One of the best collections of short horror stories I have ever read. I bought a falling-apart used copy because Beaumont was the editor--and find his selections just as fascinating as his own writing. In addition to an excellent Beaumont story, "Perchance to Dream" the book has two stories by Beaumont's pal, Richard Matheson, and 13 others. They nearly all dwell on the terrors within our own minds, although at least one introduces a weird, outside force. The amazing thing is that I think I have only read two or three of these anywhere in the past. If you come across this anywhere, BUY IT! I may have to trade my tattered copy for a more permanent one. ( )