Writing
M.R. James
Born — Died
1862-08-01 — 1936-06-12
Place of birth
Dover, Kent, England
Known for
Writing
Credits
3 titles
Montague Rhodes James OM FBA was an English author, medievalist scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918), and of Eton College (1918–1936). He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge (1913–15). James is best remembered for his ghost stories, which some consider among the best in the genre. He redefined the ghost story for the new century by abandoning many of the formal Gothic clichés of his predecessors and using more realistic contemporary settings. However, his protagonists and plots tend to reflect his own antiquarian interests. Accordingly, he is known as the originator of the "antiquarian ghost story".
Known for
NRBrought to life through animation, this collection of seven eerie stories takes viewers on a haunting journey through the Victorian era.
Tales of Ghosts & Demons
2023
NRA collector of antique doll’s houses buys a bargain that turns out to be cursed.
The Haunted Doll's House
2012
NRRuth Rendell, Michael Cox, Lawrence Gordon Clark, Muriel Gray, Kim Newman, and Christopher Frayling are among the contributors in this appreciation of the influential ghost-story writer.
M.R. James: Supernatural Storyteller
2004