A collection of chilling tales from the dark heart of American literatureA masquerade ball cut short by a mysterious plague; a desperate flight from a headless horseman; a black bobcat howling in the night: these tales are some of the most strange and unsettling in all of American literature, filled with unforgettable imagery and simmering with tension.The stories in this collection were selected by Laird Hunt, an author of seven acclaimed novels which explore the darkest corners of American history.