Ghostly: A Collection of Ghost Stories

Ghostly: A Collection of Ghost Stories by Audrey Niffenegger

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This collection of ghost stories assembled and introduced by Audrey Niffenegger is a delight. Tales run the gamut from Poe’s macabre masterpiece, “The Black Cat,” to Amy Giacalone’s laugh-out-loud, “Tiny Ghosts” and PG Wodehouse’s, “Honeysuckle Cottage.” A seemingly disproportionate number of the stories have protagonists who happen to be writers. Difficult to say if this was intentional on Niffenegger’s part. Perhaps writers are more likely to be haunted? Reader beware: Ghostly is more a survey of fine ghost tales than an anthology of scary stories. Still, there is plenty here to lift the hairs on the back of the reader’s neck. Given modern technology and today’s political climate, Ray Bradbury’s post-apocalyptic, “August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains,” made my blood run cold.

Thanks to NetGalley and Scribner for the opportunity to read and review this title.




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