"The author of the acclaimed novel The Brief History of the Dead now gives us one hundred funny, poignant, scary, and thought-provoking ghost stories that explore all aspects of the afterlife. A spirit who appears in a law firm reliving the exact moment she lost her chance at love, a man haunted by the trees cut down to build his house, nefarious specters that snatch anyone who steps into the shadows in which they live, and parakeets that serve as...

More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, "jump" stories, and scary songs.

In Wind in the Willows, Mr. Toad he sends his friends into a worried frenzy with his reckless driving, and in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Ichabod confronts the headless horseman.