Darryl Jones's other publications include Horror: A Thematic History in Fiction and Film (London: Arnold; New York: OUP, 2002), Horror Stories: Classic Tales from Hoffmann to Hodgson (OUP, 2014) and, forthcoming for OUP, Arthur Conan Doyle's Gothic Tales.
`Review from previous edition an outstanding new edition' Boyd Tonkin, The Independent `the definitive edition of James's stories...a treasure trove for every horror lover' Politico `perfect both for longstanding M. R. James fans or those new to his chilling tales' The Oldie `excellently introduced and annotated' Peter Kemp, Sunday Times `Wonderfully spooky classic stories released just in time for the drawing in of the evenings.' The Observer `In his introduction to the 2013 Oxford World Classics edition of MR James's Collected Ghost Stories, Darryl Jones cites the story Casting The Runes, in which a Mr Dunning, lying in bed in the dark, gropes for matches under his pillow.' Teddy Jamieson, Sunday Herald (Glasgow)