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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 Bell in the Fog and Other Stories
Gertrude Atherton
20 days •
ⓘ 1905 • A collection of Atherton's stories including The Dead and the Countess, Death and the Woman, and the "far too gruesome" story The Striding Place.
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!
Casting the Runes
M.R. James
4 days •
ⓘ 1911 • Edward Dunning rejects a paper on alchemy and enrages the mysterious author, Karswell. When another critic winds up dead, Dunning begins to fear Karswell's curse.
Count Magnus
M.R. James
3 days •
ⓘ 1904 • A traveler in Sweden stumbles upon the history of a mysterious and ominous figure. Are you awake, Count Magnus?
The Death of Halpin Frayser
Ambrose Bierce
2 days •
ⓘ 1891 • Halpin Frayser dreams of hideous things, including spectres of his past. But it's only a dream... right?
Edward Randolph's Portrait
Nathaniel Hawthorne
2 days •
ⓘ 1837 • From the depths of colonial past, a hated and cursed man comes to haunt the ill-fated Governor Hutchinson before the Revolution.
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.
The Land of Mist
Arthur Conan Doyle
22 days •
ⓘ 1926 • Professor Challenger and his comrades from the adventures of The Lost World explore the mysterious world of ghosts and spiritualism.
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.
Tales of Men and Ghosts
Edith Wharton
33 days •
ⓘ 1910 • A collection of Wharton's supernatural and detective fiction, filled with psychological terror.
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"
Uncanny Stories
May Sinclair
18 days •
ⓘ 1923 • Strange and chilling stories that mix traditional ghost stories with modern concepts.
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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