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A Gathering of Ghosts
In the shadows of Victorian England, the ghosts are gathering. Prepare to have your blood chilled by six tales of fear and phantasmagoria…
The Silent Bell: A doctor’s invention to prevent people being accidentally buried alive backfires on him with horrific results.
The Stonegate Manor Collection: Lord Feltham’s paintings are worth a fortune, but also conceal a gruesome tragedy that has yet more lives to claim.
The Haunting of Reverend Carson: The charlatan Musgrave makes a living pretending to talk to the dead, until he discovers his new client’s demons are more than merely spiritual.
The Last Waltz: Through that miracle of technology, the Zoopraxiscope, a lonely man’s long-lost love is brought back to life before his very eyes.
The Speaking Tube: John Barker is consumed with hatred for his malicious father and torments him with voices from hell, unaware of how close to the abyss he is himself.
The Ghost Train: Alone aboard an empty train running along a dead track, Godfrey witnesses the grotesque secret that is entombed beneath Paddington Station.
Go deeper into David Haynes’s world of the macabre…
The Silent Bell: A doctor’s invention to prevent people being accidentally buried alive backfires on him with horrific results.
The Stonegate Manor Collection: Lord Feltham’s paintings are worth a fortune, but also conceal a gruesome tragedy that has yet more lives to claim.
The Haunting of Reverend Carson: The charlatan Musgrave makes a living pretending to talk to the dead, until he discovers his new client’s demons are more than merely spiritual.
The Last Waltz: Through that miracle of technology, the Zoopraxiscope, a lonely man’s long-lost love is brought back to life before his very eyes.
The Speaking Tube: John Barker is consumed with hatred for his malicious father and torments him with voices from hell, unaware of how close to the abyss he is himself.
The Ghost Train: Alone aboard an empty train running along a dead track, Godfrey witnesses the grotesque secret that is entombed beneath Paddington Station.
Go deeper into David Haynes’s world of the macabre…
171 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 10, 2014
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About the author
David Haynes
27 books213 followersWhen 12 year-old David Haynes picked up a battered copy of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot, he never looked back.
Writing in the grand tradition of the horror paperback originals of his misspent youth, Haynes populates his spine-chilling novels with ancient evils and small-town terrors, mutant monstrosities and knife-wielding psychopaths, and is dedicated to disproving the depressing observation that “...they don’t write ‘em like they used to.”
David Haynes is the author of sixteen horror novels and three collections of macabre short fiction, and lives in England with his wife and dog - that he wasn’t allowed to call Cujo.
Writing in the grand tradition of the horror paperback originals of his misspent youth, Haynes populates his spine-chilling novels with ancient evils and small-town terrors, mutant monstrosities and knife-wielding psychopaths, and is dedicated to disproving the depressing observation that “...they don’t write ‘em like they used to.”
David Haynes is the author of sixteen horror novels and three collections of macabre short fiction, and lives in England with his wife and dog - that he wasn’t allowed to call Cujo.
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January 19, 2021
The Silent Bell - 3/5 stars
I love the idea of this one, and there's definitely a creepiness factor, but I feel like it could have had a better delivery. The reasoning was a bit shallow and I'm not really sure why it went down the way it did. But definitely a properly creepy idea that still gave me a shudder at the end.
The Stonegate Manor Collection - 4/5 stars
Yikes, this one is probably going to give me nightmares. *nervous laughter*
This has the classic Victorian horror feel to it - a gloomy manor, an eccentric master, dreary weather and strange happenings. Really liked it! I did keep reading 'Slee' as 'She' which did get super confusing, and I'm not 100% sure of what happened right at the end there, but overall this was definitely dark and spooky and really enjoyable.
The Haunting of Reverend Carson - 4/5 stars
Another one that certainly gave me the creeps! I saw a crow wander past the window while I was reading and it scared the crap outta me.
I enjoyed the way this one played out. Loved Musgrave; he's such an interesting character! Great story.
The Last Waltz - 3.5/5 stars
This was more of a sweet sort of ghost story - less about the chills and more about that longing that exists between the living and their lost loved ones. I was a bit worried his obsession might get a little out of control, but in the end I feel content. No scares here, but still a satisfying ghost story.
The Speaking Tube - 3/5 stars
Well this is clearly a family of despicable people. Hated them all, although revenge is always fun to read about so I quite enjoyed it for that! Not a lot of ghostly chills from this one, more chills at how horrible humans can be. But a fun tale of revenge.
The Ghost Train - 3/5 stars
This was a bit of an unusual start and I have no idea why Godfrey got involved but I liked it anyway. Again, a tale of revenge, so I was invested in a morbid sort of way!
Overall thoughts
I really enjoyed this collection, and it was such a quick read! I loved the writing - it never felt overdone yet it still created the atmosphere effortlessly with as few words as possible. I enjoyed the variety to the stories and how sometimes our protagonist was not someone to root for.
I think The Haunting of Reverend Carson was probably my fave, mostly because I really liked Musgrave - I think he had the best character growth of the whole collection.
Overall, it was just a really fun, creepy read that was light on but still created plenty of chills. Definitely recommend for horror lovers!
I love the idea of this one, and there's definitely a creepiness factor, but I feel like it could have had a better delivery. The reasoning was a bit shallow and I'm not really sure why it went down the way it did. But definitely a properly creepy idea that still gave me a shudder at the end.
The Stonegate Manor Collection - 4/5 stars
Yikes, this one is probably going to give me nightmares. *nervous laughter*
This has the classic Victorian horror feel to it - a gloomy manor, an eccentric master, dreary weather and strange happenings. Really liked it! I did keep reading 'Slee' as 'She' which did get super confusing, and I'm not 100% sure of what happened right at the end there, but overall this was definitely dark and spooky and really enjoyable.
The Haunting of Reverend Carson - 4/5 stars
Another one that certainly gave me the creeps! I saw a crow wander past the window while I was reading and it scared the crap outta me.
I enjoyed the way this one played out. Loved Musgrave; he's such an interesting character! Great story.
The Last Waltz - 3.5/5 stars
This was more of a sweet sort of ghost story - less about the chills and more about that longing that exists between the living and their lost loved ones. I was a bit worried his obsession might get a little out of control, but in the end I feel content. No scares here, but still a satisfying ghost story.
The Speaking Tube - 3/5 stars
Well this is clearly a family of despicable people. Hated them all, although revenge is always fun to read about so I quite enjoyed it for that! Not a lot of ghostly chills from this one, more chills at how horrible humans can be. But a fun tale of revenge.
The Ghost Train - 3/5 stars
This was a bit of an unusual start and I have no idea why Godfrey got involved but I liked it anyway. Again, a tale of revenge, so I was invested in a morbid sort of way!
Overall thoughts
I really enjoyed this collection, and it was such a quick read! I loved the writing - it never felt overdone yet it still created the atmosphere effortlessly with as few words as possible. I enjoyed the variety to the stories and how sometimes our protagonist was not someone to root for.
I think The Haunting of Reverend Carson was probably my fave, mostly because I really liked Musgrave - I think he had the best character growth of the whole collection.
Overall, it was just a really fun, creepy read that was light on but still created plenty of chills. Definitely recommend for horror lovers!
December 12, 2024
Spooky Haunting Stories!
Small backstory:
I am not really going to do a small backstory on here as this book held six ghost short stories so I will just give a tiny cryptic note on each one.
The Silent Bell: An invention that doesn't go as planned for the inventor.
The Stonegate Manor Collection: Paintings that are not what they seem no matter what the cost.
The Haunting of Reverend Carson: A psychic that pretends to talk to the dead gets his just rewards when the dead pursue him.
The Last Waltz: An invention called a Zoopraxiscope gives one man a glimpse to seeing his long dead wife once again dancing for him.
The Speaking Tube: A son's hatred for his father has a tube that connects to hell letting his father hear the cries and torment from beyond.
The Ghost Train: One man's journey aboard a ghost train will be unforgettable.
Thoughts:
These short stories were all set in the Gothic times and they all wrapped themselves around me as I scrunched down in my cozy chair. I feel that all the stories were fast paced and I loved all the characters within each one.
I have come to love stories by this author and I was super happy to finally read this collection of short stories as it was perfect for this time of year. Giving this collection of short stories five "Gothic Ghostly" stars!
Small backstory:
I am not really going to do a small backstory on here as this book held six ghost short stories so I will just give a tiny cryptic note on each one.
The Silent Bell: An invention that doesn't go as planned for the inventor.
The Stonegate Manor Collection: Paintings that are not what they seem no matter what the cost.
The Haunting of Reverend Carson: A psychic that pretends to talk to the dead gets his just rewards when the dead pursue him.
The Last Waltz: An invention called a Zoopraxiscope gives one man a glimpse to seeing his long dead wife once again dancing for him.
The Speaking Tube: A son's hatred for his father has a tube that connects to hell letting his father hear the cries and torment from beyond.
The Ghost Train: One man's journey aboard a ghost train will be unforgettable.
Thoughts:
These short stories were all set in the Gothic times and they all wrapped themselves around me as I scrunched down in my cozy chair. I feel that all the stories were fast paced and I loved all the characters within each one.
I have come to love stories by this author and I was super happy to finally read this collection of short stories as it was perfect for this time of year. Giving this collection of short stories five "Gothic Ghostly" stars!
June 11, 2017
I call much of this “old-school” writing, especially the first two stories. Think Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. These are actually new, but each harkens back to that time period, and the writing follows suit. Not all of them captured me completely. A couple put a scare in me. One made me really smile. Each had something interesting and concluded with a twist or cause to think.
The Silent Bell - Part of what occurs here reminds me of the story inside the story of Misery by Stephen King. “Did we bury her alive?!” That’s how Paul Sheldon brings back the character adeptly named Misery. Here in The Silent Bell, a doctor’s misdiagnosis leads to his professional demise, but worse than that, the end for a patient. Let’s just say that sometimes a doctor receives medicine too.
The Stonegate Manor Collection - Its beginning put me in mind of The Moors in that famous Sherlock Holmes case (probably because they’re crossing the Moors), but this is not a case for our beloved detective, and the setting quickly turns to the estate named in the title. The house is huge, but cloistered and dark, as if no one has cared for it or its hundreds of paintings that line its walls. And these are why Slee has come here, in hopes of securing this collection of art and his future. A secret is hidden behind the filth that covers these paintings.
This may be the longest of the six stories. The payoff was good, but comes abruptly after a slow buildup.
The Haunting of Reverend Carson - ”They say he killed her when she fell for another and he threw here lifeless body into the river. They say he carries a lock of her hair around his neck in a locket made from her skull.” This starting sentence could be true, but I will not tell. The direction takes a turn anyway, revealing a man who swindles others as a medium. When he is called upon by the Reverend Carson for help, he may actually see and hear the beyond for real this time. And it may change his life.
The Last Waltz - The best of the lot so far, and it isn’t even a horror story. Yes, it has elements of wonder, or maybe supernatural would be a better term. It deals with the loss of a life-long partner and love that never dies. I thought it was heart-warming without being cloying, and ended perfectly.
The Speaking Tube - You wouldn’t have got me off a Speaking Tube (aka Voice Pipe), if one had been in my childhood home. Somehow it’d have been far more fun than the ol’ Ma Bell. In this instance though, I wouldn’t have gone near that thing after hearing the first whisper, laugh or calling whistle from its cone. In fact, I’d be gone. Again, it is an example of what comes to those who ask for it. Answers to certain questions are best left alone.
The Ghost Train - If there is an overall theme to these six stories, I would call it retribution. Making right for the wrongs. That theme is represented in its clearest here in The Ghost Train. Not my favorite of the bunch, but it is unique in the way a man helps one who has passed.
The Silent Bell - Part of what occurs here reminds me of the story inside the story of Misery by Stephen King. “Did we bury her alive?!” That’s how Paul Sheldon brings back the character adeptly named Misery. Here in The Silent Bell, a doctor’s misdiagnosis leads to his professional demise, but worse than that, the end for a patient. Let’s just say that sometimes a doctor receives medicine too.
The Stonegate Manor Collection - Its beginning put me in mind of The Moors in that famous Sherlock Holmes case (probably because they’re crossing the Moors), but this is not a case for our beloved detective, and the setting quickly turns to the estate named in the title. The house is huge, but cloistered and dark, as if no one has cared for it or its hundreds of paintings that line its walls. And these are why Slee has come here, in hopes of securing this collection of art and his future. A secret is hidden behind the filth that covers these paintings.
This may be the longest of the six stories. The payoff was good, but comes abruptly after a slow buildup.
The Haunting of Reverend Carson - ”They say he killed her when she fell for another and he threw here lifeless body into the river. They say he carries a lock of her hair around his neck in a locket made from her skull.” This starting sentence could be true, but I will not tell. The direction takes a turn anyway, revealing a man who swindles others as a medium. When he is called upon by the Reverend Carson for help, he may actually see and hear the beyond for real this time. And it may change his life.
The Last Waltz - The best of the lot so far, and it isn’t even a horror story. Yes, it has elements of wonder, or maybe supernatural would be a better term. It deals with the loss of a life-long partner and love that never dies. I thought it was heart-warming without being cloying, and ended perfectly.
The Speaking Tube - You wouldn’t have got me off a Speaking Tube (aka Voice Pipe), if one had been in my childhood home. Somehow it’d have been far more fun than the ol’ Ma Bell. In this instance though, I wouldn’t have gone near that thing after hearing the first whisper, laugh or calling whistle from its cone. In fact, I’d be gone. Again, it is an example of what comes to those who ask for it. Answers to certain questions are best left alone.
The Ghost Train - If there is an overall theme to these six stories, I would call it retribution. Making right for the wrongs. That theme is represented in its clearest here in The Ghost Train. Not my favorite of the bunch, but it is unique in the way a man helps one who has passed.
January 4, 2025
Lovely Ghosts?
This is an anthology about ghosts. All of the stories are ghost involved. The book is written by David Haynes, who is loving us with this horror sub genre.
You get yourself stories that are five stars. Four stars and a few are three stars. None of them are two stars or one star material.
The stories are all gathered together and they are all about ghosts. So, A Gathering of Ghosts, is a wonderful title for this book.
I hope that there will be another book in this series. And I hope that it will inspire others who write ghost stories to write about something similar.
This is all for now.
Four fantastic stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This is an anthology about ghosts. All of the stories are ghost involved. The book is written by David Haynes, who is loving us with this horror sub genre.
You get yourself stories that are five stars. Four stars and a few are three stars. None of them are two stars or one star material.
The stories are all gathered together and they are all about ghosts. So, A Gathering of Ghosts, is a wonderful title for this book.
I hope that there will be another book in this series. And I hope that it will inspire others who write ghost stories to write about something similar.
This is all for now.
Four fantastic stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
July 15, 2014
Haynes has a knack for writing dark Victorian horror stories. After reading his "The Macabre Collection", set in Victorian London, and "The Scream of Angels", set in Paris in the same era, I was really looking forward to this collection of short stories. I was not disappointed.
Unlike "The Macabre Collection", each of these stories stands alone. The one common thread running through the majority of these stories is Haynes' deployment of some Victorian era device as the centerpiece in his haunting tales. Safety coffins, zoopraxiscopes and speaking tubes take the center stage along with the ghosts from Haynes' imagination.
4 1/2 STARS
Unlike "The Macabre Collection", each of these stories stands alone. The one common thread running through the majority of these stories is Haynes' deployment of some Victorian era device as the centerpiece in his haunting tales. Safety coffins, zoopraxiscopes and speaking tubes take the center stage along with the ghosts from Haynes' imagination.
4 1/2 STARS
August 4, 2016
I enjoyed this little collection!
I would imagine it is hard to be original in this genre, yet I found most of these stories unique and unusual - and all of them interesting.
If you like ghost stories, give it a try. You've nothing to lose as it is very reasonably priced for the kindle - as are his other books, which I shall be reading in due course...
December 14, 2024
The Silent Bell 3.5⭐️
The fear of being buried alive is, well, alive and kicking in this terror-filled, atmospheric gothic story of an invention that didn’t quite go to the creators plan.
The Stonegate Manor Collection 5⭐️
This read just like a Hammer Horror movie, I could see Vincent Price as Lord Feltham and Peter Cushing as Fletcher. I had great fun reading about this creepy Manor House and its strange art collection. I initially gave it four stars but I can’t stop thinking about it, so five stars it is!
The Haunting of Reverend Carson 4⭐️
If there’s one horror trope that’s guaranteed to satisfy me, it’s that old classic “disturbed man of the cloth, a church/graveyard/crypt setting, and an untrustworthy psychic medium”. It’s been done to death, I know, but Haynes has a real knack for depth of atmosphere and a simmering sense of uncertainty that made this dark tale a creepy pleasure to read.
The Last Waltz 4⭐️
Can a Zoopraxiscope (an early device for displaying moving images like the movie projector) bring a loved one back from the dead? Foulkes wants to see his beloved Iris dance the Waltz again, but at what cost? A dreamy, hauntingly sad story of having loved and lost and the lengths one would go to recreate the past.
The Speaking Tube 4⭐️
Well this one was unique! A speaking tube (or voice pipe) is a device based on two cones connected by an air pipe through which speech can be transmitted. A father and son communicate through the tube in their run-down old house, but do they truly know who they’re talking to? A creepy, and at times, brutal story of skeletons in closets and family trust.
The Ghost Train 3⭐️
A cruel and selfish Uncle gets what he deserves on the ghost train to Gerard’s Cross, thanks to Godfrey missing his train home. The shortest of the six stories in this collection, but still packed a savage punch.
I thoroughly enjoyed all six stories in this collection. I like the simplicity of Haynes’ writing, his storytelling pulled me in, the characters were easy to visualise and the descriptions were vivid.
Overall rating 4⭐️ - Good. I liked it a lot.
(Also, thank you to my GR friend Marie, who recently read, and enjoyed this, and reminded me that I’d downloaded it ages ago!)
August 17, 2014
I'll confess I was a little worried after reading the first two stories in this collection of ghost stories. They were finely written and I enjoyed reading them but they were a little predictable. And predictable isn't something I've previously encountered with this author's work. I guess that's one of the perils with writing stories based on a story form as old as humanity itself.
The good news is that I needn't have worried. With the very next tale we went from merely excellent to simply superb. And that held true for the rest of the book. There are familiar themes here and the author transcends them with his unique style. For me the strongest story (and worth reading the collection alone for) is The Last Waltz. This is a heart breaking tale of sublime beauty and I found no horror here, only a tale of heartbreaking sadness and the ending is superb. I also loved the device that the story revolves around.
Like most of his author books the stories are set in and around Victorian Britain and bring with it the charm and the dirt of that period. The atmosphere of the time is captured well and lends the stories a grounded feel despite the fantastical nature of them.
If you're a fan of Victorian era horror or ghost stories then this is a collection well worth seeking out.
The good news is that I needn't have worried. With the very next tale we went from merely excellent to simply superb. And that held true for the rest of the book. There are familiar themes here and the author transcends them with his unique style. For me the strongest story (and worth reading the collection alone for) is The Last Waltz. This is a heart breaking tale of sublime beauty and I found no horror here, only a tale of heartbreaking sadness and the ending is superb. I also loved the device that the story revolves around.
Like most of his author books the stories are set in and around Victorian Britain and bring with it the charm and the dirt of that period. The atmosphere of the time is captured well and lends the stories a grounded feel despite the fantastical nature of them.
If you're a fan of Victorian era horror or ghost stories then this is a collection well worth seeking out.
December 11, 2016
A fantastic book of six old-fashioned ghost stories. My favourite stand out stories from these are "The Silent Bell" and "The Ghost Train". Wonderfully eerie and Victorian, I don't think you can beat ghost stories like these. Easy to pick up and read and even better read in the dark with a candle lit!
Highly recommended!
Highly recommended!
November 18, 2018
A very atmospheric collection of ghost stories. There are no weak entries here, although personally I felt the first few were the strongest. Another great collection from this author that left me wanting more!
July 14, 2014
This is a collection of Victorian style ghost stories written by David Haynes who has made a name for himself through writing these atmospheric period pieces. The stories here are all of a reasonable length so they can set a scene and create characters. They seem to me each to be long enough for a fire-side tale in the great story-telling tradition. They deal with the Victorians’ obsession with death and their fascination with science through which they attempted to explain some of the deeper superstitions which puzzled the Victorian mind. I had three particular favourites here – The Last Waltz, the Speaking Tube and The Ghost Train. What they have in common is that they appear to take a scientific approach but fail to find an explanation other than the supernatural.
Mr Haynes tells a good tale. I wonder if he can sleep at night? If you’ve read his work before you’ll know what to expect and you won’t be disappointed.
Mr Haynes tells a good tale. I wonder if he can sleep at night? If you’ve read his work before you’ll know what to expect and you won’t be disappointed.
July 16, 2014
A Gathering of Ghosts is a collection of short stories. David Haynes has moved from his macabre stories and delves into the world of ghost stories. Again these stories are set in Victorian times and the author is clearly at home writing in this time.
I enjoyed the richness of each story. They might have been short, but packed a lot of intrigue into them, always making me want to read on.
My favourite was The Silent Bell. That brought my hackles up.
I enjoyed the richness of each story. They might have been short, but packed a lot of intrigue into them, always making me want to read on.
My favourite was The Silent Bell. That brought my hackles up.
February 3, 2019
I loved this. it was well written victorian horror :)
December 22, 2014
David Haynes ditches the blood and gore here and turns his hand to old-fashioned ghost stories. As usual, I am in awe at the authenticity of the worlds he creates. The writing’s tone and atmosphere are spot on.
This is a delightful collection that thrills, chills and always entertains. Each tale is told in enough detail to leave you with a lasting memory of its terrors, but short enough to read in a single sitting. There is much to disturb Haynes’ fans here (to their delight), but perhaps the biggest surprise is the tenderness that shines through ‘The Last Waltz’.
This is a delightful collection that thrills, chills and always entertains. Each tale is told in enough detail to leave you with a lasting memory of its terrors, but short enough to read in a single sitting. There is much to disturb Haynes’ fans here (to their delight), but perhaps the biggest surprise is the tenderness that shines through ‘The Last Waltz’.
November 1, 2014
This was a very good collection of six short stories which took place in Victorian England. Like any short story collection, I liked some more than others, but they were all good. I particularly liked "The Silent Bell" and "Ghost Train" as being the most like the scary and creepy tales that we have come to expect from David Haynes.
I would highly recommend this 171 page book to any horror fan or people (like me) that really enjoy things written in the style of 19th century literature.
I would highly recommend this 171 page book to any horror fan or people (like me) that really enjoy things written in the style of 19th century literature.
March 27, 2016
Great collection of short stories. Just goes to show they don't have to be 300 plus pages to make a good read.
These I will be pondering over for some time I think. Some touching, some vengeful and others just plain scary.
Just great to read with the lights out late of an evening. Go on you know you want to.
These I will be pondering over for some time I think. Some touching, some vengeful and others just plain scary.
Just great to read with the lights out late of an evening. Go on you know you want to.
March 15, 2015
Some good stories with a Victorian ghost story feel, each story also seems to centre on a piece of technology. My favourite was The Silent Bell, which includes one of the biggest fears in the Victorian period.
January 6, 2022
This a a good collection of gothic style short stories. I enjoyed Silent Bell, The Ghost Train and Stonegate Manor the most. However all of the stories are well written and intriguing.
March 29, 2021
'A Gathering of Ghosts' serves up six stories revolving around spirits, memories, obsession, retribution, etc.
This collection was consistently good and varied. The horror was the kind that gradually crept up and was mostly on the tame side. Emotions were interwoven seamlessly, along with an underlying haunting quality and a feeling of impending danger. My favourite was:
The Stonegate Manor Collection - Slee gets more and more curious about Lord Feltham's vast collection of paintings which the latter is adamant about getting rid of. It was atmospheric and intriguing, thanks to little things such as the tasteless food and mysterious artist.
Overall, although 'A Gathering of Ghosts' did not exactly scare the daylights out of me, there was plenty to like such as the sombre feel, interesting characters and strong endings.
This collection was consistently good and varied. The horror was the kind that gradually crept up and was mostly on the tame side. Emotions were interwoven seamlessly, along with an underlying haunting quality and a feeling of impending danger. My favourite was:
The Stonegate Manor Collection - Slee gets more and more curious about Lord Feltham's vast collection of paintings which the latter is adamant about getting rid of. It was atmospheric and intriguing, thanks to little things such as the tasteless food and mysterious artist.
Overall, although 'A Gathering of Ghosts' did not exactly scare the daylights out of me, there was plenty to like such as the sombre feel, interesting characters and strong endings.
November 30, 2022
I don't usually read or even like short stories, but since I'm currently struggling through a busy time at work, they provide nice bite-sized reads that I can grab and put down when it suits me. As I expect of short stories, there isn't much character development, so I had to judge on atmosphere (of which there is plenty), freakiness of plots and descriptions.
I thought that The Silent Bell, The Haunting of Reverend Carson, The Stonegate Manor Collection, and The Last Waltz were the best stories here, but I enjoyed them all. The eerie atmosphere of the Victorian era lends itself to such creepy horror, and this collection is a great addition to it.
I thought that The Silent Bell, The Haunting of Reverend Carson, The Stonegate Manor Collection, and The Last Waltz were the best stories here, but I enjoyed them all. The eerie atmosphere of the Victorian era lends itself to such creepy horror, and this collection is a great addition to it.
April 15, 2018
This wee volume of Ghost stories started with great promise, dripping with Victorian Gothic and a lovely creepy feel - Ideal reading for a winters night. However, they quickly descended into some very run of the mill stories which, at times, felt more like a poor pastiche of MR James.
September 11, 2019
Another macabre masterpiece by David Haynes, you're transported back to Victorian England as he takes you on a journey of troubled souls, haunting horrors & ghostly goings on.
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