I found this to be a decent collection, albeit a mixed bag. It has my favorite Faulkner short story (A Rose for Emily), and the Lovecraft Hammett included (The Music of Erich Zann) is another good read, as is Green Thoughts by John Collier. So many, though, didn't really work for me. The Red Brain by Donald Wandrei, in particular, left me unsatisfied. Fascinating, though, that Hammett chose to edit a horror story collection. Worth a look. ( )