The Uncommon Prayer-Book

Horror story by M. R. James published in 1925, about the theft of a number of prayer-books repeatedly found to be open at a particular psalm, despite being stored in a locked and disused church.

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.

A Thin Ghost and Others

Collection of five short stories by the English medievalist and author M. R. James, first published in 1919.

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.

Casting the Runes

Horror story by M. R. James, first published in 1911, about the revenge of an author on the reviewer who rejects his paper on alchemy.

More Ghost Stories

Collection of seven short stories by the English medievalist and author M. R. James, first published in 1911.

Lost Hearts

Horror story by M. R. James, first published in 1895, about a man who believes that he can obtain magical powers by consuming the hearts of three people under the age of twenty-one.

Count Magnus

Horror story by M. R. James, first published in 1904, about the death of a travelogue writer who inadvertently releases two demons from the sarcophagus of Count Magnus.

Number 13 (short story)

Horror story by M. R. James, first published in 1904, about a hotel room that only exists during the hours of darkness.