Synopsis
A man rents an apartment in a deserted building, and experiences an impressively scary haunting; which turns out to be the ghost of the Cardiff Giant, so the two have a friendly chat.
Notes
First published in Mark Twain's sketches, new and old, 1875. Locus-1 states that it was first published in Werner's Readings and Recitations, 1888, but it's apparently an error.
External Links
Publications (45)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 |
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American Ghost Stories | Houghton Mifflin | Anthology | 71 |
| 1932 | Thirteen Ghostly Yarns | Roland Swain | Anthology | 29 | |
| 1942 | Thirteen Ghostly Yarns (revised) | Macrae Smith Company | Anthology | ||
| 1971 |
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Ghosts! An Anthology of Spectral Stories | Blackie | Anthology | 300 |
| May 1971 |
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Witches, Wraiths & Warlocks: Supernatural Tales of the American Renaissance | Fawcett Premier | Anthology | 244 |
| March 1973 |
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Witches, Wraiths & Warlocks: Supernatural Tales of the American Renaissance | Fawcett Premier | Anthology | 244 |
| 1979 |
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65 Great Tales of the Supernatural | Octopus Books | Anthology | 618 |
| 1980 |
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65 Great Tales of the Supernatural | Sundial | Anthology | 618 |
| 1982 |
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Tales from Beyond the Grave | Octopus Books | Anthology | 259 |
| 1982 |
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65 Great Tales of the Supernatural | Octopus Books / Marks and Spencer | Anthology | 618 |
| 1982 | 65 Great Tales of the Supernatural | Octopus Books | Anthology | 618 | |
| 1985 |
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Great Ghost Stories | Little Simon | Anthology | 11 |
| 1985 |
|
Great Ghost Stories | Julian Messner | Anthology | 11 |
| October 1988 |
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Witches, Wraiths and Warlocks: Supernatural Tales of the American Renaissance | Fawcett Premier / Ballantine | Anthology | 247 |
| 1989 |
|
Tales from Beyond the Grave | Gallery Books / W. H. Smith | Anthology | 259 |
| July 1990 |
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The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories | Robinson | Anthology | 546 |
| August 1990 |
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The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories | Carroll & Graf | Anthology | 546 |
| 1992 |
|
Great Vampires & Other Horrors | Chancellor Press | Anthology | 503 |
| 1993 |
|
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 179 |
| April 1994 | 100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Michael O'Mara Books | Anthology | 179 | |
| September 1994 |
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The Screaming Skull and Other Great American Ghost Stories | Tor | Anthology | 58 |
| 1995 |
|
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 179 |
| November 1996 |
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Phantastic Book of Ghost Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | |
| 1997 |
|
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 179 |
| 1999 |
|
Masters of the Macabre | Book-of-the-Month Club | Anthology | 60 |
| September 2000 |
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One Dark Night: 13 Masterpieces of the Macabre | Ballantine Books | Anthology | 41 |
| October 2001 |
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The Little Big Book of Chills & Thrills | Welcome Books | Anthology | 230 |
| 2002 |
|
Great Vampire Stories | Chancellor Press | Anthology | 503 |
| September 2002 |
|
The American Fantasy Tradition | Tor | Anthology | 260 |
| September 2002 |
|
Phantastic Book of Ghost Stories | MetroBooks | Anthology | 546 |
| 2003 |
|
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Sterling Publishing | Anthology | 179 |
| September 2003 |
|
The American Fantasy Tradition | Tor | Anthology | 260 |
| 2004 |
|
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories | Barnes & Noble Books | Anthology | 179 |
| September 2004 |
|
More Ghost Stories | Kingfisher (US) | Anthology | 32 |
| October 2006 |
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Ghost Story Collection 2 | LibriVox | Anthology | |5 |
| August 2010 |
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Short Ghost and Horror Story Collection 10 | LibriVox | Anthology | |17 |
| August 2010 |
|
Chills and Thrills: The Ultimate Anthology of the Mystical, Magical, Eerie, & Uncanny | Welcome Books | Anthology | 132 |
| March 2011 |
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The Ghost Story Megapack: 25 Classic Tales by Masters | Wildside Press | Anthology | |
| April 2012 |
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Night Terrors Anthology | Kayelle Press | Anthology | 43 |
| October 2012 | Tor.com, October 25, 2012 | Tor | MAGAZINE | ||
| June 2017 |
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HorrorBabble's Classic Horror: Volume 1 | HorrorBabble | Anthology | |10 |
| June 2017 |
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HorrorBabble's Classic Horror: Volume 1 | HorrorBabble | Anthology | |10 |
| January 2019 |
|
Haunted House Short Stories | Flame Tree Publishing | Anthology | |
| April 2019 |
|
Ghost Stories: Classic Tales of Horror and Suspense | Pegasus Books | Anthology | 201 |
| April 2019 |
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Ghost Stories: Classic Tales of Horror and Suspense | Pegasus Books | Anthology |