Spooks!

by Tina L and John Lens and Everson

1st edition 1st printing trade paperback, new, Bonsansinga, Jody Lynne Nye etc In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

Paperback

First published October 23, 2004

Reviews

[Morven · Rating 5 out of 5]

It takes me a long time to read any anthology because I like to pause between stories and consider what I read. I also tend to "lose" the book under piles of to-be-read books while I ponder, which is what happened to this one. Only recently did I find it again.

With the exception of a couple of stories, I often forget which ones I really liked as opposed to ones that were just enjoyable. With this anthology, I started the practice of jotting down notes (in pencil, of course) on the table of contents. Most of the stories got "good" or "okay," but three got "the ending is weird" or "it doesn't make sense." I won't call them out because this could be the fact that I read before I go to sleep, and maybe microsleeps interfered with my comprehension.

The stories that did break through my nodding off are "Trick" (very good, very creative) by Jody Lynn Nye, "Disposition" by Laura Anne Gilman, "Wisps of Dreams" by Jerry Gilio, "The Death of Uncle Edgar" by Janet L. Hetherington, "Red Whiskey" by Tina L. Jens, and one that I actually read twice because I was so blown away, "The Lost Pictures of Franklin Field" by Bruce Hoff.

[Cecelia Isaac · Rating 5 out of 5]

Solid collection. The stories were linked by the ghost/haunting theme, but there was tons of variety within. Some favorites were Creak's Halloween story and the visionary photographer. Good way to learn about new authors!

[John Everson]

My first co-edited anthology, released by Twilight Tales in 2004.