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The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories presents more than forty chilling narratives of the supernatural, spanning vengeful and cruel spirits to more benevolent or even erotic manifestations. Peter Haining curates the collection, inviting contributions from notable authors—including Stephen King, Bram Stoker, Ruth Rendell, and James Herbert—and including selections favored by iconic horror actors Boris Karloff, Peter Cushing, and Christopher Lee. Each tale explores classic haunted house scenarios, from a Connecticut apartment concealment in King’s ’The Boogeyman’ to an Irish castle’s terror in William Hope Hodgson’s ’The Whistling Room,’ offering readers a diverse spectrum of ghostly encounters.
First publish date: November 30, 2000
Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror
Authors: Peter Haining
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