A spine-tingling collection from master anthologiser, Ruskin Bond, brings together the best of the fantastic and bizarre. Far from being mere ghostly tales, these stories focus on the truly uncanny, that feeling of being watched when you're alone, unexplained appearances - and disappearances, legends about vampirism handed down through generations. From sleepy little English towns, to exotic beaches in Hawaii, an Indian hill-station to the wild Irish moors come tales that are whispered at night , around camp-fires, passed from traveller to traveller, stories from all corners of the world recounted by people who have witnessed the eerie power of the supernatural.

Apart from sleepless nights and hair-raising moments, this omnibus is a fitting tribute to the power of words to make our imaginations run wild, to the fascinating sway that the unknown has always had over us.

Ruskin Bond was born in Kasauli in 1934; grew up in Jamnagar, Simla and Dehradun; spent a few years abroad, and returned to India when he was twenty-one. Although unmarried, he has a large adopted family. A resident of Mussoorie, he is a well-known writer of fiction and a raconteur par excellence.His Tales and Legends from India, Angry River, Strange Men, Strange Places, The Blue Umbrella, A Long Walk for Bina and Hanuman to the Rescue are also available in Rupa paperback. The Ruskin Bond's Children's Omnibus has been a firm favourite with young readers for several years. Ghost Stories from the Raj, The Rupa Book of Great Animal Stories, The Rupa Book of True Tales of Mystery and Adventure, The Rupa Book of Himalayan Tales and The Rupa Book of Great Suspense Stories are some of his recent books for Rupa.