M R James - Ghost Stories

M R James

The voice - it was little more than a whisper - sounded so hoarse and angry, and yet as if it came from a long, long way off . . . 'The aim of a good ghost story is to make the blood freeze, pleasurably, and this M. R. James achieves to perfection in these wonderful stories. His most atmospheric setting...

Macbeth: Staged: the origins of YA's greatest tropes Pre Order

'It will have blood, they say- blood will have blood.'On a bleak, stormy night, three witches prophesy- Macbeth will be a lord twice-over, Macbeth will be king, Banquo's sons will be kings.When their predictions start to come true, the ambitious Lady Macbeth vows to help her husband become King of Scotl...