This collection includes five of the greatest stories of American classic horror. The richest of language is used to create extraordinary atmosphere -- gloom, darkness, solitude, despair-and the relentless feeling of impending doom. Includes: The Oval Portrait, by Edgar Allan Poe; Ethan Brand, by Nathaniel Hawthorne; The Yellow Sign, by Robert W. Chambers; The Upper Berth, by F. Marion Crawford; and An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, by Ambrose Bierce.