The best of M R James' ghost stories. Includes the classics "The Mezzotint", "Whistle and I'll Come for You My Lad", "Lost Hearts", "The Tractate Middoth", and "The Casting of the...

"Ghost Stories of an Antiquary" (1904) by M. R. James is a classic collection of eight chilling tales that blend scholarly settings with supernatural terror. James, a Cambridge...

In the decayed town of St. Bertrand de Comminges, an English antiquarian discovers a priceless manuscript collection once compiled by the sinister Canon Alberic. Among its...

Antiquary Mr. Somerton deciphers a cipher hidden in stained glass from Steinfeld Abbey that points to treasure sealed in a well. He opens a slab marked with "seven eyes" and finds...

Mr. Anderson, researching church history in Viborg, stays at the Golden Lion inn. He notices the absence of a room numbered 13 on the hotel register, yet repeatedly sees and even...

An orphan boy, Stephen Elliott, goes to live with his reclusive cousin, Mr. Abney, at Aswarby Hall. Though seemingly kind, Abney harbors sinister plans rooted in his obsession...

Professor Parkins, a rational scholar on holiday at Burnstow, discovers an ancient bronze whistle among the ruins of a Templar preceptory. Curious, he blows it, unwittingly...

Considered by many to be the most terrifying writer in English, M. R. James was an eminent scholar who spent his entire adult life in the academic surroundings of Eton and...

Mr. Williams, curator of a university museum, acquires a seemingly dull mezzotint of a country manor. To his horror, the engraving begins to change, revealing a sinister sequence:...

At Castringham Hall, Sir Matthew Fell condemns a reputed witch, Mrs. Mothersole, who warns, "There will be guests at the Hall." Soon after, Sir Matthew is found dead in his bed,...