This series delves into the supernatural with a sophisticated style, blending scholarly expertise with chilling narratives. The tales often juxtapose eerie occurrences within seemingly serene rural settings, cultivating a unique and unsettling atmosphere. The author masterfully builds suspense, leaving readers with a sense of genuine, inexplicable dread. These classic ghost stories have influenced generations of writers and continue to captivate lovers of the uncanny.
Contains the first two volumes of the author's ghost stories, Ghost Stories of an Antiquary and More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary. This collection includes such tales as Count Magnus; Number 13; Casting the Runes; Curse of the Demon; and Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad.
Stories by a visionary master of supernatural fiction The second volume of the only annotated edition of M. R. James's complete writings currently available, this book brings together tales from James's final two volumes, A Thin Ghost and Others and A Warning to the Curious. I n these stories, James continues his transformation of the ghost story from its nineteenth-century heritage.
Antiquarian Paxton travels to a small town on the coast of Norfolk and learns of a legend concerning three crowns buried on the coast thousands of years ago to protect the land against marauding Vikings. Paxton tries to find the remaining crown, unaware of the supernatural presence that protects it.