The Ash-tree

For the A Ghost Story for Christmas film, see The Ash Tree (film).

"The Ash-tree"
Short story by M. R. James
"The Ash-tree" was published in Ghost Stories of an Antiquary in 1904
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CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreHorror
Publication
Published inGhost Stories of an Antiquary
PublisherEdward Arnold
Publication date1904

"The Ash-tree" is a ghost story by British writer M. R. James, included in his 1904 book Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, and also collected again in his 1931 book The Collected Ghost Stories of M. R. James. It concerns mysterious deaths relating to an ash tree. It has been adapted many times, including a 1963 episode of KPFA/KPFK's The Black Mass, a 1975 episode of the BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas, a 1986 episode of BBC2's Classic Ghost Stories series, and a 2000 episode of BBC Scotland's series Christopher Lee's Ghost Stories For Christmas.

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