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Ghosts: Recent Hauntings

by Paula Guran (Editor)

Other authors: Peter Atkins (Contributor), Laird Barron (Contributor), Richard Bowes (Contributor), Steve Duffy (Contributor), Jeffrey Ford (Contributor) — 25 more, Karen Joy Fowler (Contributor), Neil Gaiman (Contributor), Stephen Gallagher (Contributor), Elizabeth Hand (Contributor), Glen Hirshberg (Contributor), Alaya Dawn Johnson (Contributor), Stephen Graham Jones (Contributor), Caitlin R. Kiernan (Contributor), Marc Laidlaw (Contributor), Margo Lanagan (Contributor), John Langan (Contributor), Joe R. Lansdale (Contributor), Maureen McHugh (Contributor), Sarah Monette (Contributor), Reggie Oliver (Contributor), Richard Parks (Contributor), Tim Powers (Contributor), Barbara Roden (Contributor), Ekaterina Sedia (Contributor), Nisi Shawl (Contributor), John Shirley (Contributor), Peter Straub (Contributor), Melanie Tem (Contributor), Steve Rasnic Tem (Contributor), James van Pelt (Contributor)

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Thirty modern masters of fright and fantasy fill this anthology with explorations of both sides of the veil.
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Guran delivers a good batch of stories about my favorite horror trope: the ghost. Given that it is a time worn sub-genre there is a pretty good amount of transcendence here that bodes well for the modern ghost story. There isn't really a Jamesian story here so if that is what you are looking for, move on.

Often in a reprint anthology with this many stories there are a few stinkers. I usually look at the author bios for the writers I don't recognize right off the bat. There were a number here that, and I paraphrase, ran like: "...their last book was a YA paranormal novel..." This usually makes me cringe and expect the worst, but the stories here are all first rate. A lot of this is due to the editor who selected these stories. ( )
  Gumbywan | Jun 24, 2022 |
My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/Dy9pethWKYA

Enjoy! ( )
  booklover3258 | Mar 17, 2022 |
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Guran, PaulaEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Atkins, PeterContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Barron, LairdContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Bowes, RichardContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Duffy, SteveContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ford, JeffreyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Fowler, Karen JoyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gaiman, NeilContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gallagher, StephenContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hand, ElizabethContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Johnson, Alaya DawnContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Jones, Stephen GrahamContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Kiernan, Caitlin R.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Laidlaw, MarcContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lanagan, MargoContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Contains:
  • Introduction: Questionable Shapes / Paula Guran
  • There's a Hole in the City / Richard Bowes
  • The Trentino Kid / Jeffrey Ford
  • A Soul in a Bottle / Tim Powers
  • The Watcher in the Corners / Sarah Monette
  • The Palace / Barbara Roden
  • The Proving of Smollett Standforth / Margo Lanagan
  • The Third Always Beside You / John Langan
  • The Plum Blossom Lantern / Richard Parks
  • Uncle / Stephen Graham Jones
  • The Rag-and-Bone Men / Steve Duffy
  • October in the Chair / Neil Gaiman
  • Savannah Is Six / James Van Pelt
  • Wonderwall / Elizabeth Hand
  • Between the Cold Moon and the Earth / Peter Atkins
  • The Muldoon / Glen Hirshberg
  • Booth's Ghost / Karen Joy Fowler
  • Apokatastisis / Caitlín R. Kiernan
  • The Lagerstätte / Laird Barron
  • Cell Call / Marc Laidlaw
  • Cruel Sistah / Nisi Shawl
  • The Box / Stephen Gallagher
  • Ancestor Money / Maureen F. McHugh
  • Dhost / Melanie Tem
  • Mrs. Midnight / Reggie Oliver
  • Tin Cans / Ekaterina Sedia
  • Mr. Aickman's Air Rifle / Peter Straub
  • The Score / Alaya Dawn Johnson
  • The Ex / Steve Rasnic Tem
  • Faces in Walls / John Shirley
  • The Case of the Lighthouse Shambler / Joe R. Lansdale
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