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Great Ghost Stories

When I lived in England, one of my favorite holiday traditions was the reading and/or telling of ghost stories. I became fascinated by the form, and have sought out prime examples ever since.
For this list, I have restricted selections to those stories which focus on actual ghosts or other spectral apparitions. I have excluded so-called "true" ghost stories, as well as stories that focus on other supernatural events ( hence no Lovecraft, for example.) Since the true ghost story seems to work extremely well in the short story or novella form, I have included collections; however, I have avoided anthologies and have only listed collections by single authors.
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"The Beckoning Fair One" (Oliver Onions)
"The Beckoning Fair One"
Oliver Onions
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"The Demon Lover" by Elizabeth Bowen
"The Demon Lover" by Elizabeth Bowen
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Ancient Sorceries (Algernon Blackwood)
Ancient Sorceries
Algernon Blackwood
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Audrey's Door
Audrey's Door
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Bag of Bones (Stephen King)
Bag of Bones
Stephen King
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Black Hills (Dan Simmons)
Black Hills
Dan Simmons
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Burnt Offerings (Robert Marasco)
Burnt Offerings
Robert Marasco
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Can Such Things Be? (Ambrose Bierce)
Can Such Things Be?
Ambrose Bierce
9
The Canterville Ghost (Oscar Wilde)
The Canterville Ghost
Oscar Wilde
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A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
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Earthbound (Matheson)
Earthbound
Matheson
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Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by M.P. James
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, by M.P. James
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Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson (Benson)
Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson
Benson
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The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton (Edith Wharton)
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton
Edith Wharton
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Ghost Story (Peter Straub)
Ghost Story
Peter Straub
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Hamlet (Shakespeare)
Hamlet
Shakespeare
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The Haunted
The Haunted
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The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
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Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
Joe Hill
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Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
Richard Matheson
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In a Glass Darkly (Sheridan Le Fanu)
In a Glass Darkly
Sheridan Le Fanu
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Julia (Peter Straub)
Julia
Peter Straub
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MacBeth (Shakespeare)
MacBeth
Shakespeare
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More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (M R James)
More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
M R James
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The Power of Darkness (E. Nesbit)
The Power of Darkness
E. Nesbit
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The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
Stephen King
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The Signal-Man by Charles Dickens
The Signal-Man by Charles Dickens
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The Small Hand: A Ghost Story (Susan Hill)
The Small Hand: A Ghost Story
Susan Hill
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A Thin Ghost and Other Stories (James)
A Thin Ghost and Other Stories
James
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Topper
Topper
31
The Turn of the Screw (Henry James)
The Turn of the Screw
Henry James
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The Uninvited (Dorothy McCardle)
The Uninvited
Dorothy McCardle
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A Warning to the Curious (James)
A Warning to the Curious
James
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A Winter Haunting (Dan Simmons)
A Winter Haunting
Dan Simmons
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The Woman in Black (Susan Hill)
The Woman in Black
Susan Hill
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