13 Plays of Ghosts & the Supernatural

by Marvin Kaye (Editor, Preface, Contributor), José Ferrer (Introduction), W.B. Yeats (Contributor)

CONTENTS
Preface · Marvin Kaye ·
Introduction · José Ferrer
The Uninvited · Tim Kelly · adapted from the novel by Dorothy Macardle.
Mozart and the Gray Steward · Thornton Wilder ·
Macbett · Eugène Ionesco; trans. by Charles Maarowitz ·
The Passion of Dracula · Bob Hall & David Richmond · based on the novel by Bram Stoker.
Purgatory · William Butler Yeats ·
The Haunting of Hill House · F. Andrew Leslie · adapted from the novel by Shirley Jackson.
Madam, Will You Walk? · Sidney Howard ·
Teibele and Her Demon · Isaac Bashevis Singer & Eve Friedman ·
When Wendy Grew Up [Peter Pan] · Sir James M. Barrie ·.
Cold Journey in the Dark · Parke Godwin ·
Dinny and the Witches · William Gibson ·
A Cold Blue Light · Marvin Kaye ·
Pen Don · Emlyn Williams ·
Appendix I: On Staging Fantasy ·
Appendix II: Miscellaneous Notes
Appendix III: Selected Reading, Listening and Viewing

Genres: Horror, Fiction

617 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Marvin Nathan Kaye was an American mystery, fantasy, science fiction, horror author, anthologist, and editor. He was also a magician and theater actor. Kaye was a World Fantasy Award winner and served as co-publisher and editor of Weird Tales Magazine.

Reviews

[Becky Loader · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read "The Uninvited" and "The Haunting of Hill House" in this book. Shirley Jackson's masterpiece is treated to a very nice theatrical treatment that still keeps the possibility open that the haunting is an off-shoot of Eleanor's very disturbed mental state. Lots of creepiness here--including my favorite scene ever when she realizes that there has been no-one in the room with her and yet she was holding someone's hand.

"The Uninvited" was made into a very good movie. I love traditional ghost stories that depict ghosts as not-so-nice. This one is a doozy!