Lyudmila Petrushevskaya is an unparalleled master of mystical prose, literature of dark and ominous forebodings, suspense, and noir. This book includes the author's best horror stories from the past forty years: tales that have become absolute world classics, translated into numerous languages, awarded the World Fantasy Award (2010), and recognized as bestsellers by The New York Times and Amazon.

The collection also features two previously unpublished works — "Hello" (2019) and "The Old Bus" (2020). The plots of these stories, like many other tales and fairy tales by Petrushevskaya, have already come true.