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The Haunting Season
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(Flurries) The Haunting Season / by multiple authors - 3.5***
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The Haunting Season: Eight Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights (other topics)Authors mentioned in this topic
Bridget Collins (other topics)Imogen Hermes Gowar (other topics)
Natasha Pulley (other topics)
Jess Kidd (other topics)
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The Haunting Season – Bridget Collins, et al
3.5***
Subtitle: Eight Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights
The stories (and their authors) in this collection are:
A Study in Black and White by Bridget Collins
Thwaite’s Tenant by Imogen Hermes Gowar
The Eel Singers by Natasha Pulley
Lily Wilt by Jess Kidd
The Chillingham Chair by Laura Purcell
The Hanging of the Greens by Andrew Michael Hurley
Confinement by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Monster by Elizabeth Macneal
I enjoy short stories. I marvel at how much a talented author can cram into them. No wasted words. No over-the-top exposition. No cast of thousands. In this case they are, as the title hints, “haunting” tales featuring ghosts, monsters, witches, evil spirits and spooky locations. I particularly liked A Study in Black and White, The Chillingham Chair and Confinement.
All are set during winter months, with several being set around Christmas. But there is no holiday cheer here. They are Spooky with a capital ‘S’!
LINK to my review