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Classic Tales of Hauntings
16 spooky tales. Includes The Judge's House by Bram Stoker, A Jug of Sirup by Ambrose Bierce, The Ebony Frame by E. Nesbit, The Haunted Doll's House by M. R. James, The Old House in Vauxhall Walk by Charlotte Riddell, The Haunted Mill by Jerome K. Jerome and many more.
7 pages, Audio CD
First published January 1, 2012
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June 14, 2021
These are more gothic tales than horror stories, and are very good. More creepy than scary, with a looming sense of dread and a Victorian atmosphere, there are perfect for the lovers of the genre.
November 19, 2018
It was ok, but lacked any real mystery. Short stories are generally hard to get into, because they are short (no surprise there) and these were no exception. All were written many years ago and I did enjoy the 'Olde English' prose but that was about it. I'm certainly not going to have any sleepless nights.
May 27, 2020
Short stories, they're good.
July 24, 2015
Good collection of classic spooky tales. My favourites were:
The Judge's House - Bram Stoker - how can you not love a story by Stoker?
The Ebony Frame - Edith Wharton - fantastically creepy little number about a mysterious portrait which exerts a strange influence over a young man.
On The Northern Ice - Elia W. Peattie - Chilling little winter ghost story.
The Woman With A Candle - W. Bourne Cook - Woman-in-Black-esque tale of terror
The Haunted Dolls House - M.R. James - one of the Master of Ghost Stories most terrifying tales.
The Underground Ghost - John Berwick Harwood - ghost story set in an old mine, what's not to love?
The Vacant Lot - M.E. Wilkins Freeman - kind of a haunted house story, only without an actual house, interesting twist on the haunted house genre
The Real and the Counterfeit -Louisa Baldwin - a practical joke to prove or disprove the existence of ghosts backfires.
The narrators were as good as the authors, including Paul Panting and Garrick Hagon, both very good storytellers with perfect voices and styles for this kind of stuff.
The Judge's House - Bram Stoker - how can you not love a story by Stoker?
The Ebony Frame - Edith Wharton - fantastically creepy little number about a mysterious portrait which exerts a strange influence over a young man.
On The Northern Ice - Elia W. Peattie - Chilling little winter ghost story.
The Woman With A Candle - W. Bourne Cook - Woman-in-Black-esque tale of terror
The Haunted Dolls House - M.R. James - one of the Master of Ghost Stories most terrifying tales.
The Underground Ghost - John Berwick Harwood - ghost story set in an old mine, what's not to love?
The Vacant Lot - M.E. Wilkins Freeman - kind of a haunted house story, only without an actual house, interesting twist on the haunted house genre
The Real and the Counterfeit -Louisa Baldwin - a practical joke to prove or disprove the existence of ghosts backfires.
The narrators were as good as the authors, including Paul Panting and Garrick Hagon, both very good storytellers with perfect voices and styles for this kind of stuff.
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