I love ghost stories. Particularly classic ones - stories built on atmosphere; old, scary houses; memories and dreams that feel like real life. Luckily, we live in a world in which stories old and tired enter the public domain, waiting to be resurrected into a second life. So I present DSP Classic Ghosties! Little haunts from the 1800s and early 1900s, long out of print, ready to give spooks and shudders anew.

Book 1: The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

With sharp descriptions and crisp dialogue, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman weaves a haunting so deeply rooted in familial dysfunction that the spectral shadow will be the least of your concerns... Originally published in 1903.

Book 2: The Beast with Five Fingers by W. F. Harvey

In this chilling creature feature from W. F. Harvey, we learn that five fingers may make a hand, but that hand may not need a body... Originally published in 1919.

Book 3: What Was It? by Fitz James O'Brien

Fitz James O’Brien tells a lurid tale of opium, an invisible creature, and a fantastic situation that creates a feeling of great sadness that will leave you wondering, “But what WAS it?” Originally published in 1859.

Book 4: The Haunted Orchard by Richard Le Gallienne

In The Haunted Orchard, Richard Le Gallienne spins a story so delicate and quiet that you won’t fear the ghosts within, but will instead pine away for the simple, but devotional, loves of your youth. Originally published in 1912.

Book 5: The Shell of Sense by Olivia Howard Dunbar

Sometimes, as Olivia Howard Dunbar relates in her story The Shell of Sense, our greatest haunt is not the death we all inevitably meet, but the life we cannot let go of. Originally published in 1908.

Sold as a set of 5 with cardstock covers.