The Best Ghost Stories

Various, Ellis Parker Butler (1869 - 1937) et al.

Collected together here by master anthologist Joseph Lewis French are some of the finest ghost stories ever to be put to paper. From the early influential tales of Daniel Defoe and Edward Bulwer-Lytton to more contemporary masters of the terror tale such as M. R. James, Algernon Blackwood and E. F. Benson, this collection brings together a bounty of riches sure to keep you awake into the dark, dreadful night! - Summary by Ben Tucker

Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Introduction. The Fascination of the Ghost Story, by Arthur B. Reeve Ben Tucker
00:11:37
Play 02 The Apparition of Mrs. Veal by Daniel Defoe Kyle Donelan
00:37:12
Play 03 Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book by M. R. James Ben Tucker
00:26:40
Play 04 The Haunted and the Haunters by Edward Bulwer-Lytton Ben Tucker
01:02:27
Play 05 The Silent Woman by Leopold Kompert MorphineLolly
00:40:38
Play 06 Banshees Ny Swanson
00:15:03
Play 07 The Man Who Went Too Far by E. F. Benson Ben Tucker
00:48:14
Play 08 The Woman's Ghost Story by Algernon Blackwood Winnifred Assmann
00:23:51
Play 09 The Phantom Rickshaw by Rudyard Kipling Winnifred Assmann
00:55:47
Play 10 The Rival Ghosts by Brander Matthews Anooshka Bajaj
00:35:11
Play 11 The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce Ben Tucker
00:19:32
Play 12 The Interval by Vincent O'Sullivan Winnifred Assmann
00:16:16
Play 13 Dey Ain't No Ghosts by Ellis Parker Butler TotalEcho
00:28:52
Play 14 Some Real American Ghosts Part 1 Chris Pyle
00:30:43
Play 15 Some Real American Ghosts Part 2 Marina
00:32:14