“There was a sense of something ancient and malevolent in the air.”

From cursed mezzotints and spectral brides to haunted houses and tormented souls, this chilling collection of stories of suspense and supernatural intrigue brings together the finest ghostly tales from some of the giants of nineteenth century literature.

Among the novels and stories included in this collection are:

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James: A young governess, hired to care for two orphaned children, struggles to protect her charges from the demonic influence of the eerie apparitions of two former household servants. But is the threat to the children really that of a ghostly and malevolent presence… or something else entirely.

14 stories by M.R. James: Canon Alberic’s Scrap-Book; Lost Hearts; The Mezzotint; The Ash-tree; Number 13; Casting the Runes; Count Magnus; Oh Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad; A Warning to the Curious; A View From a Hill; A Neighbour’s Landmark; The Uncommon Prayer-Book; Wailing Well; The Fenstanton Witch

4 stories by Edgar Allan Poe: Morella; Ligeia; The Mask of the Red Death; The Oval Portrait.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving: Schoolmaster Ichabod Crane falls in love with Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter of a wealthy farmer, and becomes the target of a war of pranks and practical jokes by his rival. Late one night, Crane finds himself on one of the most famous rides in literary history, accompanied by a spectral figure reputed to be a ghost searching for his missing head… and is never seen again.

The Adventure of the Empty House by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: It has been three years since Sherlock Holmes was seen falling to his death, but Watson is still reluctant to believe it. He has been closely following crimes reported in the newspapers and begins to investigate the murder of Ronald Adair, a case that would have interested his friend greatly.

How It Happened by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: When a man takes the wheel of his new motorcar on a moonlit night, he’s chasing speed, thrill, and control. But fate has other plans. In this eerie and poignant tale, Conan Doyle blends suspense with the supernatural, revealing a chilling truth about life, death, and the moments that define us.

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