Ghost stories books

The Turn of the Screw

Henry James

The opening places us in a cramped Victorian drawing‑room where a group of acquaintances huddle around a…

A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas

Charles Dickens

This work is Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas,” a Victorian…

Twenty-Five Ghost Stories

The collection opens with a richly detailed, first‑person recounting of a storm‑laden night in a grand…

Humorous Ghost Stories

Dorothy Scarborough

Dorothy Scarborough’s Humorous Ghost Stories is a scholarly yet playful survey of how the specter has evolved…

Border Ghost Stories

Howard Pease

Howard Pease’s Border Ghost Stories is a collection that gathers together a series of eerie anecdotes and…

Masterpieces of Mystery in Four Volumes: Mystic-Humorous Stories

The volume gathers a selection of short, mystic‑humorous tales that hover between the rational and the…

Masterpieces of Mystery in Four Volumes: Ghost Stories

This volume gathers a selection of short ghost stories that trace the evolution of the genre from antiquity…

Masterpieces of Mystery in Four Volumes: Detective Stories

This four‑volume set gathers a representative sweep of early detective fiction, beginning with Edgar Allan…

Black Spirits and White: A Book of Ghost Stories

Ralph Adams Cram

Ralph Adams Cram’s Black Spirits and White is a collection of ghost stories that begins with a tangled…

Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things

Lafcadio Hearn

Lafcadio Hearn’s Kwaidan presents a collection of Japanese ghost stories, legends, and cultural sketches that…

The Upper Berth; By the Waters of Paradise

F. Marion Crawford

The volume presents two short works by F. Marion Crawford, originally printed for Christmas annuals and now…

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

The work is a Victorian ghost story set against a London Christmas, foregrounding a miserly businessman and…

Man Overboard!

F. Marion Crawford

The opening of Man Overboard! sets the tone for a gritty seafaring yarn that blends the ordinary hazards of…

Een Kerstlied in Proza

Charles Dickens

Dit is een kerstvertelling in proza, geschreven door Charles Dickens toen hij dertig was en al bekend als de…

Three Ghost Stories

Charles Dickens

The work is a Victorian‑era ghost story by Charles Dickens, presented as a single, self‑contained narrative…

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

This work is a Victorian ghost story that doubles as a Christmas tale, set in fog‑shrouded London and…

Famous Modern Ghost Stories

Great short stories, Volume 2 (of 3): Ghost stories

The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural

The Headless Horseman: A Strange Tale of Texas

Mayne Reid

The Jolly Corner

Henry James

A Christmas Carol The original manuscript

Charles Dickens

The Lock and Key Library: Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Old Time English

The Best Ghost Stories