About the book: 2019 / S. M. Gorodetsky (1884–1967) is known as a poet, translator, critic, literary critic and prominent cultural figure of the Silver Age. Much less known and unfairly forgotten is Gorodetsky’s prose, including novels and short stories. The book “The Scary Manor” includes selected fantastic and mystical stories of the writer, as well as some fairy tales. Many works are being republished for the first time.