Danse Macabre: Strange Stories from France

Spurned lovers return from the grave to haunt their
partners, ghost ships materialise on the sea, men's hands take on a life of
their own... Welcome to the unsettling world of the French weird.

Though the development of the weird tale in France
originally drew on Gothic traditions in Germany, it soon became more heavily
influenced by the emerging romantic movement. French weird tales often include
elements of fable and romance, but they're just as likely to go to the other
extreme in chilling contes cruels. The stories in this anthology follow the
evolution of the weird from the aftermath of the 1789 Revolution right through
to the end of the twentieth century. They're stories influenced by, and to some
extent seeking to justify, civil and political unrest and how people coped with
constant change and rebellion, seeking some solace amongst the chaos.