Besides the ones John Radcliffe listed, there are supernatural beings in
'Heriot's Ford', 'Brookland Road', and 'To the True Romance'. The
chapter-heading to 'The Return of Imray' has a ghost. If you include
religious poems there's a wide choice, but examples are 'Tomlinson' and
'The Supports'.
'Heriot's Ford' was extended from the heading to ch. X in The Light
that Failed: originally, it was just the first two verses. In the first
and third lines the foe 'hirples' rather than rides, and the last line read
'the darkness gathers fast, my lord'. This is spookier than the complete
poem, which offers a rational explanation for the man's fear.
Incidentally, about 15 years ago a Swedish journalist wrote to the
Society about 'Brookland Road'. He said that a generation earlier it had
been set to music by a famous Swedish folk-singer, who had since achieved
cult status, and was being happily sung by folk-music fans in those parts
as a genuine old ballad. Regards to all, Lisa
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