Richard Matheson

In 1918, wounded WWI American soldier Alex White has a frightening encounter in the forest near the pastoral English village of Gatford. His encounter leads him into the arms of Magda Variel, an alluring red-haired widow rumored to be a witch. She warns him to steer clear of the wood and the perilous faerie kingdom it borders, but Alex cannot help himself. Drawn to its verdant mysteries, he finds love, danger, and wonders that will forever change...

A collection of twelve horror stories originally published in the 1950s and 1960s including Button, button, a story of greed and temptation in which an unhappy married couple is presented with a device and told they will get $50,000 every time they press its button, the catch being that every push will cause someone else's death.