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A review by houlcroft
The Haunted Looking Glass by Edward Gorey
3.0
Gorey has collected an interesting array of ghost stories in this book, mixing in some very famous names with others that don't ring quite so loudly now as they once may have.
The stories themselves are rather sedate at times, but all offer an insight into the development of the ghost story, what was considered scary in years gone by. The opening tale, 'The Empty House' comes out swinging, and is clearly the strongest of the twelve, with 'August Heat', The Judge's House' and the classic 'The Monkey's Paw' following up well.
However, others seem to fall a little flatter, making it an interesting, although not always engaging, read.
The stories themselves are rather sedate at times, but all offer an insight into the development of the ghost story, what was considered scary in years gone by. The opening tale, 'The Empty House' comes out swinging, and is clearly the strongest of the twelve, with 'August Heat', The Judge's House' and the classic 'The Monkey's Paw' following up well.
However, others seem to fall a little flatter, making it an interesting, although not always engaging, read.