I swear already asked the SDMB about this and got the answer, and bought a used copy of the book for my sister, but I can’t find the thread.
Anyway, in the late 70s/early 80s my sister and I had a paperback book of spooky tales. Our edition had a lightbulb on the cover, but I know other editions had other pictures or illustrations on the cover.
Some of the stories included:
- a big pile of dirt(?) that mysteriously appeared and then disappeared, leaving devil’s paintbrushes growing on the spot where it was
- a scary whistling sound that caused a person’s (or dog’s?) hair to turn white
- a witch who turned into a cat and rode a horse (the horses mane git braided somehow)
Any ideas? I think it had a simple title like “Uncanny”