Ghost Stories: An Anthology of Spooky Tales

by Anthony Addis, Beth Green (Contributor), Jack Soren (Contributor)

Turn down the lights. Let a candle flicker in the dark. Curl up for some spooky tales about ghosts and things unseen.

This creepy collection of stories includes classic and modern spins on stories of the dead. There are tales of haunted houses, and haunted individuals. Of places that are beyond the realm of the ordinary. And, of course, the things that go bump in the night. Written by 11 Talented writers and performed by engaging narrators.

©2019 Blunder Woman Productions (P)2019 Blunder Woman Productions

Genres: Horror, Audiobook

Audible Audio

First published September 18, 2019

About the author

My experiences while living in Egypt, Malaysia, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia inspired me to write stories set in different locations. Some of the locations for my stories include Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka. I have also written a fantasy book called Tale of the Birds. My short stories have appeared in several anthologies and Internet magazines, receiving positive reviews from readers and editors.

I live in Lichfield with my wife and our two adopted Indonesian streetcats, and also, during university holidays, our son and daughter.

Reviews

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall most of these are pretty good scary/ghost stories.

There’s one weird Zombie thing that technically involves ghosts in a weird way but it doesn’t really fit the style of the rest of the stories and was more depressing than “spooky.”

Great for around this time of year. Pass on the depressing weird deer hunting zombie thing.

[Alexandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

These short scary stories were pretty fun some werent essp doing it on audio my favorite happened to the last one star light mile it took place in Ohio and well im from ohio so yeah lol creepy! If you want some fun light ghost stories try these.

[Anca Alexandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think there were only 3 stories i didn't like. Also this is the first short stories collection that i loved.

[Mats · Rating 1 out of 5]

When executed with passion and imagination, the short story can offer amongst the most gripping and enduring of literary experiences. One of the most important early formalist text on the genre was written by the master himself, Edgar Allan Poe, whose thrilling tales, together with those of Lovecraft, still reign supreme amongst horror short fiction. The short story's ability, he said, to offer a sense of totality, due to their limited length, makes the short story, if anything, preferable to the novel, which can never be read in full without interruptions due to worldly concerns. In that aspect, at least, the stories in this particular anthology, manage to deliver.

More important than merely being short, however, the short story requires purpose. Every word should help the story achieve one definite effect, which preferably, has been established from the very first word. I can find no such disciplined, temperate approach in this collection. Most of the stories, seem to be, one of two things: 1. A vehicle for a single image the author has felt was creepy or striking, with little to no care of establishing themes or characters beyond the superficial. This is the case with, for instance, Mr. Goat, Starlight Mile or Dreams in Black Static. 2. Sketches for concepts for a novel. I am chiefly thinking of Geiststurm, here, where the authors reads like he'd rather have written an alt-history YA novel series, but he'd rejected it and compressed into what's presented here instead.

When the stories don't fall into these two main traps, however, they still fail to engage, mainly because there's just nothing interesting happening, or the prose is pedestrian.

To conclude, there are just so many horror anthologies out there, and I can't think of any reason to recommend this one.

[Amanda Dicicco · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not scary enough.

[Cari · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this collection of ghost stories, which I listened to as an audiobook on Scribd. A few of the stories were actually pretty darn spooky, even with me listening to them in broad daylight while I cleaned my house. Others were maybe not all that scary, but still really well-written and well-performed. The one that really stuck out to me though was Wendigo by Molly Coyle, mostly due to how it was performed by the narrator, Lauren Ezzosp.?. She got so into the story that she didn't just sound frenzied--she sounded rabid, possessed. 😳 I didn't know if I should applaud her or pray for her...

Just kidding.
(Kinda.)

[M.C. Chronister · Rating 4 out of 5]

This collection of short horror stories was wonderful. It was like a nice little bite size pallet cleanser between longer reads. I listened to the audiobook and the narrators did such a phenomenal job. I hope to find more collections like this one.

[Neveen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just liked 4 out of the 11 stories, that is why I give the 3 stars.

[Erica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall some pretty good stories, but the poor narrators made me skip a bunch partway through their story. If I found it in print, I'd probably go back and finish those.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some were good, some were ok.

[Brianna Bello · Rating 1 out of 5]

Honestly, this could be a skip. It wasn’t that great. The first 2 stories were decent and then it just kind of went downhill.

[Chesha Thompson · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was pretty bad imo. Could barely hold my attention. I wasn’t a fan of any of the tales to be honest. I wouldn’t recommend. The best part was the narrators voices on audiobook.

[Alana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of these stories were great. Two of them had detailed rape scenes that I did not appreciate having sprung on me.

[Jas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Worth it for "Wendigo" and "Mr. Goat" alone.

My one question is whether all of the stories actually fit the brief of "ghost" stories. Still, a good collection of stories, each by a different author, each narrated very, very well. Molly Coyle's "Wendigo" and Lauren Ezzo's narration of it is a match made in heaven (or hell, based on the story...)!

[Mandyhello · Rating 1 out of 5]

a few of the narrators were really terrible (like I couldn't listen to them) and I wouldn't say any of the stories stood out or were memorable. There are way better short story horror collections out there (like Hark the Herald Angels Scream).

[Emily]

Good stories.