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Haunted Legends
by
Ellen Datlow (Goodreads Author) ,
Nick Mamatas , Catherynne M. Valente (Goodreads Author) , Carolyn Turgeon (Goodreads Author) , Carrie Laben , Jeffrey Ford , Gary A. Braunbeck , Erzebet YellowBoy (Goodreads Author)
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Winner of the 2010 Bram Stoker Award for Best Anthology!
Darkly thrilling, these twenty new ghost stories have all the chills and power of traditional ghost stories, but each tale is a unique retelling of an urban legend from the world over.
Multiple award-winning editor Ellen Datlow and award-nominated author and editor Nick Mamatas recruited Jeffrey Ford, Ramsey Campbell,...more
Darkly thrilling, these twenty new ghost stories have all the chills and power of traditional ghost stories, but each tale is a unique retelling of an urban legend from the world over.
Multiple award-winning editor Ellen Datlow and award-nominated author and editor Nick Mamatas recruited Jeffrey Ford, Ramsey Campbell,...more
Hardcover, 352 pages
Published
September 14th 2010
by Tor Books
(first published January 1st 2010)
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AUGUST 14, 2011:
"Following Double-face Woman" by Erzebet YellowBoy:
This one didn't leave any lasting impression on me. It's based on a figure of Native American myth.
OCTOBER 21, 2011:
"The Folding Man" by Joe R. Lansdale:
This story was a bit silly to me. In part because I found it difficult to take the premise serious: a van full of angry, dead nuns have a folding man chase stupid, young people.
Well in line with many a modern, "hip" horror movie style, though. So if you're in to t...more
AUGUST 14, 2011:
"Following Double-face Woman" by Erzebet YellowBoy:
This one didn't leave any lasting impression on me. It's based on a figure of Native American myth.
OCTOBER 21, 2011:
"The Folding Man" by Joe R. Lansdale:
This story was a bit silly to me. In part because I found it difficult to take the premise serious: a van full of angry, dead nuns have a folding man chase stupid, young people.
Well in line with many a modern, "hip" horror movie style, though. So if you're in to t...more
Haunted Legends gathers together 20 tales from the far flung corners of the globe which all focus on local folktales or urban legends. With the Ellen Datlow sign of quality on the cover and an all star line up within, this promised to be a special collection. Lets see how it shaped up.
The writers were tasked with "choosing their favourite 'true' ghost story and rescue it from the cobwebs of the local tourist gift shop". The result is a collection of vast cultural and stylistic variation. We are...more
The writers were tasked with "choosing their favourite 'true' ghost story and rescue it from the cobwebs of the local tourist gift shop". The result is a collection of vast cultural and stylistic variation. We are...more
I have never been disappointed with any anthology edited, or co-edited, by Ellen Datlow, and HAUNTED LEGENDS continues that trend. While there are a few stories in this collection that didn't really work for me, the majority of them did.
The theme is exactly what the title implies: those local, "home-grown" tales of hauntings and other oddness that you often find retold in poorly-edited "local legends" tomes sold in airports kiosks and tourist-trap gift shops. Datlow and Mamatas' edict to the par...more
The theme is exactly what the title implies: those local, "home-grown" tales of hauntings and other oddness that you often find retold in poorly-edited "local legends" tomes sold in airports kiosks and tourist-trap gift shops. Datlow and Mamatas' edict to the par...more
Nov 14, 2012
Victoria
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
short-stories,
spooky
This past Halloween, I participated in a lot of chatter about that scariest of spooky story collections - actually, it’s a trilogy - compiled by Alvin Schwartz and terrifyingly illustrated by Stephen Gammel: Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark. Recently, the publishers re-released it, but with tamer illustrations - a complete travesty to the horror genre. All this talk of frightening stories put me in the mood for a new collection, and the fact that some of my favorite authors have contributed to...more
Slightly uneven anthology, but the best stories are amongst the best I've read this year. Particularly good are stories by Caitlin R. Kiernan and Kit Reed, and if some of the other fail to live up to them, it's largely due to the very high standard those stories set.
Good or less good (I've never read a bad Datlow-edited anthology), Datlow's collections are never less than interesting, and the collaboration with the eclectic and quirky Nick Mamatas only adds to the varied nature of the stories ch...more
Good or less good (I've never read a bad Datlow-edited anthology), Datlow's collections are never less than interesting, and the collaboration with the eclectic and quirky Nick Mamatas only adds to the varied nature of the stories ch...more
I am reviewing a copy provided by the publisher.
A collection of supernatural tales drawn from cultures around the world, Haunted Legends is part horrifying, part skin-crawling, and part contemplative. Ellen Datlow has teamed up with Nick Mamatas to gather resurrections of urban legends, ghost stories, and local terrors derived from a variety of imaginations and reality-based nightmares to produce a solidly satisfying anthology. There are, of course, some stories that outshine the rest, but the o...more
A collection of supernatural tales drawn from cultures around the world, Haunted Legends is part horrifying, part skin-crawling, and part contemplative. Ellen Datlow has teamed up with Nick Mamatas to gather resurrections of urban legends, ghost stories, and local terrors derived from a variety of imaginations and reality-based nightmares to produce a solidly satisfying anthology. There are, of course, some stories that outshine the rest, but the o...more
May 26, 2012
Amara
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommended to Amara by:
Goodreads Recommendations
Shelves:
goodreads-recommendations,
2012
★★★☆☆ Knickerbocker Holiday by Richard Bowes
★★☆☆☆ That Girl by Kaaron Warren
★☆☆☆☆ Akbar by Kit Reed
★★☆☆☆ The Spring Heel by Steven Pirie
★★★☆☆ As Red as Red by Caitlín R. Kiernan
★★★★☆ Tin Cans by Ekaterina Sedia
★★★★★ Shoebox Train Wreck by John Mantooth
★★★☆☆ Fifteen Panels Depicting the Sadness of the Baku and the Jotai by Catherynne M. Valente
★★★☆☆ La Llorona by Carolyn Turgeon
★★★☆☆ Face Like a Monkey by Carrie Laben
★★★☆☆ Down Atsion Road by Jeffrey Ford
★★★☆☆ Return to Mariabronn by Gary A. Brau...more
★★☆☆☆ That Girl by Kaaron Warren
★☆☆☆☆ Akbar by Kit Reed
★★☆☆☆ The Spring Heel by Steven Pirie
★★★☆☆ As Red as Red by Caitlín R. Kiernan
★★★★☆ Tin Cans by Ekaterina Sedia
★★★★★ Shoebox Train Wreck by John Mantooth
★★★☆☆ Fifteen Panels Depicting the Sadness of the Baku and the Jotai by Catherynne M. Valente
★★★☆☆ La Llorona by Carolyn Turgeon
★★★☆☆ Face Like a Monkey by Carrie Laben
★★★☆☆ Down Atsion Road by Jeffrey Ford
★★★☆☆ Return to Mariabronn by Gary A. Brau...more
This one really underwhelmed me, with the concept of an anthology about local, spooky legends I thought I was heading for an atmospheric and entertaining October read. What I got was mostly a variation of the same dull running concept of a sad and/or melancholic ghost tale, only a tiny number of the 20 stories didn't follow this path. Don't get me wrong, this approach to the idea of "Haunted Legends" has a fair spot in the entirety of the book, meaning 3-4 stories. This collection desperately ne...more
Oct 29, 2010
Shellie (Layers of Thought)
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Horror and Legend Lovers
Original review posted on Layers of Thought. Linked on the blog is an audio version of one of the stories read with an eerie deep voice. It is perfect for a fall evening!
A diverse collection of ghost stories based on actual legends, making it all the more interesting, fun, and just plain scary.
This book was a complete pleasure to read, and what a perfect time of year to do so. Part of the reason that I got so excited about this collection is that each of the stories is prefaced with a bit about...more
A diverse collection of ghost stories based on actual legends, making it all the more interesting, fun, and just plain scary.
This book was a complete pleasure to read, and what a perfect time of year to do so. Part of the reason that I got so excited about this collection is that each of the stories is prefaced with a bit about...more
I don't tend to approach anthologies with a whole lot of expectation. Many times, there's only one or two stories that really draw me in. Haunted Legends, however, is actually a rather good collection. There's only one story that didn't quite feel like it fit the overall theme at all ("Following Double-Face Woman", though it is well written to be sure) and only one I didn't particularly enjoy ("Down Atsion Road", which is far too dry to evoke an emotional response, let alone suspense).
A list of...more
A list of...more
20 stories based on haunted legends around the world. Standouts include:
Richard Bowes “Knickerbocker Holiday” some horrors never die
Ekaterina Sedia “Tin Cans” a brutal Russian ghost story
John Mantooth “Shoebox Train Wreck” as the story says, “the living haunt the dead”
Gary A. Braunbeck “Return to Mariabronn” the lonely road and the realization “Snowmen don’t bleed”
Joe R. Lansdale “The Folding Man” a prank involving nuns and its aftermath, non-stop Lansdale lunacy
Richard Bowes “Knickerbocker Holiday” some horrors never die
Ekaterina Sedia “Tin Cans” a brutal Russian ghost story
John Mantooth “Shoebox Train Wreck” as the story says, “the living haunt the dead”
Gary A. Braunbeck “Return to Mariabronn” the lonely road and the realization “Snowmen don’t bleed”
Joe R. Lansdale “The Folding Man” a prank involving nuns and its aftermath, non-stop Lansdale lunacy
Haunted Legends is the primo tapas party of paranormal fiction.
This wonderful collection of short stories written by talented, award-winning writers puts a fresh spin on urban legends and ghostly tales that have been around for ages. While a few of selectons that didn't grab me, most were quite engaging.
Since I read a lot of paranormal fiction and non-fiction, it was nice to find a book in the supernatural genre that was out of the ordinary in format as well as in content. Even if you don't typi...more
This wonderful collection of short stories written by talented, award-winning writers puts a fresh spin on urban legends and ghostly tales that have been around for ages. While a few of selectons that didn't grab me, most were quite engaging.
Since I read a lot of paranormal fiction and non-fiction, it was nice to find a book in the supernatural genre that was out of the ordinary in format as well as in content. Even if you don't typi...more
This was a solid read, though much more somber than I expected! On the whole the stories were very well-written. I'd read a follow-up volume, should the editors decide to do one.
Apr 27, 2011
Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides
marked it as decided-not-to-read
Recommended to Snail in Danger (Sid) by:
Shirley Jackson memorial award nomination
Shelves:
anthologies-and-collections,
fantasy-fiction
Apparently I'm very much not in the mood for ghost stories right now.
I am really enjoying this so far!! There have been a few stories that I didn't much care for but most are good and creepy- just what I was looking for.
This was a pretty solid 3. There were some stories that were OK but in no way creepy or scary. A few that I really liked a lot and many that were pretty good.
This was a pretty solid 3. There were some stories that were OK but in no way creepy or scary. A few that I really liked a lot and many that were pretty good.
Anthologies are also hard to review because it’s hard to give full attention to every single story in a collection. Because, while I really enjoyed this entire anthology, there were definitely some I loved more than others: { read my full review here }
This is a nice anthology... possibly better-read in the fall than on a bright summer day, but that's my fault. My favorites: "Tin Cans," "Oak Park," "As Red as Red" (so good!), "Between Heaven and Hull," and "The Spring Heel."
review here:
http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/...
http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/...
May 18, 2013
Malavika Menon
marked it as to-read
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Ellen Datlow has been an award-winning editor of short science fiction, fantasy, and horror for over twentyfive years.
She is editor of the Best Horror of the Year and has edited or co-edited a large number of award-winning original anthologies. Her most recent are Supernatural Noir, Naked City, Blood and Other Cravings, The Beastly Bride, Teeth, Trolls Eye View, and After (the last three with Ter...more
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She is editor of the Best Horror of the Year and has edited or co-edited a large number of award-winning original anthologies. Her most recent are Supernatural Noir, Naked City, Blood and Other Cravings, The Beastly Bride, Teeth, Trolls Eye View, and After (the last three with Ter...more
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