num_pages: 310
description: H. P. Lovecraft sets teeth on edge with the macabre "The Thing on the Doorstep," John Cheever presents the haunting tale "The Music Teacher," and "The Three D's" by Ogden Nash is told with sly black humor. This delightful collection includes stories to shock and horrify as well as amusing and witty tall tales. Fifteen spirited adventures await the reader, all guaranteed to entertain and spook the most avid horror fan.Contents7 • Introduction (Yankee Witches) • (1988) • essay by Frank D. McSherry, Jr.11 • All Souls' • (1937) • novelette by Edith Wharton37 • Canavan's Back Yard • [Canavan] • (1958) • short story by Joseph Payne Brennan51 • The Night Train to Lost Valley • (1948) • short story by August Derleth69 • A Message from Charity • (1967) • short story by William M. Lee93 • The Salem Wolf • (1909) • short story by Howard Pyle109 • The Fog on Pemble Green • (1955) • novelette by Shirley Barker135 • The Witch Sheep • (1898) • short story by Alice Morse Earle145 • Silence • (1893) • novelette by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman179 • The Three D's • (1948) • short story by Ogden Nash185 • The Music Teacher • (1959) • short story by John Cheever199 • The Midnight Voyage of the Seagull • (1842) • novelette by Mrs. Volney E. Howard229 • Is the Devil a Gentleman? • (1942) • novelette by Seabury Quinn259 • The Apprentice Sorcerer • (1953) • short story by Stephen Arr [as by Stephen Rynas]271 • The Thing on the Doorstep • [Cthulhu Mythos] • (1937) • novelette by H. P. Lovecraft301 • Just Another Working Mom • (1988) • short story by Patricia B. Cirone313 • Note on the Authors (Yankee Witches) • (1988) • essay by uncredited
language: English
title: Yankee Witches: 15 Short Stories of Horror and Humor
titlecomplete: Yankee Witches: 15 Short Stories of Horror and Humor
genres: Horror, Short Stories
ratings_count: 15
publisher: Rodale Pr