Some later editions under this title contain both the original collection and its successor, More Ghost Stories (1911), combined in one volume.

[2] Henry S. Whitehead also lauded the book: "Ghost Stories of an Antiquary and its two successors with similar titles have rarely if ever been surpassed in the peculiarly thrilling field which that wonderful writer has made his own.

"[3] After Jonathan Miller adapted "'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad'" for the BBC's Omnibus series in 1968, several stories from the collection were adapted as the BBC's yearly Ghost Story for Christmas strand, including "Lost Hearts", "The Treasure of Abbot Thomas", "The Ash-tree", and "Number 13".

"Whistle and I'll Come to You" was also remade (heavily adapted by Neil Cross) for broadcast on Christmas Eve 2010.

[4] Mark Gatiss wrote and directed adaptations of "The Mezzotint" and "Count Magnus" for the Ghost Story for Christmas series in 2021 and 2022 respectively.