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The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter [#28, October 2015] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £10 per year, 40pp, octavo s/s, cover: “The Ash-Tree” by Jim Pitts) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed 4 · News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl 6 · News of Other Jamesian Authors · Rosemary Pardoe · cl 8 · Jamesian Podcasts 2 · Rick Kennett · cl 10 · Ragnarok · Peter Bell · ss 18 · Incident in the Harvest Field · Tina Rath · ss 22 · Editor’s Note · Rosemary Pardoe · as; afterword to Rath’s story. 22 · M.R. James on Radio and Television: Additional Entries and Updates · Daniel McGachey · bi [Ref. M. R. James] 27 · M.R. James and the Modern Ghost Story: Two Reports on a One-Day Symposium _27 · Report One · Helen Grant · rv [Ref. M. R. James] _29 · Report Two · Peter Bell · rv [Ref. M. R. James] 33 · Jamesian Notes and Queries _33 · The Date of “Merfield Hall/House” · Rosemary Pardoe · ar [Ref. M. R. James] 34 · Letters _34 · [letter] · Clive Ward · lt _34 · [letter] · Norman Darwen · lt 35 · Reviews _35 · Review of Friends of the Dead, by James Doig · David Harris · br _37 · Review of The Sea of Blood, by Reggie Oliver · Roger Johnson · br 39 · Reviews of Unwritten Books: Hoax Review of Further Disturbances: More Stories of the Supernatural, by L. T. Rolt · Ian Bunting · fa bc. · [photographs] · Peter Bell · pt

The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter [#29, April 2016] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £10 per year, 44pp, octavo s/s, cover by Rosemary Pardoe) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. fc. · “Because he knows a fearful fiend doth close behind him tread” · Rosemary Pardoe · cv; from “Casting the Runes”. 3 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed 4 · News _4 · News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _6 · News of Other Jamesian Authors · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _8 · Jamesian Podcasts 3 · Rick Kennett · cl 10 · Zabulo · Mark Valentine · ss 13 · The Ghost Story Awards: Winners Announcement · Rosemary Pardoe · cn [Ref. James Doig] 14 · The Transmutation of Base Metal · Jane Jakeman · ss; sequel to “Lost Hearts”. 20 · Dug Out · David Longhorn · ss; sequel to “A Warning to the Curious”. 26 · Impressions of M.R. James: Shane Leslie’s Memoir, Part 2 · Jim Bryant · ar [Ref. Shane Leslie & M. R. James] 29 · The Unseen “Night of the Demon” · Clive Dawson · ar [Ref. Charles Bennett] changes from original screenplay to final movie. 34 · Letters · The Readers · lc _34 · [letter] · Gail-Nina Anderson · lt _35 · [letter] · Dennis Lien · lt _35 · [letter] · Clive Ward · lt 36 · Reviews · Various · rc _36 · Review of Short Silhouette Films’ dvds of “Count Magnus” & “The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance” · Daniel McGachey · mr _39 · Review of card game set “Monsters & Miscreants: From the World of M.R. James” · Rosemary Pardoe · rv _40 · Review of In the City of Ghosts, by Michael Chislett · Peter Bell · br [Ref. Michael Chislett] _41 · Review of Terror Tales of East Anglia (and other anthologies in the series), ed. Paul Finch · Rosemary Pardoe · br [Ref. Paul Finch] 43 · Reviews of Unwritten Books: Hoax Review of The Dead Are Still Angry, by Mary Ann Allen · Ian Bunting · fa [Ref. Rosemary Pardoe] bc. · “An Evening’s Entertainment” · Alisdair Wood · il (r); “Postcards to the Curious”.

The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter [#30, October 2016] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £10 per year, 44pp, octavo s/s, cover by Rosemary Pardoe) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed 4 · News _4 · News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _8 · Jamesian Podcasts 4 · Rick Kennett · cl 9 · Haunted Studies: The Ghost Stories of M.R. James: A Conference Report · Helen Kemp · ar A Ghostly Company Newsletter Spring 2016 [Ref. M. R. James]; report on a conference held on 19 March 2016 at the Leeds Library, Yorkshire; slightly revised. 10 · Haunted Images: Adapting M.R. James Into Comics · John Reppion · ar [Ref. M. R. James] 12 · By No Mortal Hand · Daniel McGachey · ss [Ref. M. R. James]; sequel to two MRJ stories: “The Ash Tree” and “The Fenstanton Witch”. 23 · The Gypsy’s Curse · Carole Tyrrell · ss [Ref. M. R. James]; prequel to MRJ’s “Martin’s Close”. 29 · “Who Could Damn Hardest”: A Muggletonian Influence Upon “Casting the Runes”? · Mark Valentine · ar [Ref. M. R. James] 31 · Ghost Walks: M.R. James and the Casual Tourist · Scott Brewster · ar [Ref. M. R. James] 36 · Reviews · Various · rc _36 · The Pale Brown Thing · Rosemary Pardoe · br [Ref. Fritz Leiber]; review of the Swan River Press edition. _37 · Dissonant Intervals · Peter Bell · br [Ref. Louis Marvick] _39 · The Master Ghost-Hunter: A Life of Elliott O’Donnell · Rosemary Pardoe · br [Ref. Richard Whittington-Egan] _41 · Malevolent Visitants · David Harris · br [Ref. C. E. Ward] 43 · Reviews of Unwritten Books: Hoax Review of Knock, Knock, by Sheila Hodgson · Ian Bunting · fa bc. · “The Demon Volac” · Collin de Plancy · il

The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter [#31, April 2017] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £10 per year, 44pp, octavo s/s, cover: [untitled collage] by Rosemary Pardoe) [] Details supplied by Denny Lien. 2 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed 4 · News _4 · News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _6 · Articles on M.R. James · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _7 · Other Jamesian Writers · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _8 · Jamesian Podcasts 5 · Rick Kennett · cl 10 · Assizes · C. E. Ward · ss; a sequel to MRJ’s “Martin’s Close”. 23 · The Rare, the Choice and the Curious: A. N. L. Munby’s “The Comte de Marnay” · Mark Valentine · ar [Ref. A. N. L. Munby]; review of bookish (but non-fantastic) story by Munby which appeared in The Book Collector for Spring, 1958. 26 · Mr. Humphries Meets Ann Clark: M.R. James Sightings in Maurice Sandoz’s The Maze · Martin Voracek · ar [Ref. M. R. James & Maurice Sandoz] 32 · Jamesian Notes and Queries _32 · Miss M. H. James, the Author of Bogie Tales of East Anglia · Rosemary Pardoe · ar [Ref. Margaret Helen James]; identifies author of 1891 collection as Margaret Helen James, a cousin of MRJ. _32 · Ghostly Southwold · Peter Bell · ar; recounts ghostly anecdote from Story of Southwold, by M. Janet Becker (1948). _33 · Manly Wade Wellman’s “Chorazin” · Rosemary Pardoe · ar Lady Wardrop’s Journal #1, 2016 [Ref. M. R. James & Manly Wade Wellman]; slightly revised. 35 · Reviews · Various · rc _35 · Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, Volume 1: A Graphic Collection of Short Stories. adapted by Leah Moore & John Reppion · Rosemary Pardoe · br _37 · The Ghosts & Scholars Book of Shadows, Volume 3, ed. Rosemary Pardoe · Daniel McGachey · br _40 · Phantasms: Twelve Eerie Tales, by Peter Bell · Roger Johnson · br _41 · Shadows on the Fens: East Anglian Tales of Terror, ed. Wayne Adrian Drew · Rosemary Pardoe · br _42 · Oh Whistle and I’ll Come to You adapted by David Rudkin · Helen Kemp · th; review of 2 December 2016 production by New Perspectives Theatre Company, at St. Peter’s Church, N. Malvern. _43 · The Rats in the Walla and Other Tales · Gordon Wheeldon · th; review of 28 October 2016 production by Bring Out Your Dead Productions of play interpolating material from five works by HPL, MRJ, Poe. bc. · “The Demon Tap, from Collin de Plancy’s Dictionnaire Infernal” · [uncredited] · cv

The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter [#32, October 2017] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £10 per year, 24pp, octavo s/s, cover: [untitled collage] by Rosemary Pardoe) [] mailed with: “Ting-a-Ling-a-Ling,” a “subscriber’s supplement” to issue 32. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed 4 · News _4 · M.R. James News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _6 · Other Jamesian News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _8 · Obituaries · Rosemary Pardoe · ob [Ref. Richard Dalby & Robert Hardy] _8 · Jamesian Podcasts 6 · Rick Kennett · cl 10 · The Ghost Story: Folk Lore and the Literary Tale · Lionel Short · iv The Morning Post October 9 1923 [Ref. M. R. James]; Pardoe’s intro quotes James letter saying Short conducted the interview; it’s not clear if the original Post printing bylined him or not. 12 · Jamesian Notes and Queries _12 · Christopher Lee on M.R. James · Rosemary Pardoe · ar [Ref. M. R. James]; revised from Lady Wardrop’s Journal #38 (Sept 2015 mailing of The Everlasting Club). _13 · The Stele · Peter Bell · ar 15 · Fritz Leiber’s “A Bit of the Dark World” · Rosemary Pardoe · rv Lady Wardrop’s Journal #45, 2016 [Ref. Fritz Leiber]; from the Nov 2016 mailing of The Everlasting Club. 17 · Reviews _17 · Medieval Studies and the Ghost Stories of M.R. James, by Patrick J. Murphy · Peter Bell · br [Ref. Patrick J. Murphy] _19 · Terror Tales of Cornwall, ed. Paul Finch · David Harris · br [Ref. Paul Finch] _21 · Remnants: Fenland Horrors & Hauntings, by Robert C. Poyton · Rosemary Pardoe · br [Ref. Robert C. Poyton] 22 · Letters _22 · [letter] · Michael Connolly · lt _23 · [letter] · C. E. Ward · lt 23 · The Ghost Story Awards · The Editor · ms; due to minimal response, the proposed awards have been cancelled. bc. · The Demon Marchocias · Collin de Plancy · il (r); from Dictionnaire Infernal, 1818. · Ting-a-Ling-a-Ling; 28pp, cover by Daniel McGachey, a “subscriber’s supplement” to issue 32. _4 · Preface: Some Personalia About Dr. Lawrence · Daniel McGachey · ms; introduction to the story proper. _6 · Ting-a-Ling-a-Ling [Dr. C. G. Lawrence] · Daniel McGachey · nv _26 · Afterword: Dr. Lawrence: An Informal Portrait · Daniel McGachey · ms _27 · A Note on the Author · [uncredited] · bg [Ref. Daniel McGachey]

The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter [#33, April 2018] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £10 per year, 44pp, octavo s/s, cover: [untitled collage] by Rosemary Pardoe) [] note: while dated “April,” my copy was actually received in mid-March 2018. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed 4 · News _4 · M.R. James News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _6 · Other Jamesian News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _8 · Jamesian Television? · Rosemary Pardoe · cl; on Jamesian references in BBC comedy series The Detectorists. _9 · Obituaries (John Gordon; Mark E. Smith) · Rosemary Pardoe · ob [Ref. John Gordon & Mark E. Smith] _9 · Jamesian Podcasts 7 · Rick Kennett · cl 11 · The Whistle Thing · Michael Chislett · ss; a “modern spin” on MRJ’s “Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad”. 21 · Unfinished Business · Mark Nicolls · ss; a sequel to MRJ’s “Lost Hearts”. 28 · The Quest for Karswell: An Enquiry Into Identity (M.R. James; Baron Corvo) · Paul M. Chapman · ar [Ref. M. R. James & Baron Corvo]; argues for “Baron Corvo” rather than Aleister Crowley as chief influence on the MRJ character. 34 · Michael Harrison · Rosemary Pardoe · ar [Ref. Michael Harrison]; describes three arguably Jamesian stories by Harrison. 37 · Reviews · Various · rc _37 · Ghost Stories of an Antiquity, Volume II: A Graphic Collection…, adapted by Leah Moore & John Reppion · Rosemary Pardoe · br [Ref. Leah Moore & John Reppion] _38 · Nine Lessons, by Nicola Upton · Daniel McGachey · br [Ref. Nicola Upton] _40 · The White Road, by Ron Weighell (the 2017 revised collection) · Peter Bell · br [Ref. Ron Weighell] _42 · Lady Stanhope’s Manuscript and Other Stories, by Dale Nelson · David Harris · br [Ref. Dale Nelson] bc. · Cybele’s “Nutcrackers” · Rosemary Pardoe · il

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Ghosts & Scholars [#34, October 2018] ed. Rosemary Pardoe (Haunted Library, £10 per year, 44pp, octavo s/s, cover: “The Kitchen Cat” (from “The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral”) by Daniel McGachey) [] note: the illustrations on the fc and the bc are the same, aside from the bc cat being slightly lighter (fading away?). Details supplied by Denny Lien. 3 · Editorial · Rosemary Pardoe · ed 4 · News _4 · M.R. James News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _6 · Other Jamesian News · Rosemary Pardoe · cl _8 · Obituary (Elsa Wallace) · Rosemary Pardoe · ob [Ref. Elsa Wallace] _8 · Jamesian Podcasts 8 · Rick Kennett · cl 10 · The Chalk Pit · Elsa Wallace · vi; a prequel to the MRJ “Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance”. 12 · The Suppell Stone · Elsa Wallace · ss 18 · Proposed M.R. James RPG · Paul StJohn Mackintosh · ms 19 · My Dancing Days Are Over · Paul StJohn Mackintosh · ss; a prequel to the MRJ “Mr. Humphrys and His Inheritance”. 22 · H.F.W. Tatham: An Outlier of the James Gang · Joseph Hinton · ar [Ref. H. F. W. Tatham] 31 · The Jamesian Elliott O’Donnell? · Peter Bell · ar [Ref. Elliott O’Donnell] 33 · The Watermelon and the Hatstand: On Aickman’s “The School Friend” and Others · Mark Valentine · ar [Ref. Robert Aickman]; expanded from a version published in the 150th mailing (March 2018) of The Everlasting Club. 36 · Jamesian Notes and Queries _36 · Russell Kirk’s Old House of Fear · Peter Bell · br [Ref. Russell Kirk] _37 · A Well in the West · David A. Sutton · ar; on possible misidentification in MRJ’s ABBEYS of a specific sacred well. 41 · Reviews · Various · rc _41 · “Oh Whistle and I’ll Come to You My Lad”, dvd of Robert Lloyd Parry performance] · Rosemary Pardoe · rv [Ref. Robert Lloyd Parry] _42 · Waiting in the Shadows, by Katherine Haynes · Roger Johnson · br [Ref. Katherine Haynes] bc. · “There is no cat” · Daniel McGachey · cv