The Complete Ghost Stories of M.R. James

A particular type of very British ghost stories, featuring Oxford scholars, antiquarian books, old manors, and supernatural monsters. While this may not sound creepy, it very much is. Anthony Lane said James "knew the sensation of evil rubbing itself against us, like a cat" and Adam Scovell writes: "A Jamesian world is one of cursed artefacts, endlessly subsuming landscapes, forgotten manuscripts and tactile beings that punish the curious and intellectually arrogant. In spite of being fantastic...