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The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories, Volume Three
by Ellen Wood, Charlotte Riddell
3.5 stars
Volume three leans slightly towards humorous stories and Dickensian ghost stories (one of them suspiciously similar to A Christmas Carol). I don't usually read comical or satirical fiction, but I enjoyed this as much as the previous volumes.
Favorites:
19, Great Hanover Street (1889) by Lillie Harris
This one isn't supposed to be funny, but I kept imagining the plop sound at the end when the thing dropped off. Would make a great episode in a horror anthology show.
Walnut-Tree House (1878) by Mrs. J. H. Riddell (aka Charlotte Riddell)
Child ghosts are always creepy, and here, the excellent atmosphere is enhanced by an added melancholy.
The Haunted Oven (1877) by W. L. Blackley
Written in Irish dialect, this was fun once I figured out the pronunciations. Not scary by any means, but offbeat and whimsical.
The Devil's Own (1895) by Lilian Quiller Couch
Another child ghost, but a more demonic one. Very eerie, and the ending was somewhat unexpected but great.
Volume three leans slightly towards humorous stories and Dickensian ghost stories (one of them suspiciously similar to A Christmas Carol). I don't usually read comical or satirical fiction, but I enjoyed this as much as the previous volumes.
Favorites:
19, Great Hanover Street (1889) by Lillie Harris
This one isn't supposed to be funny, but I kept imagining the plop sound at the end when the thing dropped off. Would make a great episode in a horror anthology show.
Walnut-Tree House (1878) by Mrs. J. H. Riddell (aka Charlotte Riddell)
Child ghosts are always creepy, and here, the excellent atmosphere is enhanced by an added melancholy.
The Haunted Oven (1877) by W. L. Blackley
Written in Irish dialect, this was fun once I figured out the pronunciations. Not scary by any means, but offbeat and whimsical.
The Devil's Own (1895) by Lilian Quiller Couch
Another child ghost, but a more demonic one. Very eerie, and the ending was somewhat unexpected but great.