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The Haunting Season: Eight Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights by Imogen Hermes Gowar, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Elizabeth Macneal, Andrew Michael Hurley, Jess Kidd, Bridget Collins, Laura Purcell, Natasha Pulley
3.0
3.5***
Subtitle: Eight Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights
The stories (and their authors) in this collection are:
A Study in Black and White by [a:Bridget Collins|14717647|Bridget Collins|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1548771665p2/14717647.jpg]
Thwaite’s Tenant by [a:Imogen Hermes Gowar|16834390|Imogen Hermes Gowar|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1515860246p2/16834390.jpg]
The Eel Singers by [a:Natasha Pulley|8446650|Natasha Pulley|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1490274030p2/8446650.jpg]
Lily Wilt by [a:Jess Kidd|15044123|Jess Kidd|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1564173437p2/15044123.jpg]
The Chillingham Chair by [a:Laura Purcell|22701274|Laura Purcell|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]
The Hanging of the Greens by [a:Andrew Michael Hurley|3439810|Andrew Michael Hurley|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1487492737p2/3439810.jpg]
Confinement by [a:Kiran Millwood Hargrave|5868487|Kiran Millwood Hargrave|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1579440732p2/5868487.jpg]
Monster by [a:Elizabeth Macneal|17715039|Elizabeth Macneal|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1540803664p2/17715039.jpg]
I enjoy short stories. I marvel at how much a talented author can cram into them. No wasted words. No over-the-top exposition. No cast of thousands. In this case they are, as the title hints, “haunting” tales featuring ghosts, monsters, witches, evil spirits and spooky locations. I particularly liked A Study in Black and White, The Chillingham Chair and Confinement.
All are set during winter months, with several being set around Christmas. But there is no holiday cheer here. They are Spooky with a capital ‘S’!
Subtitle: Eight Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights
The stories (and their authors) in this collection are:
A Study in Black and White by [a:Bridget Collins|14717647|Bridget Collins|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1548771665p2/14717647.jpg]
Thwaite’s Tenant by [a:Imogen Hermes Gowar|16834390|Imogen Hermes Gowar|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1515860246p2/16834390.jpg]
The Eel Singers by [a:Natasha Pulley|8446650|Natasha Pulley|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1490274030p2/8446650.jpg]
Lily Wilt by [a:Jess Kidd|15044123|Jess Kidd|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1564173437p2/15044123.jpg]
The Chillingham Chair by [a:Laura Purcell|22701274|Laura Purcell|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]
The Hanging of the Greens by [a:Andrew Michael Hurley|3439810|Andrew Michael Hurley|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1487492737p2/3439810.jpg]
Confinement by [a:Kiran Millwood Hargrave|5868487|Kiran Millwood Hargrave|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1579440732p2/5868487.jpg]
Monster by [a:Elizabeth Macneal|17715039|Elizabeth Macneal|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1540803664p2/17715039.jpg]
I enjoy short stories. I marvel at how much a talented author can cram into them. No wasted words. No over-the-top exposition. No cast of thousands. In this case they are, as the title hints, “haunting” tales featuring ghosts, monsters, witches, evil spirits and spooky locations. I particularly liked A Study in Black and White, The Chillingham Chair and Confinement.
All are set during winter months, with several being set around Christmas. But there is no holiday cheer here. They are Spooky with a capital ‘S’!