About this book
Border Ghost Stories by Howard Pease whisks listeners into the brooding Borderlands where landscape and legend conspire to haunt the imagination. A collection of literary horror and ghost stories first published in 1919, these tales draw on Northumbrian folklore, ruined priory lore, and the long shadow of Sir Walter Scott to create an atmosphere both historic and uncanny. Pease often transforms real places into evocative settings—Castle Ichabod, the Lord Warden’s Tomb, Tynemouth Priory and the Roman Wall—so that the ground itself seems to remember old wrongs, loves, and grievances. Some pieces first appeared in the Border Magazine; others are original to this volume, but all share a keen attention to place, mood, and the subtle boundary between the living and the departed. Without revealing endings, the stories range from outright apparitions to quieter hauntings born of memory and landscape, underscoring themes of tradition, belonging, and the persistence of the past. Ideal for listeners who appreciate classic ghost stories, atmospheric literary horror, and regional folklore brought vividly to life, this audiobook rewards those who relish evocative narration and evocative, time-worn settings.
