The stories of M. R. James are not only the canon of “horror literature”, but also classics of world literature; not only reports of strange and terrible events, but also a chronicle of life and customs of the early twentieth century, a tense and disturbing period of European history. Here ancient ghosts encounter the first formidable steps of technological progress, a curse overtakes the thieves of ancient wonders, and the kingdom of the supernatural is ready to open its gates to everyone who overcomes their fear...