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Spooky Short Stories
by Kathryn Meyer Griffith
Ghost Brother -
Kathryn Griffith can sure set an eerie, Halloween setting (sooty clouds, witchy dead branches). The word choices for the descriptions were perfect.
In this story, a man "wakes" up at his grave with no memories of the end o his life. He wants to piece it together and goes on a spooky trip to find out what happened.
Cons- We get a whole history of his life, past jobs, marriage, and relationship with his son and brother. We could've done without a lot of that.
Pros-I liked how the mystery unraveled with each new memory. And I enjoyed the ending. Some places are definitely haunted....
Running with the Train-
From a moving train, Sarah sees something running alongside the tracks...something other than shadows. And she believes that were wolves, her obsession since she was sixteen and wanting an everlasting love (a mate for life) like wolves have.
In Williams, Arizona she hears about people who have gone missing and is warned not to go out at night due to the full moon. But she finds herself outside at dusk....
This is a nice short story that kept me wondering what would happen next.
The Banshee and the Witch-
Cleona is a 400 year old witch. She longs to find love again, before her time ends, but most of all she wants to be beautiful and young. She does a spells but fails each time.
Cons- The author kept referring to the witches' familiar, a cat named Precious, as "it." That bothered me because I don't view cats as its. He/she would've worked just fine when talking about the cat.
This is another story with a lot of history. We hear about all of her lovers, which was a bit too much.
Pros- I enjoyed the last story of Cleona's one true love. It was sweet and mysterious. I also liked the banshee who comes for Cleona. Bronagh is creepy and interesting. And the ending is good.
Too Close to the Edge-
In this story, we're back at the Grand Canyon where Running with the Train is set. There's even moments that are similar.
Penelope is afraid of falling into the canyon and won't get anywhere near the edge. And for good reason...a 7-year-old girl had fallen to her death there.
Con: AN older woman tells her the girl fell the previous morning, but a ranger says it happened months ago, so there's a time issue in the story.
Over all, these were average short stories featuring supernatural creatures we all know and love.
Kathryn Griffith can sure set an eerie, Halloween setting (sooty clouds, witchy dead branches). The word choices for the descriptions were perfect.
In this story, a man "wakes" up at his grave with no memories of the end o his life. He wants to piece it together and goes on a spooky trip to find out what happened.
Cons- We get a whole history of his life, past jobs, marriage, and relationship with his son and brother. We could've done without a lot of that.
Pros-I liked how the mystery unraveled with each new memory. And I enjoyed the ending. Some places are definitely haunted....
Running with the Train-
From a moving train, Sarah sees something running alongside the tracks...something other than shadows. And she believes that were wolves, her obsession since she was sixteen and wanting an everlasting love (a mate for life) like wolves have.
In Williams, Arizona she hears about people who have gone missing and is warned not to go out at night due to the full moon. But she finds herself outside at dusk....
This is a nice short story that kept me wondering what would happen next.
The Banshee and the Witch-
Cleona is a 400 year old witch. She longs to find love again, before her time ends, but most of all she wants to be beautiful and young. She does a spells but fails each time.
Cons- The author kept referring to the witches' familiar, a cat named Precious, as "it." That bothered me because I don't view cats as its. He/she would've worked just fine when talking about the cat.
This is another story with a lot of history. We hear about all of her lovers, which was a bit too much.
Pros- I enjoyed the last story of Cleona's one true love. It was sweet and mysterious. I also liked the banshee who comes for Cleona. Bronagh is creepy and interesting. And the ending is good.
Too Close to the Edge-
In this story, we're back at the Grand Canyon where Running with the Train is set. There's even moments that are similar.
Penelope is afraid of falling into the canyon and won't get anywhere near the edge. And for good reason...a 7-year-old girl had fallen to her death there.
Con: AN older woman tells her the girl fell the previous morning, but a ranger says it happened months ago, so there's a time issue in the story.
Over all, these were average short stories featuring supernatural creatures we all know and love.