Yankee Witches: 15 Short Stories of Horror and Humor

by Charles G. Waugh (Editor), Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (Contributor), Ogden Nash (Contributor)

H. P. Lovecraft sets teeth on edge with the macabre "The Thing on the Doorstep," John Cheever presents the haunting tale "The Music Teacher," and "The Three D's" by Ogden Nash is told with sly black humor. This delightful collection includes stories to shock and horrify as well as amusing and witty tall tales. Fifteen spirited adventures await the reader, all guaranteed to entertain and spook the most avid horror fan.

Contents

7 • Introduction (Yankee Witches) • (1988) • essay by Frank D. McSherry, Jr.
11 • All Souls' • (1937) • novelette by Edith Wharton
37 • Canavan's Back Yard • [Canavan] • (1958) • short story by Joseph Payne Brennan
51 • The Night Train to Lost Valley • (1948) • short story by August Derleth
69 • A Message from Charity • (1967) • short story by William M. Lee
93 • The Salem Wolf • (1909) • short story by Howard Pyle
109 • The Fog on Pemble Green • (1955) • novelette by Shirley Barker
135 • The Witch Sheep • (1898) • short story by Alice Morse Earle
145 • Silence • (1893) • novelette by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
179 • The Three D's • (1948) • short story by Ogden Nash
185 • The Music Teacher • (1959) • short story by John Cheever
199 • The Midnight Voyage of the Seagull • (1842) • novelette by Mrs. Volney E. Howard
229 • Is the Devil a Gentleman? • (1942) • novelette by Seabury Quinn
259 • The Apprentice Sorcerer • (1953) • short story by Stephen Arr [as by Stephen Rynas]
271 • The Thing on the Doorstep • [Cthulhu Mythos] • (1937) • novelette by H. P. Lovecraft
301 • Just Another Working Mom • (1988) • short story by Patricia B. Cirone
313 • Note on the Authors (Yankee Witches) • (1988) • essay by uncredited

Genres: Short Stories

310 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1988

About the author

Charles Gordon Waugh was born in Philadelphia, PA, in 1943.
He has published over 261 books, most of which are SF, fantasy, or horror anthologies and he has taught at Syracuse University, Ithaca College, Kent State University, and the University of Maine at Augusta.

Waugh is known primarily as a co-editor (with Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg) of the “Mammoth Book” series of genre anthologies.

Reviews

[Althea Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good anthology - lots of classic authors; including a great HP Lovecraft story! (Now that guy has a way with exclamation points!)

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is Scary! i recommend this book to people who enjoy scary stories