What is Your Favorite Ghost Story?

[AuntShecky]

Would you please tell us your favorite ghost story?
I am intrigued by one written by Henry James:
"The Jolly Corner." It is about a man who may -- or may not -- be haunted by . . .himself!

[NikolaiI]

I dunno...only thing which comes to mind is The Eternal Husband, which is not fully a ghost story, but there is the appearance of one ghost.

[Niamh]

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill.:sick: Scary!

[manolia]

Would you please tell us your favorite ghost story?
I am intrigued by one written by Henry James:
"The Jolly Corner." It is about a man who may -- or may not -- be haunted by . . .himself!

I've read this one! It was really nice!!
As for my favourite...i'll have to thing about it. Difficult question.

[Pendragon]

Ghost stories, huh? Hee-hee-hee.

Well, I have many favorites, I collect volumes of them. But here are some to chill you:

The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain by Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton, which you can read here:

http://www.horrormasters.com/Text/a2335.pdf

The Monkey’s Paw by W. W. Jacobs, which you can read here:

http://gaslight.mtroyal.ab.ca/mnkyspaw.htm

The Beast With Five Fingers by W. F. Harvey, which you can read here:

http://thenostalgialeague.com/olmag/beast.html

Thrawn Janet by Robert Louis Stevenson, which you can read here:

http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/bookid.2967/sec./

If anyone makes it all the way through Thrawn Janet without a shudder, let me know. BUH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

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[jlb4tlb]

"A Christmas Carol" by Dickens comes to mind. "High Plains Drifter" is a great movie ghost story.

[Pendragon]

I like to allow you the chance to decide for yourself if these are worthy stories or not. So here are four more and the places you may read them for free. Sleep tight and that scratching at the window is only a treebranch in the wind... Hee-hee-hee!

The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall by John Kendrick Bangs

http://www.horrormasters.com/Text/a0476.pdf

THE BECKONING FAIR ONE By Oliver Onions

http://www.english.upenn.edu/~nauerbac/onions.html

THE WHISTLING ROOM by William Hope Hodgson, probably the best of the Carnacki the Ghost Hunter stories.

http://gaslight.mtroyal.ab.ca/carnack3.htm

The Dunwich Horror by H.P. Lovecraft

http://www.yankeeclassic.com/miskatonic/library/stacks/literature/lovecraft/novellas/dunwich.htm

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[Psycheinaboat]

"The Judge's House (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/10150/10150-h/10150-h.htm)," a short story by Bram Stoker

Three Ghost Stories (http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext98/3ghst10h.htm) by Charles Dickens

The Hill of Dreams (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/13969/13969-8.txt) by Arthur Machen


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[cloudcuckooland]

Would you please tell us your favorite ghost story?
I am intrigued by one written by Henry James:
"The Jolly Corner." It is about a man who may -- or may not -- be haunted by . . .himself!

Hello!

My favourite ghost-story is 'The Turn of the Screw,' by Henry James. ;)

[godhelpme2]

Would you please tell us your favorite ghost story?
I am intrigued by one written by Henry James:
"The Jolly Corner." It is about a man who may -- or may not -- be haunted by . . .himself!

yeah i also read it once
it's difficult but still frightning
in my eyes, self-division is the msot terrible thing:flare:

[stlukesguild]

Hmmm... the first one that comes to my mind is La Morte Amoureuse by Theophile Gautier. It's not exactly a ghost story, per se... more of a vampire tale... but I've always loved the atmosphere of Gautier's work (this and others): a blending of the dark, ghostly, gothic (ala Poe and others) with something far more sensuous... and darkly erotic. His work is definitely reminiscent of aspects of Baudelaire... which shouldn't be surprising considering the latter poet would address him as his master in the dedication to Les Fleurs du Mal. I'll always have a soft spot for ghostly tales because they are probably responsible for my initial love of reading.

[Pendragon]

And what with Halloween coming and all, I would have thought this thread full of tales by now!

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/375

The Hand of Glory, : The Nurse's Story by Richard Harris Barham

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-hand-of-glory-the-nurse-s-story/

THE BODY-SNATCHER by Robert Louis Stevenson

http://gaslight.mtroyal.ab.ca/gaslight/body.htm

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA98/silverman/poe/fulltext.html

Am I the only weirdo here?

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[Niamh]

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill.:sick: Scary!

pen if you re looking for a really good read for holloween i'd suggest this one. really dark.:thumbs_up

[Pendragon]

Actually, I'm reading a new volume of Kolchak the Nightstalker: Casebook, at the moment. Anything from werewolves and vampires to Lovecraft Mystos in these stories! Did you try Thrawn Janet? Written in Brogue, so ye maun have nae trouble, lassie! I may have read Lady in Black, I'm just not certain it was this one. The author doesn't seem right. Have to check my files of stories. For Halloween, I could choose from (Before I get into my other ghost story collections, or Lovecraft)

100 Ghastley Little Ghost Stories
100 Feindish Little Frighteners
100 Wild Little Tales
100 Vicious Little Vampires
100 Twisted Tales of Torment
100 Wicked Little Witch Stories
100 Creepy Little Creature Stories
100 Hair-Rasing Little Horror Stories

I think I'm covered!

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[Niamh]

I looked up Lady in Black on google but could only find references to songs and a a haunting in some place in boston. Kept on pointing me to A woman in black. This was also adapted for the stage. Was lucky enough to see it. I'd never been so scared in all my life! Something more real about having the actors right beside you than on screen.
Your not thinking of A woman in White by Wilkie Collins?

[bibliophile190]

Oh, I totally agree with The Lady in Black. That is a great ghost story.

[Pendragon]

I looked up Lady in Black on google but could only find references to songs and a a haunting in some place in boston. Kept on pointing me to A woman in black. This was also adapted for the stage. Was lucky enough to see it. I'd never been so scared in all my life! Something more real about having the actors right beside you than on screen.
Your not thinking of A woman in White by Wilkie Collins?I've read Wilkie Collins. Lady in Black must be a short story buried in one of my volumes of stories. I haven't read Susan Hill, I know. I do highly recommend Thrawn Janet, but not for people for whom English is not their first language or have no knowledge of Scottish or Irish Brogue. They maun fine it difficult. One of my first books, at about age 5, was Kidnapped, which has a lot of Scottish Brogue. I also read Mr. Dooley on Iverbody an' Iverthin by Finley Peter Dunne, total Irish Brogue. My first editions of King Arthur and Robin Hood were in "The Kings English", some old terms you won't even find in a King James Bible. So I learned to read the hard way. But try it, if you can read it. It'll pay! http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/Smilies/Bela.gif

[Niamh]

:lol: I'll give it a try! Dont think i'll have any problem understanding the Irish and Scottish Brogue Pen.:p But do give Susan Hills book a go. I promise you wont regret it!:D :sick:

[WoodsBear]

Great told around a campfire. Punchline: "And the paw WIGGLED! And fell to the ground." Everybody screams.