Unified by the theme of the Elementals of Nature, these stories "are the quintessence of some of the most inspired creativity you will find anywhere in the world of supernatural fiction," as Mike Ashley notes in his introduction.

    Set in both the art world and the demimonde of New York City, Tod Robbins’ 1912 horror novella Mysterious Martin explores what it means to go to extreme lengths for the sake of art . . . and what happens when the line between art and reality disappears. Included in this edition are the original novella and the revised and expanded version Robbins published in 1920 as “For Art’s Sake.”