A collection of 45 short stories which threaten to unhinge the listener's mind. Strange phenomena, insane genius, inexplicable happenings and the inability to deal with life and death are all themes which run through this brilliant selection.

• 1. 'This is All' by Barry Pain
• 2. 'The Mysterious Card' by Cleveland Moffett
• 3. 'The Card Unveiled' by Cleveland Moffett
• 4. 'The Artist’s Secret' by Olive Schreiner
• 5. 'August Heat' by W. F. Harvey
• 6. 'A Madman’s Manuscript' by Charles Dickens
• 7. 'The Missing Years' by Barry Pain
• 8. 'The Terrible Old Man' by H. P. Lovecraft
• 9. 'The Bet' by Anton Chekhov
• 10. 'The Diary of Mr. Poynter' by M. R. James
• 11. 'Pigeons from Hell' by Robert E. Howard
• 12. 'The Last Leaf' by O. Henry
• 13. 'The Magnet' by Barry Pain
• 14. 'Her Lover' by Maxim Gorky
• 15. 'The White Dog' by Fedor Sologub
• 16. 'Pickman’s Model' by H. P. Lovecraft
• 17. 'A Very Black Business' by Ernest Bramah
• 18. 'Sea Curse' by Robert E. Howard
• 19. 'The Man who Hated Aspidistras' by W. F. Harvey
• 20. 'Green Tea' by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
• 21. 'The End of a Show' by Barry Pain
• 22. 'The Evil Clergyman' by H. P. Lovecraft
• 23. 'Double Demon' by W. F. Harvey
• 24. 'Mad Monkton' by Wilkie Collins 25. 'Cool Air' by H. P. Lovecraft
• 26. 'Dead of Night' by W. F. Harvey
• 27. 'The Heart of the Fire' by W. F. Harvey
• 28. 'His Brother’s Keeper' by W. W. Jacobs
• 29. 'The Dream' by A. J. Alan
• 30. 'Query' by Seamark

and 15 other disturbing and unsettling stories.