Ghost Stories of an Antiquary

Spooky! A collection of short stories by renowned M.R. James, considered, along with Poe and Lovecraft, one of the founding fathers of modern horror. His introductions tend to be kinda tedious, and he is not exactly easy to read, but he's a true master of eeriness. Go for the Best, consider the Go......more

This is M. R. James first book of ghost stories, containing eight of his best. I believe six of these eight are among the twenty best tales of ghostly terror ever written--and the other two tales are very good too. If you like traditional ghost stories that unnerve the reader subtly by suggestion an......more

Ghost Stories of an Antiquary is the first collection of stories by M.R. James, published in 1904, although some had been previously published in magazines. The next collection from 1922 is often nowadays combined with this volume. Montague Rhodes James was a noted medieval scholar and provost of Ki......more