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Having a section dedicated to humorous ghost stories was a great choice from Haining. I know Briggs was critical of the degeneration of the form with the introduction of comedy but I think it’s severely underrated and gives the writer a great deal of latitude with the ghost. It also provides a reprieve from the more earnest tales of the Gothic flavour. Definitely more noticeable in the American tradition.

We got the OG Obi-Wan out here writing a Ghost story god damnnnnnn

The cloven hoof permeates these yarns gawd be damned

Didn’t realise M.R. James had such a big crew damn

Welcoming September with open arms because now I’ll feel less of an oddball for reading stories of spectres under a blazing sun and shall instead be tucked up in a dimly lit room as the conquest of night slowly makes itself felt. This is the atmosphere I suppose, rather ironically, I live for…