American Phantoms: The Ghost Stories of Ambrose Bierce

By Ambrose Bierce

Step into the shadowy world of American Phantoms, a chilling collection of ghost stories from celebrated American author Ambrose Bierce. This anthology gathers Bierce’s most haunting and unforgettable tales—spine-tingling narratives steeped in Civil War lore, haunted houses, mysterious disappearances, and supernatural justice.

With stark prose and psychological depth, Bierce explores the fragile line between the living and the dead. Each story is a masterclass in gothic horror and macabre storytelling, rooted in a uniquely American sense of place and unease. Whether it’s spectral soldiers walking war-torn battlefields or spirits lurking in frontier cabins, Bierce’s phantoms continue to haunt the literary imagination.

Edited and introduced by Lucius Madison, this edition offers a carefully curated journey into Bierce’s most supernatural work—presented in a beautiful collector’s format for modern readers.

Perfect for readers who love:

• Classic ghost stories and gothic fiction
• American horror and weird tales
• Authors like Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and H.P. Lovecraft
• Supernatural short stories and haunted Americana

Discover why Ambrose Bierce is one of the unsung masters of 19th-century horror literature and why his phantoms still walk the pages, long after the ink has dried.