M. R. James

Ghost story, M. R. James

Martin’s Close

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, M. R. James

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.

Horror story, M. R. James

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.

Horror story, M. R. James

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.

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