Ice Embrace

Having gone to work in distant Italy, a young and ambitious artist quickly forgets his beloved Gertrude who remains at home. Meanwhile, the girl's father intends to marry her off to a wealthy suitor. Despairing of waiting for the artist and seeking to avoid her hated fiancé, Gertrude, in desperation, throws herself into a pond. But her spirit returns from the afterlife — hoping to embrace her beloved in her icy embrace one last time… This collection includes eighteen mystical stories, where there is room for both classic ghost tales and narratives of revenge from beyond, as well as encounters with evil that takes on a very human form.