Originally published in 1976, this anthology includes facsimile reprints of five early ghost and horror stories: "The Spectre Bridegroom: A Terrific and Interesting Tale, " by Alexa, "A Nocturnal Expedition Round My Room, " by Xavier de Maistre, translated by Edmund Goldsmid, "Midnight Horrors, or, The Bandit's Daughter: An Original Romance, " anonymous, "The Spectre Mother, or, The Haunted Tower, " anonymous, and "The Last of the Vampires: A Tale, " by Smyth Upton. Two of the stories in the original anthology, "The Demon Hunter" and "The Pixy, " have been dropped from this version.