Complete Ghost Stories - M. R. James

By M. R. James

Release Date: 2026-03-27

Genre: Horror

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Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) was an English author, medievalist scholar and provost of King’s College, Cambridge, and of Eton College. Though James’s work as a medievalist is still highly regarded, he is best remembered for his ghost stories, which are regarded as among the best in the genre. He redefined the ghost story for the new century by abandoning many of the formal Gothic clichĆ©s of his predecessors and using more realistic contemporary settings. H. P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith were admirers of James’s work. Michael Sadleir described him as ā€œthe best ghost-story writer England has ever producedā€. Paul Theroux refers to ā€œThe Mezzotintā€ as ā€œthe most frightening story I knowā€. In his list ā€œThe 13 Most Terrifying Horror Storiesā€, T. E. D. Klein placed James’s ā€œCasting the Runesā€ at number one.

Complete Ghost Stories - M. R. James

By M. R. James

Release Date: 2026-03-27

Genre: Horror

(0 ratings)
Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) was an English author, medievalist scholar and provost of King’s College, Cambridge, and of Eton College. Though James’s work as a medievalist is still highly regarded, he is best remembered for his ghost stories, which are regarded as among the best in the genre. He redefined the ghost story for the new century by abandoning many of the formal Gothic clichĆ©s of his predecessors and using more realistic contemporary settings. H. P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith were admirers of James’s work. Michael Sadleir described him as ā€œthe best ghost-story writer England has ever producedā€. Paul Theroux refers to ā€œThe Mezzotintā€ as ā€œthe most frightening story I knowā€. In his list ā€œThe 13 Most Terrifying Horror Storiesā€, T. E. D. Klein placed James’s ā€œCasting the Runesā€ at number one.

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