The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories [B1847]

2005 PB, 689-pages, nice and clean with just minor cover wear. 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.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "This book is definitely a MAMMOTH. There are tons of spooky stories in here (as well as a few humorous ones) and overall, the stories the editor chose to include are all very solid submissions."; "A fantastic selection of stories! Of course, there's going to be some stories you won't find interesting/may skip, but there's plenty of variety in here! It's truly fascinating how long the history of haunted house stories is. From the old to slightly more modern tales, it's great for a Halloween read."; "Great collection - high % of bangers."; "Short stories that depict various times eras and levels of society. Set in the USA, England, Ireland, France and Belgium."; "What a massive volume of haunted house stories. Most of them were hits and I really liked the different sections: haunted places, avenging spirits, shadowy corners, phantom lovers (one of my favorites), little terrors, psychic phenomena, houses of horror which included The Boogeyman by Stephen King. With a nice list of haunted house novels at the end. Great anthology I can highly recommend."