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Horror
The Bolted Door
By Edith Wharton
A tired, middle-aged man, baffled and worn out by years of literary failure, contemplates a desperate act and summons his lawyer for a final, unsettling confession.

Satire
Xingu
By Edith Wharton
A group of ladies in a literary club, eager to impress a visiting author, find themselves entangled in a humorous misunderstanding about a mysterious topic called "Xingu."

Ghost Story
Afterward
By Edith Wharton
A couple seeking a quiet life in a haunted English manor find that the house's ghost reveals itself in an unexpected and unsettling way, but only long after its appearance.