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Can Such Things Be? by Ambrose Bierce

t_thekla's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense
they had so many ghosts back then

robfarren's review against another edition

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5.0

Overlooked early American writer.

kelamity_reads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

etakloknok's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

franchescanado's review against another edition

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dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

pizzamcpin3ppl3's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

numbat's review

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

cazxxx's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.0

justasking27's review against another edition

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4.0

deliciously thrilling short ghost stories, full of psychological tingles.

jetjaguar88's review against another edition

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3.0

Purchased this along with The King In Yellow as I enjoy HP Lovecraft.

I only give this 3 stars due to barely beating the stories of Robert Chambers.

I feel like the short stories were not finished. By the time I was getting invested with said characters, someone would be strangled in a different setting and in a different place. “Under the pale moonlight”

I don’t understand why Lovecraft was influenced by this author. Perhaps, this was all he had to work with.

At least this collection verses Robert Chamber held some sort of consistency to the type of stories presented.

Would not buy. These stories can be found for free online and in any order you choose.

For fans of nerdy mythos shit. I have found myself not attached to this sort of stuff anymore.