{"id":5641,"date":"2021-09-18T13:30:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-18T20:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=5641"},"modified":"2025-02-24T14:00:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T21:00:53","slug":"favorite-scary-stories-for-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=5641","title":{"rendered":"Best Favorite Scary Stories for Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of my favorite pastimes is reading and listening to classic spooky stories. There&#8217;s no better time for curling up with a spooky story than a cold, fall evening in front of the fire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s a collection of my all-time favorite scary stories<\/strong> by the best readers I could find:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BWe56aS3M7I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Empty House<\/a><\/em> by Algernon Blackwood<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yfa1CWrQIvY\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yfa1CWrQIvY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Tower<\/a><\/em> by Marghanita Laski<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tVMRzj0Ig3k\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tVMRzj0Ig3k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Red Room<\/a><\/em> by H.G.Wells <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QYAmh5O3ZLA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Haunted Island<\/a><\/em> by Algernon Blackwood<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rPK0mBHrg4M\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/rPK0mBHrg4M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Haunted and the Haunters<\/a><\/em> by Edward Bulwer-Lytton<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TO6gN-TRvHM\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TO6gN-TRvHM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Christmas Eve on a Haunted Hulk<\/a><\/em> by Frank Cowper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dyJAHVGnk1I\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dyJAHVGnk1I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Five different haunted house stories<\/a> by George Allen Upward. About estate agent Jack Hargreaves who specializes in dealing with haunted properties<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jwvBmVIQmOk\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jwvBmVIQmOk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dark Mummery<\/a><\/em> by Thorp McClusky<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JERNNsH-nSs\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JERNNsH-nSs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The House Among the Laurels<\/a><\/em> by William Hope Hodgson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3n4YwKQ0i9k\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3n4YwKQ0i9k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Whistling Room<\/a><\/em>  and one of the 5 other stories about Carnacki the ghost finder by William Hope Hodgson <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D0VI8GAo4PI\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D0VI8GAo4PI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Ash Tree<\/a><\/em> by M R James <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qy9oDiA2xDo\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qy9oDiA2xDo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Number 13<\/a><\/em> by M R James <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qS5MtIh3L88\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qS5MtIh3L88\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Phantom Coach<\/a> &#8211; Amelia B Edwards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HaD9r4Rnn0Y\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HaD9r4Rnn0Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Whistle, and I&#8217;ll Come to You, My Lad<\/a><\/em> by M R James<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scary-comedy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a unique group &#8211; and old stories of this genre are very heavy on dry British\/deadpan humor and often require a little bit of understanding of the times in 1800&#8217;s England. I highly recommend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x4DbVvyukPE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Open Window<\/a><\/em> by Saki. Besides this story check out all the other great humorous works by Saki &#8211; he&#8217;s a favorite of mine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dxLkMFspcQU\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dxLkMFspcQU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Ghost of the Blue Chamber<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dxLkMFspcQU\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dxLkMFspcQU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pt1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MQNg50VSZAM\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MQNg50VSZAM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pt2<\/a>) by Jerome K Jerome<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RfJiAwCMLko\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RfJiAwCMLko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Adventure in Norfolk<\/a> by A. J. Alan &#8211; The author tries out a possible vacation home only to have a unique encounter. Especially fun for the dry humor and malapropisms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Plays\/Dramatizations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vS_fq9ii4Po\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/vS_fq9ii4Po\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Ghost Train<\/a><\/em> &#8211; An excellent and fun ghost story that turns out to be something completely different. Best version of this story I have encountered. (Avoid the 1941 movie version like the plague &#8211; it is terrible)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PfGWnjX9CBE\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PfGWnjX9CBE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House on the Borderland<\/a><\/em> by William Hope Hodgson <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/g_EtWrWvllA\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/g_EtWrWvllA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Thing on the Fourble Board<\/a><\/em> &#8211; Radio Play<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>G<strong>ood general scary classics channels on YouTube:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCwLSA3pDeSve120Pu9NaNyw\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCwLSA3pDeSve120Pu9NaNyw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bitesized Audio Classics<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCiC0mgQLo7EugeRJATTVb_A\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCiC0mgQLo7EugeRJATTVb_A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington Sawyer<\/a> &#8211; Not the best narrator, but has a great collection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCvYBCEIu_sPoLqLw1g4BCuw\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCvYBCEIu_sPoLqLw1g4BCuw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCvYBCEIu_sPoLqLw1g4BCuw\">\u01ac\u019b\u053c\u0404\u01a7 \u01a0\u0191 \u01ac\u0404\u01a6\u01a6\u01a0\u01a6<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCnFJ92FaCLrN7HELjemdhog\/featured\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCnFJ92FaCLrN7HELjemdhog\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Suspense and Escape<\/a> &#8211; Old time radio programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/HorrorBabble\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/HorrorBabble\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Horror Babble<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/SherlockHolmesStoriesMagpieAudio\/featured\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/SherlockHolmesStoriesMagpieAudio\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sherlock Holmes and other stories Magpie Audio<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Books<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/books\/edition\/The_Oxford_Book_of_English_Ghost_Stories\/aT9kQgAACAAJ?hl=en\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/books\/edition\/The_Oxford_Book_of_English_Ghost_Stories\/aT9kQgAACAAJ?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories<\/a> &#8211; Michael Cox, R.A. Gilbert<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Playlists:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cagv-D9qwXM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;listType=playlist&#038;list=PLtQRZf9d627kMqOmeEg_ov2ID-2lcz2jp\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Honorable mentions\/others:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rE68gVWCDdE\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rE68gVWCDdE\">Number Ninety &#8211; B.M. Croker<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=2661\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=2661\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More spooky tales for fall and cold winter nights<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/horrorlit\/comments\/k6wdv2\/whats_your_favorite_christmas_ghost_story_for\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/horrorlit\/comments\/k6wdv2\/whats_your_favorite_christmas_ghost_story_for\/\">Christmas Ghost stories recommended by reddit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my favorite pastimes is reading and listening to classic spooky stories. There&#8217;s no better time for curling up with a spooky story than a cold, fall evening in front of the fire. Here&#8217;s a collection of my all-time favorite scary stories by the best readers I could find: Scary-comedy This is a unique group &#8211; and old stories of this genre are very heavy on dry British\/deadpan humor and often require a little bit of understanding of the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=5641\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22,3,29,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artdesign","category-bookreviews","category-ghost-stories","category-cool"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4WECr-1sZ","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5641"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13598,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5641\/revisions\/13598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}