A terrifying tale of a bet made among friends involving a dead body and how things go horribly wrong.

In San Francisco, three physicians discuss man’s hereditary, and superstitious, fear of the dead. Dr. Mancher wonders if it is, indeed, universal. Dr. Helbers

»A Watcher by the Dead« is a short story by Ambrose Bierce, originally published in 1889. AMBROSE BIERCE [1842-1914] was an American author, journalist, and w

An unwanted warrior, a forsaken woman of power, and the betrayed widow of a clan chief rise up to claim what has been taken from them and reshape their barbaric

"A Watcher By The Dead and Other Stories" from Ambrose Bierce. American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist (1842-1914).