Content levels
Positive tags
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
The bus conductor / E.F. Benson -- Sweeney Todd, the demon barber / Thomas Prest -- The middle toe of the right foot / Ambrose Bierce -- King's evidence / Algernon Blackwood -- The sire de Malétroit's door / Robert Louis Stevenson -- The hands of Mr. Ottermole / Thomas Burke -- A thing about machines / Rod Serling -- The weird tailor / Robert Block -- [Pit and the Pendulum](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL273550W) / Edgar Allan Poe -- Perez / W.L. George -- The pond / Nigel Kneale -- The ferryman / Kingsley Amis -- De mortuis / John Collier.
Dead of Night: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
This is a collection of classic horror short stories featuring graphic violence, disturbing imagery, murder, torture, and supernatural terror. Not suitable for younger readers due to mature horror content.
What to know going in
This book has strong violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include torture, gore, murder, and death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Adult readers who love classic horror tales will appreciate this anthology of dark, unsettling stories from masters of the macabre.