Melissa’s Reviews > The Haunting Season: Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights > Status Update

Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s story is super creepy, and alludes to “The Yellow Wallpaper” briefly. I’m not surprised at all that it’s based on a historical woman from the Victorian period and her own experience with postpartum psychosis based on my previous experience reading her adult novels. I hope I can read the other books in this series of short story collections because of Hargrave’s inclusion.

Jess Kidd’s story speaks to the horror in the 19th century of hosting the wake in the family home, photos of the deceased, body snatchers, and the horror of Frankenstein bringing a collection of body parts to life. Laura Purcell’s story speaks to what 19th century women faced when they were forced to attach themselves to a husband or be destitute, esp one who had secret vices they didn’t learn of until later.

I’m loving what I perceive as the diverse representation in the story by Natasha Pulley. Six appears to be neurodivergent. Mori is of Japanese descent. And Thaniel is, for sure, queer. I think I may need to add Natasha Pulley’s novels to my TBR.