M.R. James

Montague Rhodes James OM FBA was an English author, medievalist scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918), and of Eton College (1918–1936). He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge (1913–15). James is best remembered for his ghost stories, which some consider among the best in the genre. He redefined the ghost story for the new century by abandoning many of the formal Gothic clichés of his predecessors and using more realistic contemporary settings. However, his protagonists and plots tend to reflect his own antiquarian interests. Accordingly, he is known as the originator of the "antiquarian ghost story".

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Night of the Demon

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

7.0

296 votes

Release Date

Nov 09, 1957

69 years ago
The Church

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

6.1

244 votes

Release Date

Mar 10, 1989

37 years ago
A Warning to the Curious

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

6.9

40 votes

Release Date

Dec 24, 1972

54 years ago
Whistle and I'll Come to You

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

6.5

36 votes

Release Date

May 07, 1968

58 years ago
Lost Hearts

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

5.9

25 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1973

53 years ago
Whistle and I'll Come to You

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

5.7

21 votes

Release Date

Dec 24, 2010

15 years ago
The Stalls of Barchester

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

6.2

19 votes

Release Date

Dec 24, 1971

55 years ago
The Ash Tree

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

6.1

19 votes

Release Date

Dec 23, 1975

51 years ago
The Tractate Middoth

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

7.1

13 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 2013

12 years ago
The Treasure of Abbot Thomas

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

6.3

13 votes

Release Date

Dec 23, 1974

52 years ago
A View from a Hill

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

7.2

12 votes

Release Date

Dec 24, 2005

20 years ago
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

6.9

9 votes

Release Date

Dec 24, 2021

4 years ago
Number 13

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

6.3

9 votes

Release Date

Dec 22, 2006

19 years ago
Martin's Close

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

5.6

8 votes

Release Date

Dec 24, 2019

6 years ago
A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

5.3

4 votes

Release Date

Dec 23, 2022

3 years ago
Lost Hearts

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 07, 2007

19 years ago
Mr. Humphreys and His Inheritance

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jun 21, 1976

50 years ago
Casting the Runes

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Apr 24, 1979

47 years ago
Whistle and I'll Come to You!

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1956

71 years ago
The Wailing Well

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2010

16 years ago
Living Night

Department Writing

Job Original Story

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 06, 2015

10 years ago
The Lost Will of Dr. Rant

Department Writing

Job Original Story

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 07, 1951

76 years ago
Classic Ghost Stories

Department Writing

Job Short Story

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 31, 1986

39 years ago

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