Halloween: The word itself instantly conjures up images of costumed trick-or-treaters, ghosts and ghouls rising from their graves. After the death of her beloved Grandmother Hudson, Rain found herself caught in a In the grand tradition of the works of Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, and Anne Rice, The Ultimate Halloween gathers together a collection of new and old, unique and terrifying fantasy and horror stories centering around the holiday known as All Hallows Eve. Here you'll find Al Sarrantonio's "Pumpkin Head," William F. Nolan's "The Halloween Man," and a bevy of other spine-tingling works.So lock the doors, dim the lights, and allow your host for the evening -- editor Marvin Kaye -- to usher you through the darkened streets and haunted forests of the imagination. But be sure to keep your mask on tight -- the creatures of the night are less likely to attack if they think you're one of them....Contents:"Auntie Elspeth's Halloween Story, or The Gourd, The Bad, and the Ugly," Esther Freisner"The Witch Who Hated Halloween," Terry Kaye"Tom O'Bedlam's Night Out," Darrell Schweitzer"Miasma," Terry McGarry"Evening Spirit," Marc Bilgray"Pumpkin Head," Al Sarrantonio"Trick or Treat with Jesus," Marilyn Mattie Brahen"Into the Abyss," R.J. Lewis"The Theft of the Halloween Pumpkin," Edward D. Hoch"The Devil's Own," John Gregory Betancourt"All Souls," Edith Wharton"Uncle Evil Eye," Carole Buggé"The Phantom Highwayman," Ron Goulart"The Unnameable," H.P. Lovecraft"The Halloween Man," William F. Nolan"A Matter of Taste," Parke Godwin"The Banshee's Comb," Herminie T. Kavanagh