The Supernatural Omnibus  

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The Supernatural Omnibus (1931) is an anthology of gothic fiction by Montague Summers.

Table of contents

I. Hauntings and horror -- 1. Malefic hauntings: mixed types -- Narrative of the ghost of a hand / J. Sheridan LeFanu -- An account of some strange disturbances in Aungier Street / J. Sheridan LeFanu -- Man-size in marble / Evelyn Nesbit -- The judge's house / Bram Stoker -- Thurnley Abbey / Perceval Landon -- 2. Haunting and disease -- The story of the Spaniards, Hammersmith / E. and H. Heron -- 3. Malevolent mystery -- The phantom coach / Amelia B. Edwards -- Brickett Bottom / Amyas Northcote -- 4. From beyond the grave -- The cold embrace / Miss Braddon -- How the third floor knew the potteries / Amelia B. Edwards -- Not to be taken at bed-time / Rosa Mulholland -- To be taken with a grain of salt / Charles Dickens -- The signalman / Charles Dickens -- The compensation house / Charles Collins -- The engineer / Amelia B. Edwards -- 5. The undead dead -- When I was dead / Vincent O'Sullivan -- The story of Yand Manor House / E. and H. Heron -- 6. The dead return -- a. In retribution -- The business of Madame Jahn / Vincent O'Sullivan -- b. In love or passion -- Amour Dure / Vernon Lee -- Oke of Okehurst / Vernon Lee -- Eveline's visitant / Miss Braddon -- c. A vow fulfilled -- John Charrington's wedding / Evelyn Nesbit -- 7. A soul from purgatory -- De profundis / Roger Pater -- 8. Shadowed destiny -- The dream woman / Wilkie Collins -- II. Diabolism, witchcraft, and evil lore -- 1. Black magic -- Singular passage in the life of the late Henry Harris, Doctor in Divinity / Richard Barham -- The spirit of Stonehenge / Jasper John -- The seeker of souls / Jasper John -- 2. Satanism -- The astrologer's legacy / Roger Pater -- 3. Witchcraft -- My brother's ghost story / Amelia B. Edwards -- 4. Contracts with the demon -- Sir Dominick's bargain / J. Sheridan LeFanu -- The bargain of Rupert Orange / Vincent O'Sullivan -- 5. The vampire -- Carmilla / J. Sheridan LeFanu -- 6. The werewolf -- The white wolf of the Hartz Mountains / Frederick Marryat -- 7. Possession -- A porta inferi / Roger Pater -- 8. Obsession -- Jerry Jarvis's wig / Richard Barham -- The watcher o' the dead / John Guinan -- 9. Voodoo -- The story of Konnor Old House / E. and H. Heron -- Toussel's pale bride / W.B. Seabrook.