Ghost Stories Books of the 1940s
The 11 most-read ghost stories books first published between 1940 and 1949, led by The Uninvited (1942), The Sherwood Ring (1948) and Die Stadt hinter dem Strom (1947).
This list collects 11 books from the 1940s by 10 authors, published between 1940 and 1948. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.
11 books

The Uninvited
Dorothy MacArdle

The Sherwood Ring
Elizabeth Marie Pope

Die Stadt hinter dem Strom
Hermann Kasack

Famous Ghost Stories
Bennett Cerf

Portrait of Jennie
Robert Nathan

The Department of Queer Complaints
John Dickson Carr

Castle Skull
John Dickson Carr

Strangely Enough!
Carroll Burleigh Colby (1904-1977)

Sleep No More
L. T. C. Rolt

The Green Turtle Mystery
Ellery Queen, Ellery Queen Jr.

A Name for Evil
Andrew Nelson Lytle