The Toy Box and Other Stories

Hans Ewers is a recognized master of fantastically dreadful and oddly terrifying fiction. In his novellas he treats love and death as central themes—his characters love and die in unusual, terrifying ways. With tact and sensitivity, Ewers depicts the dark side of the human psyche. He portrays characters that cause horror and shivers, yet somehow they fascinate with their detachment from the world—making them attractive to all fans of the horror genre.