The Haunting Season: Eight Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights by Imogen Hermes Gowar, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Elizabeth Macneal, Andrew Michael Hurley, Jess Kidd, Bridget Collins, Laura Purcell, Natasha Pulley

The Haunting Season: Eight Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights

Imogen Hermes Gowar, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Elizabeth Macneal, Andrew Michael Hurley, Jess Kidd, Bridget Collins, Laura Purcell, Natasha Pulley

336 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction horror short stories dark mysterious medium-paced

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Eight bestselling, award-winning writers return to the time-honoured tradition of the seasonal ghost story in this spellbinding collection of new and original haunted talesLong before Charles Dickens and Henry James popularized the tradition of su...

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Community Reviews Summary of 651 reviews

Moods

dark 92%
mysterious 90%
tense 58%
emotional 13%
sad 11%
adventurous 10%
reflective 8%
challenging 6%

Pace

medium 58%
fast 30%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 58% | Plot: 28% | N/A: 9% | Character: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 35% | N/A: 28% | No: 26% | Yes: 9%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 51% | No: 23% | N/A: 19% | Yes: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 46% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 19% | No: 14%

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