories came to be written, and discusses developments over the years in the field of weird fiction. Charles...