Two Doctors
Horror story by M. R. James, first published in 1919, about the mysterious death of one of the two doctors practising medicine in Islington during the early 18th century.
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.
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.
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 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.
The Tractate Middoth
Ghost story by M. R. James, first published in 1911, about a disputed inheritance and the long-dead clergyman who guards his last will and testament.
Mr Humphreys and His Inheritance
Ghost story by M. R. James, first published in 1911, about a strange maze and temple on a recently inherited estate in Wiltshire.
