Authors ranging from Edith Wharton to Stephen King to Shirley Jackson have authored ghost stories, and there's a bevy of new (and scary!) ghost books to read this year. Here, 25 of the best ghost ...

Authors ranging from Edith Wharton to Stephen King to Shirley Jackson have authored ghost stories, and there's a bevy of new (and scary!) ghost books to read this year. Here, 25 of the best ghost ...

The sheer array of books featuring ghosts on this list proves that a compelling ghost story doesn't have to follow any one set of rules; in fact, they're at their best when they're breaking every ...

As the March sisters of “Little Women” might have said, “It wouldn’t be Halloween without any ghost stories.” Below are six recent books to help you get in the holiday spirit.

As the March sisters of "Little Women" might have said, "It wouldn't be Halloween without any ghost stories." Below are six recent books to help you get in the holiday spirit. "The Ghost in the ...

In fact, “the best ghost stories don’t have ghosts,” Roald Dahl wrote, in the introduction to his 1983 anthology of ghost stories. Instead, the finest ghost stories often scare with social ...

The 10 Best ghost stories. From haunted houses to historical spook-fests, these books are just the things to get you in the mood for Halloween ...

3. "Asylum," John Harwood (2013): Australian writer Harwood earned the International Horror Guild Award for Best First Novel for his first book, 2005's "The Ghost Writer."His latest book is a ...

In Peter Straub's Ghost Story, ... Read more: The 25 Best Ghost Books That Will Keep You Up All Night. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. Survive the Night: A Novel. Now 51% Off.

One of Edith Wharton’s best ghost stories, ... Best Romance Books of 2025: Looking for a swoony, feel-good read? Our romance columnist will be updating this list all year.

In March 1904, the Book Review ran a short appreciation of Henry James’s “The Turn of the Screw,” calling it “one of the best ghost stories ever written” and lamenting that it had been ...

Dunsany wrote some 600 stories, many hitherto uncollected and some unpublished — until “The Ghost in the Corner.” To be fair, none of these is a match for “The Hoard of the Gibbelins” or ...