The Bishop of Hell: An abusive man runs off with a married woman and tragedy ensues

The Maltese Cat: Celebrated author of The Jungle Book, Kipling brings another marvellous story from the perspective of an animal, this time about a game of polo set in India during British rule

For the Blood is the Life: A renowned and influential early gothic vampire tale set in Italy

Ella D'Arcy - A Short Story Collection: An anthology from underrated female author D'Arcy, her sparkling psychologically realist style covered themes such as marriage, family and society.

Ben Pitcher's Elly: Mann delves into the human psyche with great touch in this story of murder and parenting.

Wake Not the Dead: One of the earliest ever vampire stories, this tale full of suspense and intrigue has been hugely influential

Shades, A Phantasy: Ukranian born Korolenko creates a fictional dialogue of Socrates to examine lifes biggest questions

The Dead Smile: A true gothic masterpiece rich with suspense and atmosphere

An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street: Irish author Le Fanu brings us a timeless classic and true example of a haunted house story

The Republic of the Southern Cross: One of the earliest dystopian stories, written in 1903, this one of Russian origin about a disease causing madness

The Red Flower: This deep psychological story about mental illness is based on the authors own life, who sadly suffered greatly from mental illnesses himself.

The Wonderful Tune: A weird tale where music meets torment

The Philistine: A touching story of an childs selfless actions despite tragedy striking him

My New Year's Eve Among the Mummies: A winter tour of Egypt leads a man questioning reality in a plot against the Pharaohs

A Pastoral Horror: Writer of Sherlock Holmes creates a mysterious tale of a serial killer in rural Germany

The Strange Discovery of Doctor Nosidy: 19th century sci fi tale involving Egyptian artifacts

The Iron Shroud: A pioneering buried alive story written in 1830

The Story of the Spaniards, Hammersmith: An interesting ghost story written by a mother son duo

Vsevelod Garshin - A Short Story Collection: Russian realist author who sadly struggled with mental illness his short life

Mr Lismore and the Widow: A man is offered a bride but at what cost