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fifth story: "The Triumph of the Night"

classic "man has to stay overnight at a spooky mansion with a stranger" story. first dud of the bunch.

story four: "Kerfol"

this story has fukn dog ghosts. ghosts of dogs! i was hooting and hollering and woof-woof-woofing the whole time. loved it.

story three: "Afterward"

certified banger. an American couple who got rich in a mine scam of some kind move to an English manor with no plumbing and no electricity because they're tired of "conveniences." the house is haunted, but there's no one ghost story or one legend - simply, they are told that they'll see a ghost, but won't realize it was a ghost they saw "until long afterward.

just a home run from there

second story: "The Eyes"

a rich man who is maybe a little too interested in young people tells the story of two times in his life where he would wake up and see a set of floating red eyes at the foot of his bed. great ending!