Ray Bradbury

A group of children and a "spirit" go back through time to discover the beginnings of Halloween.

In a series of essays, Bradbury discusses his career and his compulsion to write. Nine essays discuss the joy of writing, the writing process, inspiration, creativity, and the circumstances surrounding the writing of several of his works

On a dismal evening, an unnamed writer in Venice, California, answers a furious pounding at his beachfront bungalow door -- and once again admits a dangerous icon into his life. Constance Rattigan, an aging, once-glamorous Hollywood star, stands soaked and shivering in his foyer, clutching two anonymously delivered books that have sent her running in fear from something she dares not acknowledge: twin lists of the Tinseltown dead and soon-to-be dead...

A lonely little boy who is afraid of the dark is introduced to a whole new world by his new friend, a little girl.

Eighteen stories with bizarre and whimsical themes which transcend time and space.