Aisling: And other Irish tales of terror

by Peter Tremayne

Short stories of terror and horror set in Ireland.

Genres: Horror, Fiction

288 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1992

About the author

Peter Berresford Ellis (born 10 March 1943) is a historian, literary biographer, and novelist who has published over 90 books to date either under his own name or his pseudonyms Peter Tremayne and Peter MacAlan. He has also published 95 short stories. His non-fiction books, articles and academic papers have made him acknowledged as an authority on Celtic history and culture. As Peter Tremayne, he is the author of the international bestselling Sister Fidelma mystery series. His work has appeared in 25 languages.

Reviews

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an okay but not amazing collection of short stories by Irish historian Peter Berresford Ellis, writing under the pen name Peter Tremayne. Since the blurb on the cover claimed Tremayne to be a "master of the genre", I assumed that I was in for some bone-chilling stories; I suspect now that the genre referred to was actually the historical genre, because the strength of these stories lies in the way that Tremayne inserts Irish history and folk tales into the stories. Apart from that, the writing is not great and the twist endings are all predictable (which isn't necessarily a bad thing, as long as the writer is skilled enough to still make them terrifying. Tremayne is not that skilled). Giving this three stars because I appreciated the historical aspects of these tales, but otherwise this is not a collection I can see myself returning to to re-read.

[Deirdre · Rating 4 out of 5]

excellent horror stories based in Ireland

[Patricia]

Some of these stories are downright ghastly! What fun!