from the prose poems of `` dark prophecy , '' `` the parasite , '' `` the playground , '' and `` lord of carrion , '' to terrifying visions of torment in `` hell factory '' and `` the man in amber ; '' from the more standard horror stories of `` the silver door , '' `` singing in the rain , '' and `` the horror in the woods , '' to the science fiction tales of `` station fourteen '' and `` the derelict ; '' from the ancient roman legend of `` the vessel '' to the century-spanning `` afflatus divine ; '' from the dark poems of `` what walks under moonlight , '' `` the loneliness of the spheres , '' and `` dark aeons '' itself to the grotesque tale of `` sally , '' and from the tiny `` wolf 's key '' and `` ascension , '' to the novella `` parallax ; '' this collection covers a wide range of writing styles and subjects .