Gothic Ghosts - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312861303 ISBN 13: 9780312861308

Publisher: Tor Books, 1997

Synopsis

A collection of new, original ghost stories blends the Victorian Gothic and modern fantasy genres and includes tales by Bram Stoker Award-winner Nancy Holder, Nebula Award-winner Esther M. Friesner, and best-selling author Rick Hautala.

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Reviews

Anthology of 19 new ghostly tales, although few whomp up any sort of gothic atmosphere or induce shivers. The more effective tales: Brian Stableford's ``Seers,'' about an old woman imprisoned by the ghosts she sees even though they can't physically affect her; ``Unexpected Attraction,'' a rather waggish tale of a duped lover gaining his revenge upon a conniving ghost (Matthew J. Costello); and the one genuinely haunting piece here, Russell J. Handelman's ``And the City Unfamiliar,'' about the motives and perceptions of a ghost who, pathetically, doesn't realize that he is a ghost. Elsewhere the offerings are more or less standard: several who's-the-ghost variations, a woman saved from death by the ghost of a dog, evil children's ghosts trapped in fireplaces, a hotel resort fire, a vengeful stonecutter, a possessive homicidal house, storytelling ghosts, the ghost of an old woman's youth, a mother's ghost who seeks replacements for her own vanished children, a dominating mother, a sick joke that goes awry, a philandering father, and more. Except for the few noted above: a bland assortment without much range or depth. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tor Books
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312861303
• ISBN 13: 9780312861308
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Webb Wendy, Grant Charles L.