Ghost, Horror & Mystery Stories


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The Signalman by Charles Dickens

A man was standing by the red light near the tunnel. ‘‘Look out!" he was calling. "Hello! You down there! Look out!'’

Is there really a ghost on that lonely railway line? What is he trying to tell the signalman? And why does his hand cover his face?

ESL Reading level guide - Intermediate

Before You Read

The Marble Finger by Edith Nesbit

Why do the locals fear the two marble statues in a country church?

Classic horror story from the writer of 'The Railway Children.

ESL Reading level guide - Pre-Intermediate

Before You Read

The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson

A strange tale of grave robbing and murder in 1820's Edinburgh.

ESL Reading level guide - Intermediate

Before You Read

The Mystery of the Mary Celeste

In 1871 a deserted ship is found drifting in the sea. The captain and the crew have disappeared and nobody knows what has happened.

ESL Reading guide - Pre-Intermediate

Before You Read

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

ESL Reading level guide - Advanced

The Same in Japanese

The ghost of old Japan haunts modern Tokyo.

ESL Reading guide:
Upper Intermediate
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