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A review by carrionlibrarian
Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories by Cynthia Asquith, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Richard Barham Middleton, Alfred McClelland Burrage, Roald Dahl, E.F. Benson, F. Marion Crawford, Robert Aickman, Edith Wharton, Jonas Lie, Rosemary Timperley, L.P. Hartley, Mary Treadgold
3.0
"Introduction" by Roald Dahl - Bleh, skip this off topic misogynistic drivel.
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"W.S." by L. P. Hartley - Not a ghost story. Self indulgent choice by Dahl.
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"Harry" by Rosemary Timperley - The perfect ghost story. All the necessary beats are here. Chilling.
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"The Corner Shop" by Cynthia Asquith - Boring.
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"In the Tube" by E.F. Benson - Pessimistic tale of the supernatural.
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"Christmas Meeting" by Rosemary Timperley - Too short to be satisfying.
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"Elias and the Draug" by Jonas Lie - Not a ghost story. Old white guy literature. yawn.
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"Playmates" by A.M. Burrage - Excellent ghost story. I've read this one before in Ghostly: A Collection of Ghost Stories by Audrey Niffenegger.
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"Ringing the Changes" by Robert Aickman - What the hell am I supposed to take away from this? Great premise. Poor execution. Not frightening. Just confusing and vaguely insulting.
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"The Telephone" by Mary Treadgold - More sexist melodrama than ghost story. Sad because the premise was pretty interesting. Why are all these beautiful young women attracted to useless old men again? Oh right, fuck the patriarchy.
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"The Ghost of a Hand" by J. Sherian Le Fanu - Intriguing, but dated style.
⭐⭐
"The Sweeper" by A. M. Burrage - Not sure why Burrage rated two stories out of only fourteen stories, but he could have chosen a worse ghost story.
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"Afterword" by Edith Wharton - Confusion causing title aside, solid enough ghost story. Perhaps a tad longer and more florid than necessary.
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"On the Brighton Road" by Richard Middleton - Forgettable.
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"The Upper Berth" by F. Marion Crawford - A subtler touch would have made this one a lot scarier but not a bad tale.
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"W.S." by L. P. Hartley - Not a ghost story. Self indulgent choice by Dahl.
⭐⭐
"Harry" by Rosemary Timperley - The perfect ghost story. All the necessary beats are here. Chilling.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"The Corner Shop" by Cynthia Asquith - Boring.
⭐⭐
"In the Tube" by E.F. Benson - Pessimistic tale of the supernatural.
⭐⭐⭐
"Christmas Meeting" by Rosemary Timperley - Too short to be satisfying.
⭐⭐
"Elias and the Draug" by Jonas Lie - Not a ghost story. Old white guy literature. yawn.
⭐
"Playmates" by A.M. Burrage - Excellent ghost story. I've read this one before in Ghostly: A Collection of Ghost Stories by Audrey Niffenegger.
⭐⭐⭐⭐
"Ringing the Changes" by Robert Aickman - What the hell am I supposed to take away from this? Great premise. Poor execution. Not frightening. Just confusing and vaguely insulting.
⭐⭐
"The Telephone" by Mary Treadgold - More sexist melodrama than ghost story. Sad because the premise was pretty interesting. Why are all these beautiful young women attracted to useless old men again? Oh right, fuck the patriarchy.
⭐⭐
"The Ghost of a Hand" by J. Sherian Le Fanu - Intriguing, but dated style.
⭐⭐
"The Sweeper" by A. M. Burrage - Not sure why Burrage rated two stories out of only fourteen stories, but he could have chosen a worse ghost story.
⭐⭐⭐
"Afterword" by Edith Wharton - Confusion causing title aside, solid enough ghost story. Perhaps a tad longer and more florid than necessary.
⭐⭐⭐
"On the Brighton Road" by Richard Middleton - Forgettable.
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"The Upper Berth" by F. Marion Crawford - A subtler touch would have made this one a lot scarier but not a bad tale.
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