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This collection features Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1904), More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (1911), A Thin Ghost and Others (1919), and A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (1925 ...
Short stories about ghosts, the soul or spirit of a dead person or non-human animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore , descriptions of ghosts vary widely, from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes to realistic, lifelike forms.
"The Haunted Doll's House" is a 1923 short story by M. R. James, collected by him in A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (1925). It was commissioned by Queen Mary, wife of George V, as a miniature book for her famous Dolls' House, which can still be seen in Windsor Castle.
Then, to his astonishment, the rickshaw and the men pulling it pass through a horse, revealing themselves to be phantoms, bearing the departed ghost of Mrs. Wessington. This leads Jack into increasingly erratic behavior which he tries to cover up by concocting increasingly elaborate lies to assuage Kitty's suspicions.
Berenice (short story) Big Wheels: A Tale of the Laundry Game (Milkman No. 2) The Birds (story) Black Canaan; The Black Cat (short story) Black Colossus; The Black Stranger; Blood!: The Life and Future Times of Jack the Ripper; The Blue Air Compressor; The Boarded Window; The Body Snatcher; The Boogeyman (short story) The Book (short story ...
The modern short story emerged in Germany in the early decades of the 19th century. Kleist's "The Beggar Woman of Locarno", published in 1810, and several other works from the period lay claim to being the first ghost short stories of a modern type. E. T. A. Hoffmann's ghost stories include "The Elementary Spirit" and "The Mines of Falun". [22]
In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories is a collection of horror stories, poems and urban legends retold for children by Alvin Schwartz and illustrator Dirk Zimmer. It was published as part of the I Can Read! series in 1984. In 2017 the book was re-released with illustrations by Spanish freelance illustrator Victor Rivas. [1]
Many celebrities have shared some spooky supernatural stories based on their encounters with the paranormal. Breakout country star Dasha, whose song “Austin” went viral on TikTok earlier this ...