Simone has always liked the room she sleeps in when she visits her great-aunt Glory, but this time the curtains remind her of an octopus reaching for her, and when she wakes her kitten has disappeared--and that is only one of the stories in this collection of chilling tales.

The darkest bridge -- The waiting pool -- Big furry -- A hand in the dark -- Flushed -- The hornlock -- The night octopus.