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The Oxford Book of Victorian Ghost Stories presents thirty‑five carefully chosen tales that epitomize the classic ghost story tradition. Each narrative showcases haunted houses, vengeful spirits, and spectral warnings from beyond the grave, capturing the atmospheric suspense and supernatural intrigue of the Victorian era.
Readers expecting the familiar chills of the genre will find this anthology a satisfying treat, offering a variety of haunting encounters that range from subtle eeriness to outright terror, all crafted to produce the pleasurable shudder associated with well‑wrought ghost stories.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: Michael Cox
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