θˈiːm ˈɛseɪz ɪŋklˈuːd "ˈɑːɹkæm hˈaʊs" baɪ tˈiː. ˈiː. dˈiː. klˈaɪn, "ðə kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl tɹɐdˈɪʃən" baɪ hˈɛlən sˈɪɹɪŋ, "ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɹoʊmˈæntɪk pˈoʊɪts" baɪ dʒˈɑːn kˈælhaʊn, "ɡˈoʊldən ˈeɪdʒ ʌvðə ɡˈoʊst stˈoːɹi" baɪ dʒˈæk sˈʌlɪvən, "ˌɪləstɹˈeɪʃən" baɪ ɹˈɑːbɚt wˈaɪnbɜːɡ, "ˈɑːpɚɹə" baɪ ˈɑːɹθɚ pˈækstən, "ðə pˈɪts ʌv tˈɛɹɚ" baɪ ɹˈæmsi kˈæmbəl, "ðə pˈʌlps" baɪ ɹˈɑːn ɡˈuːlɑːɹt, "ʃˈeɪkspɪɹz ɡˈoʊsts" baɪ dʒˈɑːn kɹˈoʊli, "ˈɜːbən ænd pˈæstɚɹəl hˈɔɹɚ" baɪ dˈʌɡləz ˈiː. wˈɪntɚ, ænd "zˈɑːmbiz" baɪ hjˈuː lˈæm.
Theme essays include "Arkham House" by T. E. D. Klein, "The Continental Tradition" by Helen Searing, "English Romantic Poets" by John Calhoun, "Golden Age of the Ghost Story" by Jack Sullivan, "Illustration" by Robert Weinberg, "Opera" by Arthur Paxton, "The Pits of Terror" by Ramsey Campbell, "The Pulps" by Ron Goulart, "Shakespeare's Ghosts" by John Crowley, "Urban and Pastoral Horror" by Douglas E. Winter, and "Zombies" by Hugh Lamb.