Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Ghostly

Ghostly: A Collection of Ghost Stories introduced and illustrated by Audrey Niffenegger, 449 pages

In this collection, Niffenegger gathers together sixteen of her favorite ghost stories, including everyone from Edgar Allan Poe to Ray Bradbury to Neil Gaiman to Kelly Link. The variety in these stories is excellent, as some are straightforward, some are spooky beyond all belief, and a couple are really pretty funny. My favorites were the uber-creepy "The Mezzotint" by M.R. James and "The Specialist's Hat" by Kelly Link, as well as the humorous entries from P.G. Wodehouse and Saki. Niffenegger did a great job bringing together old classics and new stories, and her wonderfully weird artwork sets off the stories perfectly.

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