Rats

Ghost story by M. R. James first published in 1929, about a locked room containing the remains of a gibbeted former owner.

The Apparition of Mrs. Veal

Account of a ghostly visitation said to have occurred in Canterbury in 1705.

The Ash-tree

Ghost story by M. R. James, published in 1904, about the vengeance of a witch against her accuser.

The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James

Collection of all but four of the ghost stories written by the English medievalist and author M. R. James, first published in 1931.

The Diary of Mr Poynter

Ghost story by M. R. James, first published in 1919, about an apparently possessed scrap of chintz, said to be a memorial to the hair of a 17th-century nobleman.

The Haunted Dolls’ House

Horror story by M. R. James published in 1925, about the contents of a doll's house that come to life.

The Rose Garden

Ghost story by M. R. James, first published in 1911, about a spirit released by the removal of a post during the construction of a rose garden.

The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral

Ghost story by M. R. James, first published in 1910.

The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost

Short story by H. G. Wells about a man who dies after re-enacting the masonic passes he had seen a ghost use to disappear.