Ralph Adams Cram (1863–1942)
Author of Black Spirits and White: A Book of Ghost Stories
About the Author
Image credit: Ralph Adams Cram (1863-1942) Photo by F. Holland Day, circa 1890 (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-121769)
Works by Ralph Adams Cram
Church building : a study of the principles of architecture in their relation to the church (2009) 9 copies
Associated Works
Masterpieces of Terror and the Supernatural: A Treasury of Spellbinding Tales Old & New (1985) — Contributor — 526 copies
American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from Poe to the Pulps (2009) — Contributor — 265 copies
Great Weird Tales: 14 Stories by Lovecraft, Blackwood, Machen and Others (2011) — Contributor — 58 copies
The Weiser Book of Horror and the Occult: Hidden Magic, Occult Truths, and the Stories That Started It All (2014) — Contributor — 37 copies
The Gargoyle Book: 572 Examples from Gothic Architecture (1930) — Introduction, some editions — 37 copies
Supernatural Sherlocks : Stories from The Golden Age of the Occult Detective (2017) — Contributor — 21 copies
Isaac Asimov Presents the Best Horror and Supernatural of the 19th Century (1983) — Contributor — 16 copies
The Dead Valley And Others H.P. Lovecraft's Favorite Horror Stories Volume 2 (2016) — Contributor — 15 copies
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- Legal name
- Cram, Ralph Adams
- Birthdate
- 1863-12-16
- Date of death
- 1942-09-22
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA
- Place of death
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Places of residence
- Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, USA (birthplace)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA - Occupations
- architect
author
professor of architecture - Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Commonweal
Medieval Academy of America - Awards and honors
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (1915)
His birthday, December 16, is observed as a feast day on the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church (USA)
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THE DEEP ONES: "The Dead Valley" by Ralph Adams Cram in The Weird Tradition (January 2016)
Reviews
Shadows Gothic and Grotesque (Black Spirits and… by Ralph Adams Cram
Shadows Gothic and Grotesque contains two six-story anthologies. The first, “Black Spirits and White” by Ralph Adams Cram, are evocative Victorian ghost stories set in Europe. Richly atmospheric, propulsive storytelling with some masterful flourishes of scintillating prose. The second set, however, “Tales of the Supernatural“ by James Platt, consists of long-winded, plodding, and convoluted stories - an unmitigated slog. Recommended solely for the excellent Cram ghost stories.
This was a nice collection of ghost stories, and I enjoyed reading it very much. Although the stories were written over 100 years ago, they still feel fresh today. My favorite was probably NO. 252 Rue M. Le Prince, but I thought all of them were very good.
This is a collection of six short stories (found here at Gutenberg):
No. 252 Rue M. Le Prince
A night spent in a haunted/cursed Paris home.
In Kropfsberg Keep
A night spent in a haunted German castle.
The White Villa
Missing a train means spending the night in an old Italian villa.
Sister Maddelena
In Sicily a nun's ghost seeks rest.
Notre Dame Des Eaux
A picturesque church and a madman.
The Dead Valley
Exactly what the title says.
The stories are old fashioned and interesting - not the best short stories of the era that I've read, and I waffled between two and three stars on this. Still, very well worth a read. I think the Dead Valley has been anthologized elsewhere because I feel sure I've read it before.… (more)
No. 252 Rue M. Le Prince
A night spent in a haunted/cursed Paris home.
In Kropfsberg Keep
A night spent in a haunted German castle.
The White Villa
Missing a train means spending the night in an old Italian villa.
Sister Maddelena
In Sicily a nun's ghost seeks rest.
Notre Dame Des Eaux
A picturesque church and a madman.
The Dead Valley
Exactly what the title says.
The stories are old fashioned and interesting - not the best short stories of the era that I've read, and I waffled between two and three stars on this. Still, very well worth a read. I think the Dead Valley has been anthologized elsewhere because I feel sure I've read it before.… (more)
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