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A review by amothersmusings1
Ghosts of Christmas Past: A Chilling Collection of Modern and Classic Christmas Ghost Stories by Robert Aickman, Neil Gaiman, Jerome K. Jerome
3.0
"Ghosts of Christmas Past" edited by Tim Martin is a 'collection of seasonal chillers looking beneath Christmas cheer to a world of ghosts and horrors, mixing terrifying modern fiction with classic stories by masters of the macabre'.
Having forgotten to read this over Christmas, I was to keen to pick up as soon as possible and keep the spirit of Christmas going. Sadly I don't think I actually 'got' some of the stories, the first one being very difficult to follow due to the classic style of prose, though the premise of a Punch and Judy show involved in the tale did make it rather perturbing. As with all anthologies, there will always be some you like and some you don't, there were a couple I did enjoy and I believe the book does contain something for readers of all ages. Being a collection of very short stories it's great for just picking up and reading in between longer novels especially during the Christmas holidays and I would recommend if you like traditional and modern ghost stories alike.
3 stars
Having forgotten to read this over Christmas, I was to keen to pick up as soon as possible and keep the spirit of Christmas going. Sadly I don't think I actually 'got' some of the stories, the first one being very difficult to follow due to the classic style of prose, though the premise of a Punch and Judy show involved in the tale did make it rather perturbing. As with all anthologies, there will always be some you like and some you don't, there were a couple I did enjoy and I believe the book does contain something for readers of all ages. Being a collection of very short stories it's great for just picking up and reading in between longer novels especially during the Christmas holidays and I would recommend if you like traditional and modern ghost stories alike.
3 stars