A chilling horror anthology of nineteen original short stories from a world-class line-up of the masters of horror, delving into the histories and traditions of the spookiest season of the year. Presented by Hugo Award–winning editor and horror legend Ellen Datlow, and featuring stories by Josh Malerman, Stephen Graham Jones, and Garth Nix, as well as many more.

Halloween, Samhain, Día de los Muertos—festivals across the world where we can commune with those we have lost, when spirits can cross over, and when the boundary between the living and the dead is far, far too thin.

A young boy encounters a woman with an ancient and terrifying link to the holiday, a group of college students attend a Halloween party to die for, and a troubled girl exploits a local urban legend to try and turn her life around.

From America to New Zealand via the rural Romanian wilderness, this anthology explores our worldwide obsession with the spookiest season of the year, when the veil is lifted and the spirits come alive. Featuring nineteen original stories from bestselling and award-winning masters of the genre, and from Hugo, World Fantasy, Locus, Bram Stoker, and Shirley Jackson award–winning editor and horror legend Ellen Datlow, this anthology invites you to carve a pumpkin, light the lanterns, and welcome in trick or treaters from across the world.