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Lisa Morton

Biography

Lisa Morton

Lisa Morton is a screenwriter, author of nonfiction books, Bram Stoker Award®-winning prose writer, and Halloween expert whose work was described by the American Library Association’s READERS' ADVISORY GUIDE TO HORROR as “consistently dark, unsettling, and frightening.” She has published four novels, over a hundred short stories, and three books on the history of Halloween. Her most recent releases include the anthology (co-edited with Ellen Datlow) HAUNTED NIGHTS, which received a starred review in Publishers Weekly; the collection THE SAMHANACH AND OTHER HALLOWEEN TREATS; and the acclaimed study GHOSTS: A Haunted History.

Lisa Morton

Books by Lisa Morton

Ghost Stories: Classic Tales of Horror and Suspense
edited by Lisa Morton and Leslie S. Klinger - Anthology, Fiction, Horror, Short Stories, Supernatural Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

The ghost story has long been a staple of world literature, but many of the genre's greatest tales have been forgotten, overshadowed in many cases by their authors' bestselling work in other genres. In this spine-tingling anthology, little-known stories from literary titans like Charles Dickens and Edith Wharton are collected alongside overlooked works from masters of horror fiction like Edgar Allan Poe and M. R. James. Acclaimed anthologists Leslie S. Klinger and Lisa Morton set these stories in historical context and trace the literary significance of ghosts in fiction over almost 200 years --- from a traditional English ballad first printed in 1724 through the Christmas-themed ghost stories of the Victorian era and up to the science fiction-tinged tales of the early 20th century.