Thirteen Ghost Stories

by M.R. James

A lonely eccentric purchases a toy theatre with a ghostly story to tell. A troop of scouts discover something nightmarish buried in the sand on the south-east coast of England. St Peter's Square in Rome plays host to a haunting audience. A couple on a train journey to Athens experience a most peculiar state of change. These stories and more pave the way to our final destination - the blood-soaked pathways of the Red Forest. Do you dare cross the boundaries?

Paperback

Published January 1, 1935

About the author

Montague Rhodes James, who used the publication name M.R. James, was a noted English mediaeval scholar & provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–18) & of Eton College (1918–36). He's best remembered for his ghost stories which are widely regarded as among the finest in English literature. One of James' most important achievements was to redefine the ghost story for the new century by dispensing with many of the formal Gothic trappings of his predecessors, replacing them with more realistic contemporary settings.

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Reviews

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thirteen creepy and frightening tales guaranteed to make your skin crawl and make you also check under your bed before going to sleep. It's perfect Halloween time reading! My favorite ones were At the Foot of the Bed, The Haunted Toy Theater and A Scouts Story.