Just when you think you will sleep at night, the best writers of the stuff nightmares are made of offer tales of suspense, fantasy, horror, and cold-blooded crime. Challenging twists of plot make this collection a chilling audio experience. Featuring the finest short story mystery fiction by such acclaimed writers as Harlan Ellison, Ruth Rendell, and Charles McCarry, this volume includes:

• " Soft Monkey" by Harlan Ellison read by the author

• " The Adventure of the Unique Hamlet" by Vincent Starrett, read by David Warner

• " The New Girlfriend" by Ruth Rendell, read by Stephanie Beacham

• " The Infallible Godahl" by Frederick Irving Anderson, read by David Birney

• " The Three Strangers" by Thomas Hardy, read by Judy Geeson

• " A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry, read by Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

• " The Leopard Man's Story" by Jack London, read by Lukas Haas

• " The Hand of Carlos" by Charles McCarry, read by David Ackroyd

Just when you think you will sleep at night, the best writers of the stuff nightmares are made of offer tales of suspense, fantasy, horror, and cold-blooded crime. Challenging twists of plot make this collection a chilling audio experience. Featuring the finest short story mystery fiction by such acclaimed writers as Harlan Ellison, Ruth Rendell, and Charles McCarry, this volume includes:

• " Soft Monkey" by Harlan Ellison read by the author

• " The Adventure of the Unique Hamlet" by Vincent Starrett, read by David Warner

• " The New Girlfriend" by Ruth Rendell, read by Stephanie Beacham

• " The Infallible Godahl" by Frederick Irving Anderson, read by David Birney

• " The Three Strangers" by Thomas Hardy, read by Judy Geeson

• " A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry, read by Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

• " The Leopard Man's Story" by Jack London, read by Lukas Haas

• " The Hand of Carlos" by Charles McCarry, read by David Ackroyd