The Ghostman

by Maxwell Grantly

Jamie Summers works in the Great Yarmouth area as a mentalist, performing magic tricks and various mind routines with a psychological edge. To his friends he is simply known as Jamie but to his audiences he is known by his stage Doctor Logic. However, Jamie has a third and more sinister The Ghostman. In the role of The Ghostman, he often finds himself in very difficult and scary situations. This collection of short stories takes the form of four different ghost stories, written for both adults and older children.


Find out more about the young girl who lives at The Swallows Arms in Belton and why she acts so strangely.


Discover how Jamie Summers celebrated the birthday of a blind friend, Claude, and accidently discovered a ghost dog in the process.


Learn how Jamie came to cross paths with a real vampire cat.


Finally, learn the real story of a true tragic historical event that occurred in the seaside town of Great Yarmouth.


These four tales will thrill and scare you as you read through but, afterwards, you will be left with a smile on your face and a keenness to explore further ghoulish adventures of Jamie The Ghostman.

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First published March 29, 2015

About the author

Maxwell Grantly is the nom de plume of Nigel Shelton , a schoolteacher living in a small seaside town on the east coast of Great Britain. Although he has written many short stories, he does not think of himself as an author. Maxwell is, first and foremost, merely a mathematics teacher. He simply writes just because he enjoys doing so and for no other reason.

Being a schoolteacher, Maxwell Grantly enjoys reading children's literature as part of his work as well as for recreation. However, as a writer, he does not always write books that could be described as typically suitable for the younger reader: his work is incredibly varied in both syntax and style. Maxwell produces short stories that he enjoys writing and that he enjoys reading. Sometimes he uses vocabulary and imagery that is more suited to adults. At other times, he writes directly for a younger audience. This means that some of his books may only be suitable for accomplished young readers (or for adults who might like a break from their regular reading agenda) while others may be suitable for younger readers who are still developing their literacy skills.

By not targeting his work to one particular audience and by not being a professional author, it does mean that Maxwell has an incredible freedom to branch out and simply write recreationally for his own artistic satisfaction. If you enjoy reading his stories then he is pleased that you were able to briefly enter his fantasy world too, if only for a brief ten or fifteen minutes.

Reviews

[Robert · Rating 2 out of 5]

This collection of stories from a mentalist's bizarre experiences imparts mostly ghost stores, rather than descriptions of his act. Pretty standard ghost story tropes are covered in the four stories.