Literature & Fiction, Anthologies, Spine-Chilling Horror, Halloween, Folklore & Mythology, Ghost stories. Tales. Ghosts -- Folklore. Folklore 

A collection of ghost stories, spooky shorts, and frightening folktales from all over the world, perfect for scary sleepovers, staying up all night, or reading alone under the covers—if you dare!  “No one travels these roads after dark. Those who are found the next day, if they are still alive, will have gone mad.”  Chills and thrills to make your flesh crawl with fear! Turn the lights down low and grab your favorite reading chair. But first, you’d better check behind you. . . .  Ghosts, monsters, murders, and madmen! These thirty stories have been collected for your reading displeasure from all over the globe, and represent the world’s best scary stories and frightening folktales, featuring famous authors such as Washington Irving and the Brothers Grimm. Welcome to a chilling world of hair-raising tales! - from Amzon



Robber bridegroom (adapted form the Brothers Grimm) --

Jack Frost (from a Russian folktale) --

Waterfall of ghosts (from the Japanese writings of Lafcadio Hearn) --

Ghost's cap (from a Russian folktale) --

Witch cat (folklore of the United States- Virginia) --

Green mist (a legend from Lincolnshire, England) --

Cegua (a folktale from Costa Rica) --

Ghostly little girl (United States- California) --

Midnight mass of the dead (a Norse folktale) --

Tailypo (United States- West Virginia) --

Lady Eleanor's mantle (from a tale by Nathaniel Hawthorne) --

Soldier and the Vampire (a Russian folktale) --

Skeleton's Dance (a folktale from Japan) --

Scared to death (United States- South Carolina) --

Swallowed alive (a British folktale) --

Deacon's ghost (a folktale from Ireland) --

Nuckelavee (a folktale from the Orkney Islands) --

Adventure of the German student (from a tale by Washington Irving) --

Bill Mosby's night ride (United States- New England) --

Hunter in the Haunted Forest (a Native American legend) --

Brother and sister (retold from an African folktale) --

Lovers of the dismal swamp (United States- Virginia) --

Boneless (based on the folklore of the Shetland Islands) --

Death waltz (United States- New Mexico) --

Ghost of Misery Hill (United States- California) --

Loup-Garou (Werewolf) (from French Canadian folklore) --

Golem (based on Jewish folklore) --

Lavender (United States) --

Goblin spider (a Japanese legend) --

Halloween pony (from a French folktale).