Foreword by Guillermo Del Toro.
First of all, the foreword will ruin every story. It betrays the plot, the style, theme and characters, it's presumptuous to say the least.
Secondly, the summary in every footnote again - as my Latin & other languages aren't up to par, don't punish me by spoiling the story.
To the text, as described, a collection of "weird" stories, persuasive horrors that warn you of undiscovered spiritual dangers (and realms) beyond our ken, the vague apprehension or intuition of a world just adjacent to ours, invisible but a touching of the unseen order of things, the antediluvian gods, an inspiration to Lovecraft (Who never quite achieved the same depth of prose), a reaction to the new spirit of scientific enquiry that promises to ban all religion and superstition to the shadows.
Very atmospheric, and I quite enjoyed. The perfect read for a dark, wet and rainy Christmas.
On that note, have you seen the trailer to the New Steven Spielberg film? "Disclosure Day"? It has much the same feel..