A review by bbrassfield
20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill

4.0

A good friend back in Maryland gave me the suggestion to read these stories a few years back and I read a couple of them then and enjoyed them, especially the first, and enjoyed what I read very much. Honestly I have liked everything I have read by Hill and eagerly await the new novel. The just released novel the Fireman is what got me thinking that I should finish all of the stories in this collection and I am glad that I did. Several are quite strong, especially the lovely ghost story about the dead girl who haunts the old theater and the story entitled the Black Telephone. Hill shows considerable range in these for a young writer. The short story medium is challenging to say the least and Joe Hill weaves captivating tales that I think many will want to revisit at a later day.