Ghost Stories Books of the 1950s
The 12 most-read ghost stories books first published between 1950 and 1959, led by The Haunting of Hill House (1959), The Eyes of the Dragon (1959) and Tom's Midnight Garden (1958).
This list collects 12 books from the 1950s by 12 authors, published between 1955 and 1959. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.
12 books

The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson

The Eyes of the Dragon
Stephen King

Tom's Midnight Garden
Philippa Pearce

Awful Auntie
David Walliams

Murder in the Mews
Agatha Christie

The dream-quest of unknown Kadath
H.P. Lovecraft

Ginnie and the Mystery House
Catherine Woolley

Edward Gorey's Haunted Looking Glass
Edward Gorey

Ghost Stories
Joan Aiken, Ruth Ainsworth

My Bones and My Flute
Edgar Mittelhölzer

The Thing at the Foot of the Bed
Maria Leach

The ghost of Follonsbee's folly
Florence Hightower