Ghost Stories: Volume Two (Audio CD) Reviews
Description:ISBN 1405678151 /
Newest Review: ... of a stuffy intellectual; someone like a university lecturer and someone who should be above such lowbrow fancies as the ... more
... believing in the existence of the supernatural.
However, there is another distinctly different element feel and style that M.R. James uses that has helped him to become known as "The Father of the Modern Ghost Story". This is the strong emphasis on the imaginative psychological element. From The Haunting - both the book and the original film - to The Omen, the Jamesian ghost story is a tale that leaves it up to the reader or, more appropriately, the listener to make up their own mind over the supernatural elemen...more
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by - written on 08/01/10 (Very useful, 34 readings)
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Sorry if this now seems a little out of date, but I submitted my recommendation for this item way before Christmas. Simply titled "Ghost Stories: Volume Two", this audio book is distinctly different from other classical collections I have listened to or read in the past. The reason for this being that each of the four tales contained within are the works of M.R. James. Despite an undeniable legacy and influence over the genre in the 20th century, James's tales are still very different from what we expect in the horror or, more specifically, the ghost short story genre. They often have the superficial criteria of a contemporary pompous upper-middle ... Read the complete review
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