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Ghost Stories Chilling Supernatural Tales
"Framed by the ragged opening of the bricks, hardly seen in the dim light, was a face, an ivory image, more beautiful than any antique bust, but drawn and distorted by unspeakable agony..."
This chilling collection of classic ghost stories brings together some of the most terrifying tales from the genre's most accomplished writers, including M. R. James, Sheridan Le Fanu and E. F. Benson. From the shifting glass eyes of a porcelain doll, to the slumped figure by the fireside, the apparitions within these fearful pages will haunt readers long after the tale ends.
This chilling collection of classic ghost stories brings together some of the most terrifying tales from the genre's most accomplished writers, including M. R. James, Sheridan Le Fanu and E. F. Benson. From the shifting glass eyes of a porcelain doll, to the slumped figure by the fireside, the apparitions within these fearful pages will haunt readers long after the tale ends.
384 pages, Hardcover
Published July 15, 2019
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February 8, 2020
Nice collection of ghost stories told by 19 century writers.
January 23, 2022
“Ghosts have always fascinated us. Whether they are vengeful spirits returning to haunt those who wronged them in life or mournful figures trapped on earth until they can pass into a peaceful rest, there is something both terrifying and comforting about these ethereal beings. Combining the suspense of the thriller with the mystery of the detective story, ghost stories often provide an unforgettable experience.” Page 7
“He had had no experience in grief; his capacity had not been enlarged by use. His heart could not contain it all, nor his imagination rightly conceive it. He did not know he was so hard struck; that knowledge would come later, and never go. Grief is an artist of powers as various as the instruments upon which he plays his dirges for the dead, evoking from some the sharpest, shrillest notes, from others the low, grave chords that throb recurrent like the slow beating of a distant drum. Some natures it startles; some it stupefies. To one it comes like the stroke of an arrow, stinging all the sensibilities to a keener life; to another as the blow of a bludgeon, which in crushing benumbs.” Page 313, The Boarded Window by Ambrose Bierce
“He had had no experience in grief; his capacity had not been enlarged by use. His heart could not contain it all, nor his imagination rightly conceive it. He did not know he was so hard struck; that knowledge would come later, and never go. Grief is an artist of powers as various as the instruments upon which he plays his dirges for the dead, evoking from some the sharpest, shrillest notes, from others the low, grave chords that throb recurrent like the slow beating of a distant drum. Some natures it startles; some it stupefies. To one it comes like the stroke of an arrow, stinging all the sensibilities to a keener life; to another as the blow of a bludgeon, which in crushing benumbs.” Page 313, The Boarded Window by Ambrose Bierce
January 21, 2020
It’s just an okay collection of stories. Not anything I would recommend save for a handful of stories that stand out over the rest, nor anything I would have spent as much as I did upon purchasing this book. ☹️ I didn’t hate any of the stories included, like I mentioned, except for a handful, they’re all just okay, and not always spooky.
November 4, 2020
"Grief is an artist of powers as various as the instruments upon which he plays his dirges for the dead, evoking from some the sharpest, shrillest notes, from others the low, grave chords that throb recurrent like the slow beating of a distant drum. Some natures it startles; some it stupefies. To some it comes like the stroke of an arrow, stinging all the sensibilities to a keener life; to another as the blow of a bludgeon, which in crushing benumbs." -Ambrose Bierce
October 22, 2023
The selection of stories is quite old-fashioned (all produced in the 1800s or early 1900s), with the usual tropes and story structures we expect from ghost stories. They're all still good though. While they're slightly less effective as horror stories because of their familiarity (even the ones I've never read before felt familiar), they're still enjoyable tales.
February 28, 2023
I think somebody had a box of old horror stories in the public domain and said, "Let's get one or two gems and a couple of handful of really crappy ones and make an anthology out of it."
They succeeded.
They succeeded.
November 7, 2020
A nice collection of older ghost stories, it’s fun to know that a story over 200 years old can still give me the chills!
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