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Great American Ghost Stories #1-2
Great American Ghost Stories
A collection of twenty-nine American ghost stories includes contributions by Mary Higgins Clark, Donald E. Westlake, Harlan Ellison, H.P. Lovecraft, and Ambrose Bierce
512 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1991
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June 13, 2012
Each of the ghost stories is markedly different from the others, the biggest plus to this book. And while I have read a few of Mary Higgins Clark's novels, I find them to be light, with nothing meaningful or lasting, nothing that I will recall about any of them in the future. It is unfortunate that they gave her the lead story but I suppose she has the name recognition. Her story is like her novels, just ok, but there are much better ones by other authors. The two I liked most were Donald E. Westlake's story, 'This Is Death,' depressing but one that really stays with you, and Jack L. Chalker's story, 'The Stormsong Runner.' Stories by Nancy Varian Berberick and Manly Wade Wellman were perhaps the creepiest. If you like the genre, I'd definitely recommend this collection.
October 27, 2009
Once upon a time I really loved to read scary stories -- the kind that would keep you awake at night because you'd scared yourself silly. This book really wasn't that. It had some great ghost stories in it, and some fantastic writers, but not very many were the kind to scare you -- though some did make you think....Little Jimmy by Lester Del Ray was especially good. My other favorite story in the bunch was Poor Little Saturday by Madeline L'Engle (I think its time to pick up A Wrinkle in Time again...)
June 8, 2016
A number of the stories included in this book I did like, but there were some that were just plain bizarre or really boring...something I wasn't expecting because the authors of the stories are some of the best known in the horror genre.
August 4, 2009
Some of the stories were awesome...and some were definitely NOT. That about evens out to three stars I think :).
July 10, 2016
Some of the stories were enjoyable and others seemed to be rambling and were difficult to follow
January 30, 2013
Snooze Fest. REAL liberal use of the the word "Great" in that title there Mr. McSherry.
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