The Screaming Skull and Other Great American Ghost Stories

Edited by David G. Hartwell.

Twelve tales of the supernatural include "The Screaming Skull" by J. Marion Crawford, "Ligeia" by Edgar Allen Poe, "Consequences" by Willa Cather, and "A Ghost Story" by Mark Twain.

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Release date: 1994

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David G. Hartwell

David Geddes Hartwell (1941-2016) was an American editor of science fiction and fantasy. He worked for Signet (1971–73), Berkley Putnam (1973–78), Pocket (where he founded the Timescape imprint, 1980–85, and created the Pocket Books Star Trek publishing line), and Tor Books (where he spearheaded Tor's Canadian publishing initiative at CAN-CON in Ottawa, and was also influential in bringing many Australian writers to the US market, 1984-date), and published numerous anthologies. Since 1995, his title at Tor/Forge Books was "Senior Editor." He chaired the board of directors of the World Fantasy Convention and, with Gordon Van Gelder, was the administrator of the Philip K. Dick Award. He held a Ph.D. in comparative medieval literature.