The Clock Strikes Twelve and Other Stories

"The Clock Strikes Twelve" is a collection of stories by author H. Russell Wakefield (a firm believer in the reality of ghosts). Many critics consider Wakefield one of the great masters of the supernatural horror tale; his atmospheric work in the field has been frequently compared to that of  M. R. James.  August Derleth  called him "the last major representative of a ghost story tradition that began with Sheridan Le Fanu and reached its peak with M. R. James".  John Betjeman noted, "M. R. James is the greatest master of the ghost story.  Henry James, Sheridan Le Fanu and H. Russell Wakefield are equal seconds."