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mike_brough's review against another edition
4.0
A good collection of haunted house stories,. Most of them are fro the 19th and early-20th Century but there are a few more modern tales, including a less-than-subtle Stephen King to finish the book off.
Obviously some are better than others but there are no obvious duds.
Don't do as I did though and try to read the book through in one long slog. Some of the stories might have stuck in my mind more if I'd read them perhaps one each day.
Obviously some are better than others but there are no obvious duds.
Don't do as I did though and try to read the book through in one long slog. Some of the stories might have stuck in my mind more if I'd read them perhaps one each day.
pamwinkler's review against another edition
4.0
Overall, a good collection. A lot of the older stuff. Or I just liked the older stuff better, it's hard to say.
A Case of Eavesdropping by Algernon Blackwood is pretty nice; his stuff tends to be good.
Ghost Hunt by H. Russell Wakefield was also pretty good.
The Southwest Chamber by Mary Eleanor Freeman was very good.
The Toll-House by W.W. Jacobs was also very good. I've read it before, and it's still good.
The Ankardyne Pew by W.F. Harvey was good.
The Real and the Counterfeit by Louisa Baldwin was also good.
Mr Edward by Norah Lofts was good and creepy.
House of the Hatchet by Robert Bloch was good and scary.
Lost Hearts by M.R. James was good. It always is; I've read it a couple of different times at this point.
The Whistling Room by William Hope Hodgson was good and a bit creepy.
Computer Séance by Ruth Rendell was a bit silly and good.
The Judge's House by Bram Stoker was very good, very scary.
The Storm by McKnight Malmar was good and well done. I couldn't figure it out, which was great.
The Waxwork by A.M. Burrage was good, I've read it before. And I think I have a recording of Vincent Price doing it.
The Inexperience Ghost by H.G Wells is always very good, although nowadays I tend to skip to the end.
The Boogyman by Stephen King is good. It's scary and gross, and you really feel that the villain gets his good desserts.
A Case of Eavesdropping by Algernon Blackwood is pretty nice; his stuff tends to be good.
Ghost Hunt by H. Russell Wakefield was also pretty good.
The Southwest Chamber by Mary Eleanor Freeman was very good.
The Toll-House by W.W. Jacobs was also very good. I've read it before, and it's still good.
The Ankardyne Pew by W.F. Harvey was good.
The Real and the Counterfeit by Louisa Baldwin was also good.
Mr Edward by Norah Lofts was good and creepy.
House of the Hatchet by Robert Bloch was good and scary.
Lost Hearts by M.R. James was good. It always is; I've read it a couple of different times at this point.
The Whistling Room by William Hope Hodgson was good and a bit creepy.
Computer Séance by Ruth Rendell was a bit silly and good.
The Judge's House by Bram Stoker was very good, very scary.
The Storm by McKnight Malmar was good and well done. I couldn't figure it out, which was great.
The Waxwork by A.M. Burrage was good, I've read it before. And I think I have a recording of Vincent Price doing it.
The Inexperience Ghost by H.G Wells is always very good, although nowadays I tend to skip to the end.
The Boogyman by Stephen King is good. It's scary and gross, and you really feel that the villain gets his good desserts.
iphigenie72's review against another edition
3.0
It took me a while to read this because I tended to read a short story or two between books, but I really enjoyed most of the stories. It is quite uneven though some stories are really good, others just make you say : "bah". I think my favorite part of the book is the last section where the favorite haunted house short stories of the stars of horror movies are presented; I especially liked the favorite of Vincent Price The Waxwork by A.M. Burrage. I also really enjoyed Boris Karloff's favorite The Storm by McKnight Malmar; this one is all about atmosphere. Taken as a whole the book is good enough and I think fans of the genre should be satisfied, I am.
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