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  • Ghost Stories with Christopher Lee

  • Four Chilling Tales from the BBC TV Series
  • By: M. R. James
  • Narrated by: Christopher Lee
  • Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (37 ratings)

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Ghost Stories with Christopher Lee

By: M. R. James
Narrated by: Christopher Lee
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Publisher's summary

Horror maestro Christopher Lee reads this quartet of supernatural tales, adapted from the stories of M. R. James.

More than a century ago, M. R. James was the provost of King's College, Cambridge. He would gather together a select group of students in his rooms every Christmas Eve and give a candlelit performance of one of his superbly unsettling ghost stories. Christopher Lee recreates the spine-chilling atmosphere of those evenings, as he dons James' mantle to read these four fearful tales.

'The Stalls of Barchester': perusing the papers of Archdeacon Haynes, our narrator uncovers a hidden history of intrigue, murder, a sinister cat and some strange ecclesiastical carvings.

'The Ash Tree': when Sir Matthew Fell, squire of Castringham Hall, testifies against suspected witch Mrs Mothersole, she is found guilty and hanged. From that day forward, a series of tragic events afflict the Fell family, all seemingly linked to the old ash tree growing in the Hall grounds....

'Number 13': staying in Room 12 of the Golden Lion in the Danish town of Viborg, historian Mr Anderson is perturbed by the mystery of the room next door. Who, or what, is the inhabitant of number 13?

'A Warning to the Curious': the horrific account of an archaeologist named Paxton, who takes the fateful decision to excavate the last of the legendary East Anglian crowns - and unleashes a terrifying supernatural force....

Cast and credits:

Written by M. R. James.

Adapted by Ronald Frame.

Read by Christopher Lee.

Directed by Eleanor Yule.

Produced by Richard Downes.

Title music: Geoffrey Burgon.

Editors: James Hamilton and Phyllis Ironside.

Production manager: Monica O'Connor.

First broadcast on BBC Two on the following dates:

'The Stalls of Barchester' 23rd December 2000.

'The Ash Tree' 26th December 2000.

'Number 13' 29th December 2000.

'A Warning to the Curious' 31st December 2000.

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Told to perfection!

Christopher Lee is the GOAT and he doesn’t disappoint with his rendition of these stories. Highly recommended!

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Perfectly Spooky

Loved this. Christopher Lee does an incredible job at reading MR James. Atmospheric and soulful, a perfect audiobook for crisp, autumn nights!

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Stunning Production

The narration by Christopher Lee is amazing and the story selection of stories is fantastic. These are my favourite performance of James' stories. My only regret is that they seem only to have done these four.

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the singing in the background is...annoying

the singing in the background makes it very hard to hear the story!!! it's annoying

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Phenomenal

I likely won’t sleep for some time. A masterful performance by Christopher Lee. Haunting stories.

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Incredible stories with an amazing narrator

Ghost stories from one of the best horror writers read by one of the greatest voice actors of our time. If you like either the author or the narrator, this audiobook is a gem.

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