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Marvin's Bookish Blog
Marvin's Bookish Blog rated it 13 years ago
What is the most anthologized piece of short horror fiction ever?I'll give you a hint. It is not anything by Poe.That's right. The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacob. Say whatever you want about this old warhorse. However, it was often the first real horror story many of us had read. It is responsible for ...
msleighm books
msleighm books rated it 13 years ago
wonderfully spooky older horror and supernatural tales by both familiar and less familiar authors. highly recommended.
heidenkind
heidenkind rated it 13 years ago
You damn dirty apes!!! Read the review at PGP>>>
FrancesKR
FrancesKR rated it 13 years ago
A lovely collection. I'd read most of them--the only new one was "The Beckoning Fair One" by Oliver Onions--but it was nice to sit down and curl up with them. (Would have been slightly better if the M.R. James one was "Lost Hearts", but I realize I am partisan. :) )The only reason I'm not giving i...
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 15 years ago
Great picks. We could quibble, but if you only get to choose thirteen stories in English, I think these would be on everyone's top twenty. Between this and the coolth and the rain, it's starting to feel like fall.
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 15 years ago
The Toll-House: "It's all nonsense," said Jack Barnes.
Randolph "Dilda" Carter
Randolph "Dilda" Carter rated it 44 years ago
If you never read another horror anthology, if you even hate horror, you should read this one anthology just to make sure you round out your literary background. The one essential classic anthology that has NEVER been bettered since it was first published. Cannot really be compared to anything els...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 44 years ago
One of those brilliant tales that had my troop of Girl Guides happily squirming at the bonfire burnt sausage evening. Even Kumbaya couldn't dispel the delightful after-shivers. hahaha
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 50 years ago
One of the top ten short stories I've ever read. The effect lingers long after the reading.
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 50 years ago
One of the top ten short stories I've ever read. The effect lingers long after the reading.
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