Reviews

‘Footfall is as engaging as it gets. Cassandra James is . . . a terrific character, beautifully honed from seemingly staid academic to feisty heroine . . . a truly breathtaking read.’

- TANGLED WEB

A masterclass in suspense

Posted on Oct 16, 2020 in 'Canon Alberic's Scrapbook, ghost stories, M. R. James | 11 Comments

Recently rereading one of my favourite M. R. James’s stories, ‘Canon Alberic’s Scrapbook,’ I realised all over again what a master James is. The story is a lesson in suspense, but there is also so much to enjoy in the tone of the writing and the characterisation. Dennistoun is a middle-aged don, rather fussy, sceptical, […]

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Scary stories

Posted on Oct 9, 2020 in Algernon Blackwood, Conan Doyle, E. Nesbit, Edith Wharton, ghost stories, L. P. Hartley, The Adventure of the Speckled Band | 10 Comments

I’ve recently written a horror story for an anthology, The New Abject, that will be published by Comma Press on 29th October and it has set me thinking about my favourite scary stories. It is the measure of a good one that it lingers in the mind for years after you have read it. I […]

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Haunted Houses

Posted on Apr 23, 2007 in ghost stories, haunted houses | No Comments

I’ve had a idea for a ghost story and it has set me thinking about scary stories that I have read in the past. It is the measure of a good one that it lingers in the mind for years after you have read it. I have to admit that the story that has terrified […]

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