ðə bˈʊk pɹəvˈaɪdz ɐbˌaʊt sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈɛntɹiz ɹˈɪʔn̩ baɪ sˈɪksti fˈaɪv kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾɚz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɹˈæmsi kˈæmbəl, ɡˈæɹi wˈɪljəm kɹˈɔːfɚd, dʒˈɑːn kɹˈoʊli, tˈɑːməs ˈɛm. dˈɪʃ, ɹˈɑːn ɡˈuːlɑːɹt, ˈɛs. tˈiː. dʒˈoʊʃi, tˈiː. ˈiː. dˈiː. klˈaɪn, kˈɪm nˈuːmən, dˈæɹəl ʃwˈeɪtsɚ, wˈɪtli stɹˈiːbɚ, tˈɪməθi sˈʌlɪvən, kˈɑːlɪn wˈɪlsən, ænd dˈʌɡləz ˈiː. wˈɪntɚ.
The book provides about 650 entries written by 65 contributors including Ramsey Campbell, Gary William Crawford, John Crowley, Thomas M. Disch, Ron Goulart, S. T. Joshi, T. E. D. Klein, Kim Newman, Darrell Schweitzer, Whitley Strieber, Timothy Sullivan, Colin Wilson, and Douglas E. Winter.