Lady Cynthia Asquith’s The Second Ghost Book is pure vintage chills—an elegantly curated collection of supernatural tales from some of Britain’s sharpest imaginations, all threaded together with that cool, aristocratic unease she perfected. These aren’t cheap jump-scare yarns; they’re slow-burn hauntings, psychological shivers, and uncanny encounters that slip under your skin and stay there. Ancient houses that breathe, spirits with unfinished business, landscapes where the past refuses to stay buried—each story feels like stepping into a dimly lit room where something already knows your name. It’s atmospheric, literary, and deliciously eerie, a cornerstone of classic British ghost-story tradition and a must for readers who love their hauntings quiet, classy, and deeply unsettling.
