A review by carringtonshaw
The Monkey's Paw and Others: the Best Horror and Ghost Stories of W. W. Jacobs: Tales of Murder, Mystery, Horror, & Hauntings, Illustrated and with by W.W. Jacobs

adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This one was a lot of fun! The Monkey's Paw is so well known, but it was the only one of his stories I had ever heard of before. While it still ranks at the top for me, my other new favorites are The Well and Three at a Table, and I enjoyed reading all of them.

I also liked the editor's annotations and intros and outros. These were well-researched and thought out. It could have used just a bit more proofreading.