On writing ghost stories

I have read quite a few ghost story writers .. and writing a supernatural short story primarily falls in two categories. This is entirely my observation

First style is the very simple standard XII english like that used by Ruskin Bond and Roald Dahl. It works beautifully. Second is the Grub Street/Dead Poets Society english used by Mary Shelley, Henry James (Turn of the Screw), Edgar Allan Poe. It also works beautifully. I try both styles but naturally fail miserably! I have almost completely given up the second style more out of incapability. I recall my writings were at their grotesque best during engineering now I prefer being simple and straight.

One author which I am currently reading is M.R.James. He is a class apart. I am actually very impressed by his writings primarily because I know how difficult it is to write a ghost short story (any short story for that matter). Strongly recommend.

PS: This might come as an expected shock to many but I have had this habit of reading one ghost story every night before going to sleep ha ha .. talk of lullabies! lalla lalla lori bhoot ki story

Update: Hate to disappoint my dear reader friends, but I unabashedly refuse any explanations to my persona non grata which includes my writings. Readers are free to interpret, contort, distort, misconstrue, abuse, praise, dignify, genuflect, mudsling, sympathize, empathize with all that is/shall be published on this webpage. Live and please let live. Simplio! . Thanks and Best Regards.