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Authenticated History of the Bell Witch
Martin V. Ingram
23 days •
ⓘ 1894 • An account of the haunting of a family in early 19th century Tennessee. One of the most famous creepy American folk stories.
The Canterville Ghost
Oscar Wilde
4 days •
ⓘ 1887 • An American family moves into the looming British mansion, Canterville Chase to the great annoyance of the home's ghost. Even worse, the family refuses to believe in him!
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
M.R. James
17 days •
ⓘ 1904 • In quiet rural settings, dark and unsettling supernatural forces are at work. A collection of spooky ghost stories.
The Haunted Hotel
Wilkie Collins
26 days •
ⓘ 1879 • A palace, refurbished as a hotel, haunts its guests with glimpses of its tragic and frightening past.
Hauntings
Vernon Lee
16 days •
ⓘ 1890 • British author Violet Paget's atmospheric supernatural stories of passion, possession, and psychological terror.
Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters
H. Addington Bruce
14 days •
ⓘ 1908 • An investigation into many hauntings and ghost stories with a skeptic's eye.
Kwaidan
Lafcadio Hearn
11 days •
ⓘ 1904 • A collection of Japanese ghost stories and folk tales, plus a brief study on insects.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving
5 days •
ⓘ 1820 • In the dreamy town of Sleepy Hollow, ghosts haunt the woods, Native American bewitchments hang over the land, and a cloaked rider waits for Ichabod Crane.
The Shadowy Third
Ellen Glasgow
20 days •
ⓘ 1923 • A collection of spooky stories filled with ghosts - or are they hallucinations? - hauntings of the past, and revenge.
Three Ghost Stories
Charles Dickens
8 days •
ⓘ 1868 • A collection of spooky tales including the famous short story "The Signal-Man", "The Trial for Murder" and "The Haunted House"
Visible and Invisible
E.F. Benson
24 days •
ⓘ 1923 • A collection of ghostly supernatural stories from one of the medium's masters.
Wandering Ghosts
F. Marion Crawford
23 days •
ⓘ 1903 • A collection of supernatural tales including the chilling stories "The Upper Berth" and "The Screaming Skull."
A Warning to the Curious
M.R. James
3 days •
ⓘ 1925 • A chance discovery unleashes supernatural terror for archaeologist Paxton.
The Wind in the Rosebush
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
13 days •
ⓘ 1903 • A collection of New England ghost stories with a mix of humor and chills.
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