22 suggestions for "ghost-story"
A Neighbour’s LandmarkGhost 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 School StoryGhost story by M. R. James, first published in 1911, about the mysterious disappearance of a school teacher.
Athenodoros and the ghostAthenenodorus (c. 74 BCE – 7 AD) was a Stoic philosopher and the subject of the first recorded ghost story.
A Thin Ghost and OthersCollection of five short stories by the English medievalist and author M. R. James, first published in 1919.
A VignetteGhost story by M. R. James, first published in 1936, about a semi-autobiographical episode in James's early life.
A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost StoriesCollection of six short stories by the English medievalist and author M. R. James, first published in 1925.
From the DeadGhost story by the English writer and poet Edith Nesbit (1858–1925), first published in 1893.
John Charrington’s WeddingGhost story by Edith Nesbit, first published in 1891, a reframing of the folklore motif of a corpse returning to claim his bride.
Martin’s CloseGhost story by the English medievalist and author M. R. James, first published in 1911. It centres on the trial of the local squire about 200 years earlier, accused of murdering a young woman who several witnesses claimed to have seen after her death.
Mother HaggyWitch of St. Albans, best-known for her salve to restore the hymen.
Mr Humphreys and His InheritanceGhost story by M. R. James, first published in 1911, about a strange maze and temple on a recently inherited estate in Wiltshire.
Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My LadGhost story by M. R. James published in 1904, about a mysterious whistle found on a beach in Suffolk.
RatsGhost 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. VealAccount of a ghostly visitation said to have occurred in Canterbury in 1705.
The Ash-treeGhost story by M. R. James, published in 1904, about the vengeance of a witch against her accuser.
The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. JamesCollection 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 PoynterGhost 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 Rose GardenGhost 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 CathedralGhost story by M. R. James, first published in 1910.
The Turn of the ScrewHorror novella by Henry James, first published in 1898, about a governess who comes to believe that the house where she works is haunted.
The Unlucky TheatreGhost story about a haunted theatre by the English writer Elliott O'Donnell, first published in 1959.
Uncle Abraham’s RomanceGhost story by the English writer and poet Edith Nesbit, first published in 1891.
Collection of five short stories by the English medievalist and author M. R. James, first published in 1919.
Collection of six short stories by the English medievalist and author M. R. James, first published in 1925.
Collection of all but four of the ghost stories written by the English medievalist and author M. R. James, first published in 1931.
Ghost story by the English medievalist and author M. R. James, first published in 1911. It centres on the trial of the local squire about 200 years earlier, accused of murdering a young woman who several witnesses claimed to have seen after her death.
Ghost story by M. R. James, first published in 1911, about the mysterious disappearance of a school teacher.
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.
Ghost story by M. R. James, published in 1904, about the vengeance of a witch against her accuser.
Ghost story by M. R. James published in 1904, about a mysterious whistle found on a beach in Suffolk.
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.
