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‘’There is melancholy in lights glimpsed from a distance’’, she said, ‘’A party to which one has not been invited.’’ When I am in the car and the night has fallen, I love gazing at the lit windows of the houses that pass over my eyes. Thankfully, I don’t drive, so I can enjoy the scenery to my heart’s content. Some windows shed too bright a light, most are dimly lit and soothing. I always wonder what kind of people live inside, what their stories might be. This is one of the times when we mig
For me, Kamila Shamsie’s “Foreboding” set at Kennilworth Castle was far and away the best story in this collection. “Never Departed More,” by Stuart Evers for Dover Castle and “Mrs. Charbury at Eltham,” by Max Porter are also worth reading.
A collection of brand new ghost stories by a strong selection of highly regarded authors, inspired by historic English Heritage sites; Eight Ghosts was a must-have, a book I just had to buy as soon as I laid eyes on a copy. It didn't disappoint. Although I liked some more than others, I enjoyed every one of these tales, with those by Sarah Perry, Stuart Evers, Kamila Shamsie and, particularly, Max Porter standing out as highlights.The stories are accompanied by a short essay – 'Within These Wall...
Bit of a mixed bag overall to be honest 🤷🏻♀️ some of the stories were spooky and fun, but some I found a little boring or confusing.
‘If haunting is anything, perhaps that’s what it is: time in the wrong place.’ (Jeanette Winterson)This volume is the prequel to ‘These our monsters’, a collection of short stories inspired by English Heritage sites. The concept of ‘Eight ghosts’ is identical: eight well-known authors were given after hours freedom at an abbey, a mansion, a world war bunker, invariably a place rumored to be haunted. The results are very diverse, but three stories really stood out for me:• ‘Foreboding’ by Kamila
I loved the concept behind this collection of creepy stories - eight British authors were given time to explore haunted English Heritage sites, and asked to contribute a ghost story afterwards. The tales make fabulous use of their settings, drawing on existing folk lore, or architectural features of the locations, to recount fictional hauntings. While each story is quite different, they are united in their creativity and eeriness. Sarah Perry, Max Porter and Stuart Evers' tales stood out to me a...
Eight Ghosts is a collection of short ghost stories by various authors. Each story is based in a different English Heritage property and all have differing themes and time period settings. Some I enjoyed more than others, but none are particularly scary just a little creepy. But overall, an enjoyable read.
I have been obsessively hoarding spooky books for October and am so glad I am finally getting to my most anticipated horror reads. And that they are living up to the months’ long hype I have placed upon them!I begun my spooky October tbr with Eight Ghosts, in which a plethora of renowned authors have written a chilling tale, each told inside a different English Heritage site. Of the eight authors collected here I had previously read from a good portion of them and heard of all bar one, so was pr...
I don’t normally like short stories but for ghost stories, I think the format works well. This is a really good collection that features castles and English Heritage sites from all over the UK. The stories are full of atmosphere and make you want to visit all the sites. I really enjoyed this.
A one day wonder no.7 A good collection of modern stories I loved both Mr Lanyard's Last Case & They Flee From Me That Sometimes Did Me Seek
My favourite story was the first one, They Flee From Me That Sometime Did Me Seek by Sarah Perry – gorgeously written and deliciously creepy. I also really liked Mrs Charbury at Eltham by Max Porter and Foreboding by Kamila Shamsie. Some of the stories just didn't work for me, for instance, I felt like I didn't understand half of what was going on in Mark Haddon's story and there's something about Andrew Michael Hurley's writing that just always seems to bore me. Overall, I had fun reading this,...
If it hadn't been for Jeanette Winterson's excellent story As Strong As Death, I would have given this book one star. I didn't like the other seven stories in this volume. The one I disliked the most was the first one by Sarah Perry. They were horror rather than ghost stories. I prefer a different kind. The fictional stories generally didn't show any love for history or historical places and weren't really about the places themselves. I was very disappointed with this volume which I had ordered
Interesting book idea; picked because of Jeanette Winterson's inclusion; some short stories worked well - of particular note - Sarah Perry; Kamila Shamsie. Winterson's 'As Strong as Death' did not disappoint.
I really enjoyed this volume. This was my 'read on the plane' book during a trip this week.It's such a cool idea: eight ghost stories by some cracking authors, each set in a different English Heritage property. There was quite a range of style and subject matter, and each had its merits - though it's no surprise that I am fondest of the queer story 'As Strong as Death' by Jeanette Winterson. The stories are followed by Andrew Martin's look at the evolution of the ghost story. And then there are
Wonderfully creepy stories. Most of them 4 stars, but Sarah Perry, Max Porter and, my favourite by far, Jeannette Winterson's deserve a solid 5 stars. Some of these gave me actual chills while I was reading them at night.Just wonderful.
