Overview
James's stories continue to influence many of today's great supernatural writers, including Stephen King, H. P. Lovecraft and Susan Hill.
These stories have been adapted multiple times to TV, radio, film and theatre.
Author Bio
M. R. James (1862-1936) was an English author and a medievalist scholar. He was the provost of King's College, Cambridge from 1905 to 1918, and of Eton College from 1918 to 1936. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1913-15. Though James's scholarly work is still highly regarded, he is best remembered for his ghost stories, which redefined the genre for the 20th century.
