M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
'I was conscious of a most horrible smell of mould, and of a cold kind of face pressed against my own...' 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 Cambridge. His classic supernatural tales draw on the terrors of the everyday, in which documents and objects unleash terrible forces, often in closed rooms and night-time...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"This selection of twenty-one stories represents the best of James's works, and is the first edition to incorporate improved texts based on a collation of printed versions of the stories with the available manuscripts."-Cover.
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Selfmadehero
Publication Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
M. R. James is the acknowledged master of the English ghost story. Disdaining gore in favour of atmosphere and suggestion, his enduring supernatural tales are masterpieces of understated horror. Ghost stories of an Antiquary, Volume 1 collects graphic retellings of four spine-chilling tales by the renowned medievalist and writer. At once true to their source and powerfully reimagined for a visual medium, Leah Moore and John Reppion's subtly crafted...
6) The complete ghost stories of M.R. James: Volume 2, The haunted doll's house and other ghost stories
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Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Publication Date
2006.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"With his subtle sense of dread and use modern settings, M.R. James' ghost stories formed a firm foundation for the modern horror story with his presence felt in all forms of literature and media ..." Adapted from publisher.