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Original Title: The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories
ISBN: 0786716037 (ISBN13: 9780786716036)
Edition Language: English
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The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories Paperback | Pages: 689 pages
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Title:The Mammoth Book of Haunted House Stories
Author:Peter Haining
Book Format:Paperback
Book Edition:Special Edition
Pages:Pages: 689 pages
Published:September 8th 2005 by Running Press Book Publishers (first published November 12th 2000)
Categories:Horror. Short Stories. Paranormal. Ghosts. Fantasy. Fiction. Anthologies. Ghost Stories

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Expanded with great new stories, this is the biggest and best anthology of ghostly hauntings ever. Over 40 tales of visitation by the undead--from vengeful and violent spirits, set on causing harm to innocent people tucked up in their homes, to rarer and more kindly ghosts, returning from the grave to reach out across the other side. Yet others entertain desires of a more sinister bent, including the erotic. This new edition includes a selection of favorite haunted house tales chosen by famous screen stars such as Boris Karloff, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. In addition, a top ranking list of contributors includes Stephen King, Bram Stoker, Ruth Rendell, and James Herbert--all brought together by an anthologist who himself lives in a haunted house.

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From Robert Bloch to Stephen King, terrific haunted house storied.

So far it is interesting.

Lots of wonderful spooky stories that (for the most part) lack the cheesiness that pervades the vast majority of ghost story anthologies. The selection of authors is great, and although I own a ton of ghosty anthologies, there were tons in here that I hadn't read before.

I love "horror" stories! None of them really frighten me, but I like to see if I can figure out the endings. This one has many, many interesting stories from Victorian to Stephen King. Some are by well-known writers - Gaston Leroux (Phantom of the Opera), Bram Stoker (Dracula), H. G. Well (this one is REALLY funny!!!!), and Stephen King. Most are by authors you probably don't know unless you follow this genre and have read many of the old classic authors like M. R. James.My absolute favorite in

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

I found this volume to be very good reading. Pretty much all of these stories were thrilling, and some were extremely scary, necessitating a brief break before I could continue reading. Some were more sad than anything, with spirits who had no where left to go, so they lingered on the earthly plane in a limbo. It took several months to finish reading this book, but this is the kind of book you read in sessions anyway. Definitely makes me glad that I live in a brand new house. One of my favorites

(Read as ebook, not paperback, but it was this edition.) Some good stories, and I quickly got out of the habit of reading it late at night. HOWEVER, the definition of "haunted house story" is far too broad; that Ruth Rendell story and "The Storm" seem quite a stretch. "The Southwest Corner" really isn't the best Mary Freeman. The book does, however, have a nice range of authors--though if you're like me, you'll already be familiar with a number of the older stories--and I quite enjoyed the

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