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The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written: volume 2
If you were looking for the Holy Bible of the horror anthologies, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it!
Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities.
This second volume of “The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written” features 30 stories by an all-star cast, including Ambrose Bierce, Algernon Blackwood, Robert W. Chambers, M. R. James, H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Machen, Sheridan Le Fanu, Walter De La Mare, Marjorie Bowen, Vincent O’Sullivan, John Metcalfe, Magaret Oliphant and A. M. Burrage, among many others!
Cosmic horror, supernatural events, ghost stories, weird fiction, mystical fantasies, occult narratives, this book plunges you into dark domains and brings you face to face with surreal monstrosities.
This second volume of “The Greatest Ghost and Horror Stories Ever Written” features 30 stories by an all-star cast, including Ambrose Bierce, Algernon Blackwood, Robert W. Chambers, M. R. James, H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Machen, Sheridan Le Fanu, Walter De La Mare, Marjorie Bowen, Vincent O’Sullivan, John Metcalfe, Magaret Oliphant and A. M. Burrage, among many others!
- GenresShort StoriesHorror
429 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 5, 2019
About the author
M.R. James
1,558 books932 followersMontague 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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June 15, 2026
Ghosts!
The short ghost stories in this collection are marvelous. They are written in about one hundred years ago. The stories may be old, but they still have the same potential to make you feel alive.
The stories in this book are written by some extraordinary people who are experts in the business of scaring the mind and creating the ability to make you feel that you may believe that the stories are real. The stories in this collection are very old, but they can still be read by you. And they will never disappoint. Make note of that.
Five stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The short ghost stories in this collection are marvelous. They are written in about one hundred years ago. The stories may be old, but they still have the same potential to make you feel alive.
The stories in this book are written by some extraordinary people who are experts in the business of scaring the mind and creating the ability to make you feel that you may believe that the stories are real. The stories in this collection are very old, but they can still be read by you. And they will never disappoint. Make note of that.
Five stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
October 11, 2024
I read 5 stories in this collection, and they are NOT the greatest 😣😒😞.
So this is a DNF for me.
Moving on to another short story collection.
So this is a DNF for me.
Moving on to another short story collection.
March 4, 2020
When will I learn? This is one of those annoying repackages of collections of stories where a bunch of out-of-copyright stories are thrown together. The big names entice - Lovecraft, Bierce, Blackwood, MR James, Le Fanu, etc - but really it's a bunch of lesser stories.
Interesting as a bargain or to fill out gaps you might have in your reading of some of these writers, but not terribly well put together. Greatest ever written? Many of these aren't even the greatest written by these authors. Very much could do better.
Interesting as a bargain or to fill out gaps you might have in your reading of some of these writers, but not terribly well put together. Greatest ever written? Many of these aren't even the greatest written by these authors. Very much could do better.
April 13, 2018
Good Collection
A mixed bag with some better than others but on the whole a good collection of Gothic horror stories by well known and lesser known writers of the time. At the price it is an absolute bargain and well worth reading.
A mixed bag with some better than others but on the whole a good collection of Gothic horror stories by well known and lesser known writers of the time. At the price it is an absolute bargain and well worth reading.
February 28, 2018
Greatest ghost stories
Although the stories were pretty good I didn't really find any of them scary. In fact, I hesitate to call any scary
Although the stories were pretty good I didn't really find any of them scary. In fact, I hesitate to call any scary
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