Gothic Ghosts

by Wendy Webb (Editor), Charles L. Grant (Editor), Lucy Taylor (Contributor)

A collection of new, original ghost stories blends the Victorian Gothic and modern fantasy genres and includes tales by Bram Stoker Award-winner Nancy Holder, Nebula Award-winner Esther M. Friesner, and best-selling author Rick Hautala.

Genres: Paranormal, Short Stories, Horror, Gothic, Ghost Stories

256 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1997

Reviews

[Lisa Greer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This collection of short stories is just okay. Some of the stories are truly chilling, but over half of them are not. To my mind, that does not make for a good collection of Gothic tales.

[Kevin Lucia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some good, solid stories in here. Some of them didn't land, but for the most part, definitely a fine read, especially if you love ghost stories.

[Edward Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Let me start out by saying I am a huge fan of gothic ghost tales and haunted houses. The atmosphere created by folks like Shirly Jackson, Richard Matheson and MR James has always fascinated me (almost as much as dark cosmic horrors) but it is seldom present in this collection. The stories are well crafted but the flow between them is lacking and some of the tales just do not seem to fit in the spirit (ha!) of the genre.

[Aimee · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5. Numerous clunkers, but many good moody, atmospheric ghost stories — standouts are by Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Paul Collins and Rick Kennet, Brian Stableford, Penelope. D. Cacek, and James Dorr.

[Jess Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

A few of these stories sent a chill right up my spine, while others were just sort of meh, which is why I gave 4 stars. Some were more thought provoking though, leaving me to ponder what exactly the author was trying to communicate to me, which I love.

I was looking for something reminiscent of those camp fire tales you hear as a kid, and I felt like this had just the right amount of spook to qualify.

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent, if not memorable, collection of ghost stories done in the gothic style.

[Catherine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Anthology of ghost stories, some better than others. Worth checking out overall.