Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Spine Tinglers: Ghoulish Ghost Stories

Westall, Robert. Spine Tinglers: Ghoulish Ghost Stories. Kingfisher (HMCo.) 1991/2007. 264p. $6.95 978-9-7534-6-1402.

22 spine tingling stories written by some of the best master writers. Be prepared to be entertained with these wonderful ghost stories. A book you will not be able to put down.
Spine tingling stories written by some of the best master writers. Be prepared to be entertained with these wonderful ghost stories. From the moment you open the book you will be thrilled to bone and feel the hairs on your neck rise with excitement at the excellently well written ghost stories. You will find stories from such writer as Kafka, Dickens, Bradbury, Maupassant and Jacobs to name a few. This is a book all student who want to fiction writers should read as an examples of excellent writing.

I found this book to be a treasure and a book you will not be able to put down even if the stories will scare you witless. These are old fashion ghost stories of the first kind. Among my favorite were “The Monkeys Paw”, “ A Legion Marching by”, “Lost Hearts” and “Not at Home”.
M.D.

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