The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories

Expanded with great new stories, this is the biggest and best anthology of ghostly hauntings ever. Over 40 tales of visitation by the undead--from vengeful and violent spirits, set on causing harm to innocent people tucked up in their homes, to rarer and more kindly ghosts, returning from the grave to reach out across the other side. Yet others entertain desires of a more sinister bent, including the erotic. This new edition includes a selection of favorite haunted house tales chosen by famous screen stars such as Boris Karloff, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. In addition, a top ranking list of contributors includes Stephen King, Bram Stoker, Ruth Rendell, and James Herbert--all brought together by an anthologist who himself lives in a haunted house. Contents 1 • The Haunted House • (2000) • short fiction by Elizabeth Albright and Ray Bradbury 3 • Foreword: I Live In A Haunted House • (2000) • essay by Peter Haining 9 • The Haunted and the Haunters • (1919) • novelette by Edward Bulwer-Lytton (variant of The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain 1859) 39 • Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House • (2000) • short story by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (variant of An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House 1862) 53 • A Case of Eavesdropping • [Jim Shorthouse] • (1900) • short story by Algernon Blackwood 69 • A Haunted House • (1921) • short story by Virginia Woolf 73 • Ghost Hunt • (1948) • short story by H. Russell Wakefield 81 • Dark Winner • (1976) • short story by William F. Nolan 89 • The Old House in Vauxhall Walk • (1882) • novelette by Mrs. J. H. Riddell [as by Charlotte Riddell] 109 • No. 252 Rue M. Le Prince • (1895) • short story by Ralph Adams Cram 125 • The Southwest Chamber • (1903) • novelette by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman [as by Mary Eleanor Freeman] 145 • The Toll-House • (1907) • short story by W. W. Jacobs 157 • Feet Foremost • (1932) • novelette by L. P. Hartley 191 • Happy Hour • (1990) • novelette by Ian Watson 217 • The Ankardyne Pew • (1979) • short story by William Fryer Harvey [as by W. F. Harvey] 231 • The Real and the Counterfeit • (1988) • short story by Mrs. Alfred Baldwin [as by Louisa Baldwin] 249 • A Night at a Cottage ... • (1926) • short story by Richard Hughes 253 • The Considerate Hosts • (1939) • short story by Thorp McClusky 265 • The Grey House • (1967) • short story by Basil Copper 309 • Watching Me, Watching You • (1981) • short story by Fay Weldon 329 • A Spirit Elopement • (1915) • short story by Richard Dehan 339 • The House of Dust • (1920) • short story by Herbert de Hamel 357 • The Kisstruck Bogie • (1946) • short story by A. E. Coppard 367 • Mr Edward • (2000) • short story by Norah Lofts (variant of Mr. Edward 1947) 385 • House of the Hatchet • (1941) • short story by Robert Bloch 403 • Napier Court • (1971) • short story by Ramsey Campbell 423 • Lost Hearts • (1895) • short story by M. R. James 435 • The Shadowy Third • (1916) • novelette by Ellen Glasgow 461 • A Little Ghost • (1922) • short story by Hugh Walpole 477 • The Patter of Tiny Feet • (1950) • short story by Nigel Kneale 489 • Uninvited Ghosts • (1981) • short story by Penelope Lively 497 • Playing with Fire • (1900) • short story by Arthur Conan Doyle [as by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle] 513 • The Whistling Room • [Carnacki (Hodgson)] • (1910) • short story by William Hope Hodgson 533 • Bagnell Terrace • (1925) • short story by E. F. Benson 547 • The Companion • (1978) • short story by Joan Aiken 557 • The Ghost Hunter • (2000) • short fiction by James Herbert 563 • Computer Séance • (1997) • short story by Ruth Rendell 573 • In Letters of Fire • [L'homme qui a vu le diable] • (1908) • novelette by Gaston Leroux (trans. of L'homme qui a vu le diable) 593 • The Judge's House • (1891) • short story by Bram Stoker 613 • The Storm • (1944) • short story by McKnight Malmar 627 • The Waxwork • (1931) • short story by A. M. Burrage [as by Ex-Private X] 641 • The Inexperienced Ghost • (1902) • short story by H. G. Wells 655 • Sophy Mason Comes Back • (1930) • short story by E. M. Delafield 669 • The Boogeyman • (1973) • short story by Stephen King 683 • Appendix: Haunted House Novels: A Listing • (2000) • essay by Peter Haining