Grim Tales
Collection of short stories by Edith Nesbit, first published in 1893.
Uncle Abraham’s Romance
Ghost story by the English writer and poet Edith Nesbit, first published in 1891.
An Episode of Cathedral History
Horror story by M. R. James, first published in 1914, about a demon that escapes frpm a hidden tomb in the fictional Southminster Cathedral.
The Unlucky Theatre
Ghost story about a haunted theatre by the English writer Elliott O’Donnell, first published in 1959.
Rats
Ghost story by M. R. James first published in 1929, about a locked room containing the remains of a gibbeted former owner.
A Vignette
Ghost story by M. R. James, first published in 1936, about a semi-autobiographical episode in James’s early life.
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.
A Neighbour’s Landmark
Ghost story by M. R. James published in 1925, about the disappearance of a woman who steals her neighbour’s property by removing a cursed landmark.
A Warning to the Curious
Horror story by M. R. James first published in 1925, about the events following the discovery of an Anglo-Saxon crown.
The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral
Ghost story by M. R. James, first published in 1910.