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"'A first rate list of contributors... Hair raising!' Time Out 'All we need say is buy it.' Starlog"
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About the Author
Peter Haining is a leading authority on horror fiction,with a particular emphasis on early Gothic and on the classic English ghost story. He has edited a large number of horror, crime and fantasy anthologies published over the past three decades.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
By hauntedpen
Format:Paperback
Many of the large ghost story anthologies seem to repeat a lot of familiar stories, but Peter Haining has included in this one many stories I've never read before -- both historical and contemporary. Among my favorites are "The Man from Glasgow" by Somerset Maugham about an olive merchant in Spain, "The House at Treheale" by A.C. Benson about a haunted composer, "The Prescription" by Marjorie Bowen about a doctor's strange night, "Haunted" by Joyce Carol Oates about the misfortune that befalls two young girls, "Video Nasty" by Philip Pullman about an eerie viewing of a snuff film, and "The Richpins" by E.G. Swain about a haunted field. I was also pleased to find Daphne Du Maurier's "The Pool" included here. It's a story I've searched out to read before without much success of finding it, since it was not included in her "Don't Look Now" collection.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have to credit my good friend Tom for hooking me onto this one. Incredibly compiled collection of great writing, ghost stories or not. Somerset Maugham, Daphne DuMaurier, Joyce Carol Oates, even John Gielgud before he was a "Sir." Most of them deliver genuine creeps, but the whole collection was SO well selected. I will read more in this series.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Editor Peter Haining does a good job choosing the selections for this collection of ghost stories. Rather than emphasizing pieces featuring moaning phantoms, clanking chains and other staple but simplistic fare common to the genre, Haining sought stories heavy with eerie mood and tone. As with any anthology like this one, some vignettes are better or more effective than others. That said, the overall quality of the selections is consistently high. Some of the tales surely will curdle a reader's blood late in the dead of a stormy night. The compilation makes clear ghosts are as often specters within us as without, and there can be no haunting absent the haunted.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
great stories!
If you like ghost stories, I think you would like this book. I like it for a fun, relaxing way to end the day.
Published 23 days ago by Joellen Vash
5.0 out of 5 stars
Son loves it.
Bought this for my son who is currently away from home. He received it promptly and tells me he loves it.
Published 1 month ago by frank09nj
3.0 out of 5 stars
GOOD BOOK
INTERESTING IN A GOOD WAY...I LIKED THIS BOOK. PURCHASED IT FOR A FRIEND AND THEN GOT MY OWN. IT'S A MUST HAVE!!!
Published 4 months ago by Shoegal3
5.0 out of 5 stars
READING
GREAT BOOK. I ENJOY READING AND THIS BOOK WILL KEEP YOU READING FOR HOURS. VERY INTERSTING FOR ANY ONE WHO LOVES GHOST STORYS. AMD I DO BELIEVE YOU WILL.
Published 5 months ago by barbara brown
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good book
I recommend it If you are interested in ghost stories I recommend this book highly. it's a good read on a stormy night!
Published 6 months ago by A. Caron
3.0 out of 5 stars
modern ghost stories
I was glad whenthe book arrived,as i was eager to dwelve into the book. When i started the book, it wasn't quite what I had imagined. Read more
Published 9 months ago by time2read
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect as usual!
Once again everything in perfect order and in time. All my packages arrived to the hotel on the estimated date and in perfect conditions
Published 18 months ago by CarlosS
2.0 out of 5 stars
A mammoth book of second and third rate ghost stories
Not one single one of these was outstanding. Even the stories by well-known authors (M.R. James, for example) were the ones I liked the least from their individual anthologies. Read more
Published on May 14, 2011 by deborah
3.0 out of 5 stars
A diverse mix of stories...
This one took me a very long time to complete since nearly half of the collection of stories were either painfully dull and tame (surprisingly by well known authors whose stories... Read more
Published on March 24, 2010 by Galo Romero
5.0 out of 5 stars
Really High Quality Collection
This is a really great collection. Some of the best ghost stories you could possibly choose.
Anyone giving this book low marks is probably looking for *horror* stories... Read more
Anyone giving this book low marks is probably looking for *horror* stories... Read more
Published on October 25, 2009 by juleptrader
