Terrifying Tales: Famous Ghost Stories Quiz

Jackson, who also wrote the chilling story "The Lottery," released "The Haunting of Hill House" in 1959.

Main character Eleanor Vance goes mad after moving into Hill House at the invitation of Dr. John Montague.

In the W.W. Jacobs tale "The Monkey's Paw," each of the mystical paws can grant three wishes to each of three different people.

After her son Herbert dies, Mrs. White wishes him back to life with disastrous consequences.

Narrator Arthur Kipps tells the story of "The Woman in Black" in the 1983 Susan Hill story.

The horrible tale of Arthur Kipps takes place at Eel Marsh House.

Nobody "Bod" Owens lives in a creepy cemetery, where he is surrounded by the dead and the less-than-dead.

In Algernon Blackwood's "The Willows," a pair of unfortunate boaters cruise down the Danube in eastern Europe.

If it weren't a holiday classic, "A Christmas Carol" would make one heck of a ghost story, thanks to its four ghosts.

Peter Straub became a horror legend with his 1979 novel "Ghost Story," which was made into a 1981 movie by the same name.

A group of five men who call themselves the Chowder Society reminisce on scary events, which may be linked to a long-ago murder.

After Ligeia dies, the narrator marries Rowena, who dies and transforms into Ligeia in the classic tale by Edgar Allen Poe.

Miles and Flora are a pair of children haunted by a ghostly couple in "The Turn of the Screw."

The story tells of a governess who moves to a haunted manor house called Bly.

Henry James first published his classic gothic tale in the 1898 compilation "The Two Magics."

Morbid collector Judas Coyne finds himself saddled with a ghost in the 2007 Joe Hill book.

The heart-shaped box contains a suit, which carries with it the ghost of its former owner.

Stephen King's "The Shining" came out in 1977 and was followed a few years later by a terrifying film of the same name.

Jack Torrance, his wife Wendy and their son Danny are haunted by unknown forces in the chilling King tale.

The Overlook Hotel and its evil residents attempt to claim the young Danny Torrance as their own in "The Shining."

The 1887 Oscar Wilde short story is set in a haunted castle.

The Otis family is haunted by Sir Simon after moving into Canterville Chase, despite being warned that the castle is haunted.

"The Phantom Rickshaw," published in 1888, was one of many spooky tales by Rudyard Kipling.

After he spurns his ex-lover Agnes, narrator Jack is haunted by a mysterious spirit until he ends up with Agnes once again.

The headless spirit of a mounted Revolutionary War soldier haunts the tiny hamlet of Sleepy Hollow.

Washington Irving penned the unfortunate tale of Ichabod Crane in 1820.

Le Fanu's "Carmilla" came out in 1872, 25 years before the publication of "Dracula."

In Mary Shelley's 1818 tale, Victor Frankenstein creates an unnamed monster who quickly moves beyond the control of his creator.

Blatty's 1971 novel "The Exorcist" is considered one of the scariest books of all time, and it gets even scarier when you consider that it was inspired by a true story.

In the 1971 novel, 12-year-old Regan is possessed by demons, prompting an exorcism.