The other world is not as far away as many people imagine. In any case, just a century ago its inhabitants often appeared even to the most inveterate skeptics - at midnight and in the light of day, in abandoned houses with a bad reputation and respectable mansions full of servants, on the deserted streets of unfamiliar cities and in cozy, long-lived rooms. This anthology includes stories and novellas by English and American writers of the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries, dedicated to frightening, mystical encounters with ghosts. Get ready to follow the heroes into the open gates between reality and sleep!