Most Popular Ghosts Books of the 1980s

Discover popular Ghosts books from the 1980s, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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The Woman in Black #1

The Woman in Black

Susan Hill

Horror · Ghosts

1983

8/10 1 ratings

65 Great Spine Chillers

Mary Danby

Fantasy · Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror

1982

8/10 1 ratings

Wait till Helen Comes

Mary Downing Hahn

Horror · Ghosts · Middle Grade

1986

7.2/10 5 ratings

The Doll in the Garden

Mary Downing Hahn

Horror · Ghosts · Middle Grade

1989

Ghosts for Christmas

Richard Dalby

Horror · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

November 1988

Ghost of Sherlock Holmes

Leslie Halliwell

Horror · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Collection

January 1, 1984

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #20

The Twentieth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

1984

Armada Ghost Book #15

The Fifteenth Armada Ghost Book

Mary Danby

Horror · Childrens · Ghosts · Anthology · Short Stories

1983

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #19

The Nineteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

1983

Tales of the Supernatural

Algernon Blackwood, Mike Ashley

Fantasy · Horror · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

1983

Armada Ghost Book #14

The Fourteenth Armada Ghost Book

Mary Danby

Horror · Childrens · Ghosts · Anthology · Short Stories

1982

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #18

The Eighteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

1982

The Ghost Book

The Fourth Bumper Book of Ghost Stories

James Hale

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

1981

Armada Ghost Book #13

The Thirteenth Armada Ghost Book

Mary Danby

Horror · Childrens · Ghosts · Anthology

October 1981

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #17

The Seventeenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

1981

The Ghost Book #15

The After midnight ghost book

James Hale

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

1980

Armada Ghost Book #12

The Twelfth Armada Ghost Book

Mary Danby

Horror · Childrens · Ghosts · Anthology · Short Stories

1980

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories #16

The Sixteenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories

R. Chetwynd-Hayes

Horror · Ghosts · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction

November 1980