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samuel_kane_horrigan's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
ipanzica's review against another edition
4.0
The ghost stories are interesting and the characters are likable. It like a paranormal Sherlock Holmes with minor Scooby-Doo vibes. Since some stores had the paranormal event that were a hoax while others are real. Also multiple people bring guns to fight the ghost and shoot at then, which is kinda funny. Since they aren’t even special salt guns, they are just regular guns with regular bullets.
heidenkind's review against another edition
Two out of five good stories isn't terrible...
violinknitter's review against another edition
2.0
A Forgotten Classics book. Good for mindless background story when I was doing other things. I guess I just don't find ghosts that spooky, generally?
ericbuscemi's review against another edition
3.0
I read these stories after seeing that Carnacki was one of the latest characters in Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. The short stories are a cross between Edgar Allen Poe's Dupin detective stories and Poe's gothic horror stories, and are an interesting quick read.
exterminans27's review against another edition
5.0
Beautifully written classic ghost stories with a cozily creepy atmosphere. The fact that most of the stories do not actually contain anything supernatural just makes it even better. It reminded me a little of a more serious, creepier adult version of Scooby-Doo. Enjoyed it a lot!
whistlertrue's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.0
jonahbarnes's review against another edition
Clever Sherlock-like short mysteries with a bit of the supernatural.
imigueldiaz's review against another edition
4.0
Good novel on cosmic terror, or gothic terror from the 19th century. A good author that died young at first World War. On the same line of work that Lovecraft but different plots.
dajna's review against another edition
3.0
It's been sitting on my virtual shelf too long, and October is a good month to read about ghosts.
Carnacki is surprisingly modern, with all his paraphernalia such as electric pentacles and photo-apparatus, but he still manages to tremble as a maid in the dark.
Carnacki is surprisingly modern, with all his paraphernalia such as electric pentacles and photo-apparatus, but he still manages to tremble as a maid in the dark.