Harper Collins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved essential classics At first you saw only a mass of coarse matted black hair; presently it was seen that this covered a body of fearful thinness almost a skeleton but with the muscles standing out like wires' MR James' ghost stories are brimming with delicate horror They take place in the quiet corners of churches & between the dusty shelves of esteemed college libraries But when Professor Parkin discovers a whistle in a Templar ruin or Sir Richard Fell inherits a country manor with a horrifying history malevolent forces are unleashed Something half-glimpsed something not of this world is preparing to disturb the silence Having terrified generations since its first publication in 1904 Ghost Stories of an Antiquary is a collection that will haunt the reader's imagination long after the lights have gone out ...

With an Introduction & Notes by Martin Scofield University of Kent at Canterbury Henry James was arguably the greatest practitioner of what has been called the psychological ghost story His stories explore the region which lies between the supernatural or straightforwardly marvellous & the darker areas of the human psyche This edition

Includes:: all ten of his ghost stories & as such is the fullest collection currently available The stories range widely in tone & type They include ' The Jolly Corner' a compelling story of psychological doubling; ' Owen Wingrave' which is also a subtle parable of military tradition; ' The Friends of the Friends' a strange story of uncanny love; & ' The Private Life' which finds a shrewd high comedy in its ghostly theme The volume also

Includes:: James's great novella The Turn of the Screw perhaps the most ambiguous & disturbing ghost story ever written



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This release from the spine-tingling GHOST STORIES FROM THE BBC series features one film scripted by Andrew Davies (PRIDE & PREJUDICE) from a Charles Dickens story THE SIGNALMAN (1976) Plus the two original stories STIGMA (1977) & THE ICE HOUSE (1978) ...

In White Moon the players will have to protect & save the villagers Their appearance in the game has new conditions of defeat if twelve villagers are killed the players lose the game The villagers can be killed in different ways (killed by a ghost Devourers etc) Discover also new ghosts & incarnations of Wu-Feng To face all these terrible new enemies a new ally will come & help Su-Ling Each time a villager is killed a malediction dice is rolled or a village tile is haunted the players can activate Su-Ling She will neutralize the bad effects Age range 12 & up Number of players 1 to 4 Play time 90 Manufacturer Asmodee Editions 24 villagers tiles 1 refugee board 1 burial place board 8 artifacts 10 ghost cards 6 Wu-Feng incarnation cards 4 moon crystals 1 Kung-Fu school tile 4 fi gurine receptacles 4 corner tiles 1 portal fi gurine 1 Su-Ling fi gurine 1 Su-Ling help card ...

Mark Gatiss (Sherlock Doctor Who Game of Thrones) selects & introduces chilling tales by the unsung master of the classic ghost story
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Tananarive Due a winner of the American Book Award & an Essence & Los Angeles Times bestselling author brings you her debut short fiction collection! The title novella Ghost Summer won a Kindred Award from the Carl Brandon Society (originally published in The Ancestors) This collection

Includes:: Patient Zero The Lake The Knowing Herd Immunity & many other stories by Tananarive Due

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As attacks unfold across the world
- crippling power grids crashing trains sowing panic & worse
- Marc must call on all his

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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Deadpan hilarity & quirky charm come alive in Ghost Town starring Britain&s favourite comedian Ricky Gervais (The Office) as social reject Bertram Pincus Emmy award winner & seven times Bafta winner Gervais proves his Hollywood worth in this transatlantic feel good love story about a man a woman & a ghost Pincus is a New York City dentist with horrendous people skills When a routine surgery goes awry Pincus is pronounced dead but is miraculously revived seven minutes later The ill-mannered Manhattanite suffers only one lasting after-effect; the ability to see & speak with the dead Word soon gets out in the spirit community & Pincus is irritated to discover he& the go-to-guy for every phantom with unfinished business in the city At the forefront of the ghostly mob is recently deceased Frank Herlihy (Greg Kinnear
- Little Miss Sunshine Baby Mama) who is determined to stop the remarriage of his widow Gwen (Tea Leoni
- Spanglish Fun with Dick & Jane) The laughs unfold when the prickly & romantically inexperienced Pincus smitten with Gwen tries to woo her away from her betrothed
- with hysterically awkward results With sharp performances & beautifully dry Gervais execution Ghost Town won&t fail to make viewers laugh out loud With a host of special features including commentary from renowned director David Koepp & & Making Ghost Town& this is one DVD that should be in the collection of every Ricky Gervais fan Commentary by David Koepp & Ricky Gervais Making Ghost Town Ghostly Effects Some People Can Do It Actors Ricky Gervais Greg Kinnear Kristen Wiig Tea Leoni Bill Campbell Alan Ruck Aasif Mandvi & Dennis Albanese Director David Koepp Certificate 12 years & over Year 2008 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 42 minutes (approx)


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Deadpan hilarity & quirky charm come alive in Ghost Town starring Britain&s favourite comedian Ricky Gervais (The Office) as social reject Bertram Pincus Emmy award winner & seven times Bafta winner Gervais proves his Hollywood worth in this transatlantic feel good love story about a man a woman & a ghost Pincus is a New York City dentist with horrendous people skills When a routine surgery goes awry Pincus is pronounced dead but is miraculously revived seven minutes later The ill-mannered Manhattanite suffers only one lasting after-effect; the ability to see & speak with the dead Word soon gets out in the spirit community & Pincus is irritated to discover he&s the go-to-guy for every phantom with unfinished business in the city At the forefront of the ghostly mob is recently deceased Frank Herlihy (Greg Kinnear
- Little Miss Sunshine Baby Mama) who is determined to stop the remarriage of his widow Gwen (Tea Leoni
- Spanglish Fun with Dick & Jane) The laughs unfold when the prickly & romantically inexperienced Pincus smitten with Gwen tries to woo her away from her betrothed
- with hysterically awkward results With sharp performances & beautifully dry Gervais execution Ghost Town won&t fail to make viewers laugh out loud With a host of special features including commentary from renowned director David Koepp & &making Ghost Town& this is one DVD that should be in the collection of every Ricky Gervais fan Commentary by David Koepp & Ricky Gervais Making Ghost Town Ghostly Effects Some People Can Do It Actors Ricky Gervais Greg Kinnear Kristen Wiig Tea Leoni Bill Campbell Alan Ruck Aasif Mandvi & Dennis Albanese Director David Koepp Certificate 12 years & over Year 2008 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Duration 1 hour & 42 minutes (approx)



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The unthinkable has happened In the wake of time-displaced terrorist attacks on Baltimore & Las Vegas Washington DC has been evacuated With the government uprooted the abandoned Capital has become a refuge for bandits smugglers hardened criminals & those who have chosen to stay behind in this pre-apocalyptic Ghost Town ...