{"id":2661,"date":"2016-11-27T22:50:06","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T05:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=2661"},"modified":"2023-01-25T10:24:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T17:24:50","slug":"more-spooky-tales-for-fall-and-cold-winter-nights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=2661","title":{"rendered":"More Spooky Tales for Fall and Cold Winter Nights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While looking around for more great old-time ghost stories, I came across another great <a href=\"http:\/\/adamzed.tumblr.com\/post\/152651146158\/ghost-story-book-club\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website collection of stories here<\/a>. To avoid the risk of them disappearing, I copy them here (again) for your enjoyment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uDWB6F6lru4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wailing Well<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/i>M.R. James\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fgaslight.mtroyal.ab.ca%2FjamesX31.htm&amp;t=Nzc1MDMxNjlmY2YxMDVjNDU3ZjZmMzZhMDk4MGNlMTRmNWJlZGMxNSxvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/gaslight.mtroyal.ab.ca\/jamesX31.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dlv-VSLFxnk&amp;t=2s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Shadow in the Corner<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">M.E. Braddon<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fgaslight.mtroyal.ca%2Fshadcorn.htm&amp;t=NzAwZmQzNTdmMWIwZmRkM2JjNDc1Y2E0ODZmMGY4ZmJjOTVlODU4ZCxvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/gaslight.mtroyal.ca\/shadcorn.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AhvvQ8ixTNE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Furnished Room<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">O. Henry<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eastoftheweb.com%2Fshort-stories%2FUBooks%2FFurRoo.shtml&amp;t=YmE5YjJlMTYxMjllZWZmMWMxZDM1ZDIwZGNlYzAwZmNhN2VjZmQ2NCxvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.eastoftheweb.com\/short-stories\/UBooks\/FurRoo.shtml<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">In the Tube &#8211; <\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">E.F. Benson<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Febooks.adelaide.edu.au%2Fb%2Fbenson%2Fef%2Fin-the-tube%2F&amp;t=MTExZThjYjllNDMxODg1MWRmYzJlYmUyMGIyZTI3OTU0MDBmYmYzMCxvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ebooks.adelaide.edu.au\/b\/benson\/ef\/in-the-tube\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qdqeKs8y_5s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Open Window<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Saki<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eastoftheweb.com%2Fshort-stories%2FUBooks%2FOpeWin.shtml&amp;t=ODU3YWI1NzY4NDY0OWJmOTg5MTk5NWVhNjZiNDMxY2Y2MDgyNjkwYSxvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.eastoftheweb.com\/short-stories\/UBooks\/OpeWin.shtml<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/B1dPmMoWty8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Was It?<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Fitz-James O\u2019Brien<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bartleby.com%2F195%2F13.html&amp;t=YWZhYmFiZWI0NDc1ZjEwZjA5MmJiYjRkNzEwY2U5ZmE5ZWY1N2NiZCxvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.bartleby.com\/195\/13.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dF_Depsb-bM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Lost Ghost<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Mary E. Wilkins<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eastoftheweb.com%2Fshort-stories%2FUBooks%2FLostGhos.shtml&amp;t=YjNhYTA4MzI3OWZhNGE1YmNjMzQwOTJiZDNhYmJiMjgyOGY0Y2VjNixvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.eastoftheweb.com\/short-stories\/UBooks\/LostGhos.shtml<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1FSmLu1g7_M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Edgar Allen Poe<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fpoestories.com%2Fread%2Ffacts&amp;t=NWIyNjM2MjY1ZTc4NTRhMDA5NmQwMThhYzc4NDVhMjgzNDI3YjRhYyxvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/poestories.com\/read\/facts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">The Burned House &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Vincent O\u2019Sullivan<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unz.org%2FPub%2FCentury-1916oct-00843&amp;t=YzNlZjA0Nzc4MmMzMDQ3ZDYyMGNmOThhNjNmZGVmY2EwZmJhNTA2NSxvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.unz.org\/Pub\/Century-1916oct-00843<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Christmas Meeting &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Rosemary Timperley<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Frecursosdidacticos.es%2Ftextos%2Ftexto.php%3Fid%3D414&amp;t=ZmM3YmI4ODFmNGFiMzg5MzNmMGE2ZDVjM2MxZTVjZWJkODgxY2ExNCxvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/recursosdidacticos.es\/textos\/texto.php?id=414<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">The Little Ghost &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Hugh Walpole<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fgutenberg.net.au%2Febooks06%2F0604071h.html%23s10&amp;t=YzU4MTAxNzJjZDY1MzRlODUyMTlhYjFkZGMzZTIxNTkwMGZkZTdhMSxvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/gutenberg.net.au\/ebooks06\/0604071h.html#s10\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Kvh7A8Qoy-k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance<\/em><\/a><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"> &#8211; M.R. James<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thin-ghost.org%2Fitems%2Fshow%2F156&amp;t=MTIxMTIyOTlmZmVjYTQ2NWM5Mjc0YmJmMDQ3ZDE4YjNhYTg4MTA5YixvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.thin-ghost.org\/items\/show\/156<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_4kbV27JDMY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Middle Toe of the Right Foot<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Ambrose Bierce<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.online-literature.com%2Fbierce%2F2010%2F&amp;t=YzgxNGEzMjk2OWQzNDcwOTRjZmVjYThmN2RlMmVlZjFlZTU4YzI4NyxvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.online-literature.com\/bierce\/2010\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">W.S. &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">L.P Hartley<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Ffrankzumbach.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F08%2F23%2Fl-p-hartley-w-s%2F&amp;t=MzMwMTRhOWMzNTliNGI5NjI2ZDkxNGNhMjNjNGY4ZjljNjFhNGVjMixvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/frankzumbach.wordpress.com\/2013\/08\/23\/l-p-hartley-w-s\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VuvHnakwbNg&amp;t=26s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Upper Berth<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Marion Crawford<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fgutenberg.net.au%2Febooks06%2F0604221h.html&amp;t=OWFiNjM5OWM0MGNmNTU0MmJhZGYxZTU5ZGI2NmJlMmIwYTA5MTRiZixvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/gutenberg.net.au\/ebooks06\/0604221h.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">At The Gate &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Myla Jo Closser<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eastoftheweb.com%2Fshort-stories%2FUBooks%2FGate846.shtml&amp;t=ZmYzNTAyYjE3YWI5YzMyNWU1ZmJhMzg2ZDMxMzFlMDIzOGFjMmJiNSxvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.eastoftheweb.com\/short-stories\/UBooks\/Gate846.shtml<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KRZ4oy8qwcE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Ghost<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Guy de Maupassant<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eastoftheweb.com%2Fshort-stories%2FUBooks%2FGhos835.shtml&amp;t=ZmIwOGVjNTZjNWMzZjkyZjQ3ZjJhOTA3ZTUwNjNkMWE3MTMzZjZhYixvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.eastoftheweb.com\/short-stories\/UBooks\/Ghos835.shtml<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Z4fF3KRSnuY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Red Room<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">H.G. Wells<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fstream%2Ftheredroom23218gut%2F23218.txt&amp;t=YWNlYTI2ODkzNjc1MTBjMjVkOTc3YTc4YWY3ODA4MDJjYTdmOWMyMCxvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/archive.org\/stream\/theredroom23218gut\/23218.txt<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hBldumMSWhQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ash Tree<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">M.R. James<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thin-ghost.org%2Fitems%2Fshow%2F133&amp;t=ZTE3NTllYjdlMDg2MTRjNGZiM2IwMzQ0OWYwMDdhZWFlYTIyMTZkYyxvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.thin-ghost.org\/items\/show\/133<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/muJyiMMAfTk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smee<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">A.M. Burrage<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fanilbalan.files.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F09%2Fsmee-by-am-burrage-_-scary-for-kids.pdf&amp;t=MzljMDc5YzY4YTIyMTA0NzNhMGI1NWIzNWY2N2U5ZWY1NTU5MTBlZCxvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/anilbalan.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/09\/smee-by-am-burrage-_-scary-for-kids.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Hand in Glove &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Elizabeth Bowen<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.angelfire.com%2Fmt%2Fbenson%2Fglove.html&amp;t=OGVkN2RlNWE0M2Y1YjgxNDlkYWIzNGZkNTU4NmUxYzk3MDRhNzU4MCxvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.angelfire.com\/mt\/benson\/glove.html<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b2_r1dRqs3E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Cigarette Case<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Oliver Onions<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fshortstories.ucgreat.com%2Fread%2F018%2F238.htm&amp;t=ODZlY2JjNDRmZTRhM2MyNDhhOTA1ZDNhZjJhZDZlYTc3OTQ4NGU4MCxvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/shortstories.ucgreat.com\/read\/018\/238.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kFnONb7ua8s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Ebony Frame<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">E. Nesbit<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fgutenberg.net.au%2Febooks06%2F0602551.txt&amp;t=MWYxODk3MGE0MGNhZmU1OWVhMWI0YWZkMDMzMGUxZDFhMjcxYzM0ZSxvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/gutenberg.net.au\/ebooks06\/0602551.txt<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><i style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fMOMn3z0WD4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Mezzotint<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<\/i><span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">M.R. James<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-size: revert;\" href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thin-ghost.org%2Fitems%2Fshow%2F145&amp;t=OWE3YTM2ZDc2ZjZkMWVmYTRhNjA2MDgzM2NkZjE4ZDNkNzc3YzY3OSxvakprUGVRTA%3D%3D&amp;b=t%3AWR8OboXqffiIU5k5zKTSTQ&amp;m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.thin-ghost.org\/items\/show\/145<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><br \/>\nCollections\u00a0these stories come from for further reading:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural<\/i> (1947)<\/li>\n<li>M.R James: <i>Collected Ghost Stories <\/i>(1992)<\/li>\n<li><i>The Collected Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe<\/i> (1992)<\/li>\n<li><i>Gothic Short Stories<\/i> (ed. David Blair) (2002)<\/li>\n<li><i>The Virago Book of Ghost Stories <\/i>(2006)<\/li>\n<li>Ambrose Bierce: <i>The Spook House<\/i> (2008)<\/li>\n<li><i>The Oxford Book of Ghost Storie<\/i>s (2008)<\/li>\n<li><i>The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales <\/i>(2009)<\/li>\n<li><i>Roald Dahl\u2019s Book of Ghost Stories\u00a0<\/i>(2012)<\/li>\n<li><i>Tales from the Dead of Night: Thirteen Classic Ghost Stories<\/i> (2013)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While looking around for more great old-time ghost stories, I came across another great website collection of stories here. To avoid the risk of them disappearing, I copy them here (again) for your enjoyment. Wailing Well &#8211;\u00a0M.R. James http:\/\/gaslight.mtroyal.ab.ca\/jamesX31.htm The Shadow in the Corner &#8211;\u00a0M.E. Braddon http:\/\/gaslight.mtroyal.ca\/shadcorn.htm The Furnished Room &#8211;\u00a0O. Henry http:\/\/www.eastoftheweb.com\/short-stories\/UBooks\/FurRoo.shtml In the Tube &#8211; E.F. Benson https:\/\/ebooks.adelaide.edu.au\/b\/benson\/ef\/in-the-tube\/ The Open Window &#8211;\u00a0Saki http:\/\/www.eastoftheweb.com\/short-stories\/UBooks\/OpeWin.shtml What Was It? &#8211;\u00a0Fitz-James O\u2019Brien http:\/\/www.bartleby.com\/195\/13.html The Lost Ghost &#8211;\u00a0Mary E. 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