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.

Artificial Scotoma

Perceptual illusion in which an artificial blind spot is filled in by a twinkling background.