The title page describes theses stories as "haunting, spine-chilling stories from the American South." These are "old-school" ghost stories. More atmospheric and odd than scary. Quaint might be a better word for them. The most recent story "See the Station Master," by George Florance-Guthridge is from 1983. It describes a road trip taken Uncle Jim and Crystal to visit Crystal's mother in Florida. The nature of the relationship between Crystal and Uncle Jim reveals itself slowly, but when it does the payoff felt more dreary and sad than frightening. "Dead Man's Story" by Howard Rigsby is from 1938 and it was my favorite. The law man who will not give up until he brings the criminal to justice, even from beyond the grave is a familiar one. But it was the matter of fact, almost easy going determination of the ghost to do his duty gave the story an unexpected freshness. An overall good collection of well written ghost stories for those who like subtle chills over grab you by the throat horror. ( )