Cobwebs from an Empty Skull is a collection of short parables by Ambrose Bierce, written under the pen name of Dod Grile. The parables are similar to Aesop's Fables, and they often feature talking animals and supernatural occurrences. The collection is divided into three parts: "Fables of Zambri, the Parsee," "Brief Seasons of Intellectual Dissipation," and "Divers Tales."