The Haunting Season
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Don't miss the brand new collection of never-before-seen ghostly tales from these eight authors plus four more. The Winter Spirits is out in October 2023 and available to pre-order now.
'You won't find a more thrilling winter read this year, or a better line up of writers who have mastered the gothic and ghostly.' SARA COLLINS, Costa Award-winning author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton
Featuring new and original tales from:
Bridget Collins Sunday Times bestselling author of The Binding | Imogen Hermes Gowar Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock | Kiran Millwood Hargrave Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mercies | Andrew Michael Hurley Sunday Times bestselling author of The Loney | Jess Kidd International award-winning author of Things in Jars | Elizabeth Macneal Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory | Natasha Pulley
Sunday Times bestselling author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street | Laura Purcell Award-winning author of The Silent Companions
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Long before Charles Dickens and Henry James popularized the tradition, the shadowy nights of winter have been a time for people to gather together by the flicker of candlelight and experience the intoxicating thrill of a ghost story.
Now eight bestselling, award-winning authors - all of them master storytellers of the sinister and the macabre - bring the tradition to vivid life in a spellbinding new collection of original spine-tingling tales.
Taking you from the frosty Fens to the wild Yorkshire moors, to the snow-covered grounds of a haunted estate, to a bustling London Christmas market, these mesmerizing stories will capture your imagination and serve as your indispensable companion to the cold, dark nights.
So curl up, light a candle, and fall under the spell of winters past . . .
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Wenn selbst die Geister frieren…
Dann ist der Winter eingebrochen, unter dessen Schleier Dinge geschehen, die man sich nur in Schauermärchen vor dem Kamin erzählt. Einige dieser Geschichten finden sich in diesem Buch, verfasst von prominenten Autoren. Sie entführen auf Kurzausflüge in verschlafene englische Dörfchen, in viktorianische Herrenhäuser oder dunkle Wälder. Oberflächlich haben sie nur wenig gemeinsam, aber in jeder einzelnen Geschichte sind die Schatten an den Wänden zu dicht, die Stille zu laut und das Licht nie genug. Nicht jede Geschichte konnte mich gleichermaßen begeistern, aber das sollte man bei einer Kurzgeschichtensammlung auch nicht erwarten. Viel eher kann man sagen: Wer es düster und ein wenig gruselig mag, der findet hier gute Unterhaltung, für jeden ist etwas dabei. Wirklicher Horror findet sich in diesem Buch nicht, aber das muss auch gar nicht sein, ein meist düster-atmosphärisches Leseabenteuer für dunkle Winternächte erhält man hier allemal.
A Study in Black and White by Bridget Collins - ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️ Creepy house, where a ghost likes to play chess. Interesting, but nothing too special. Thwaite’s Tenant by Imogen Hermes Gowar - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I absolutely loved this story ❤ I think the 'reveal' of the haunting made this something special The Eel Singers by Natasha Pulley - ⭐️ I couldn't get into this story at all. It felt like I was supposed to know these characters, but I didn't :/ Lily Wilt by Jess Kidd - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Chillingham Chair by Laura Purcell - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Hanging of the Greens by Andrew Michael Hurley - ⭐️⭐️ Confinement by Kiran Millwood Hargrave - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Monster by Elizabeth McNeal - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Story 1: 3 ⭐Was okay but a little too shortStory 2: 3 ⭐Was unsettling but I'm not sure how I feel about the "abuse"-topic for it could be really triggering especiall with the detailed descriptions Story 3: 3,5 ⭐Quite nice, but too short for a propper world building, for it was a bit confusing. Think it would be good as a novel rather that a short story. Good characters and as far as I see it, Six could be autistic? (Update: recently learned that the characters are from one of her books and that makes so much sense!)Story 4: 2,5 ⭐Meh...was okayStory 5: 3,25 ⭐Quite liked it, wanted to rate ist 3,5 but the ending disappointed a little (not the plottwist but the very end) Story 6: 4 ⭐Liked it, would be a great movie, expeciall the parts where he tells about what happened at the farm (and the plottwist!)Story 7: 4 ⭐Loved the writing and had a really thrilling atmosphere. It also would be a great (A24) movie Story 8: 1,75 ⭐Way to much sexual content for my liking, also my gut turned at the part that to me seemed to be a rape (I don't see how this is necessary as an element of horror.)All in all the rating is 3,125 and I rounded it up to 3,25 because overall I enjoyed reading the book. Also, I know now that I like anthologies!!
2-3 Sterne Leider eher durchwachsen Ich weiß nicht, obs an mir lag und ich den Geschichten nicht genug Aufmerksamkeit schenken konnte, aber ich kam in einige Erzählungen eher schlecht rein Hab mir mehr davon versprochen und bin eher enttäuscht Werde das Buch aber vorerst nicht ausziehen lassen, sondern in der nächsten Herbst/Winterzeit nochmal einen Blick riskieren
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Don't miss the brand new collection of never-before-seen ghostly tales from these eight authors plus four more. The Winter Spirits is out in October 2023 and available to pre-order now.
'You won't find a more thrilling winter read this year, or a better line up of writers who have mastered the gothic and ghostly.' SARA COLLINS, Costa Award-winning author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton
Featuring new and original tales from:
Bridget Collins Sunday Times bestselling author of The Binding | Imogen Hermes Gowar Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock | Kiran Millwood Hargrave Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mercies | Andrew Michael Hurley Sunday Times bestselling author of The Loney | Jess Kidd International award-winning author of Things in Jars | Elizabeth Macneal Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory | Natasha Pulley
Sunday Times bestselling author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street | Laura Purcell Award-winning author of The Silent Companions
______________
Long before Charles Dickens and Henry James popularized the tradition, the shadowy nights of winter have been a time for people to gather together by the flicker of candlelight and experience the intoxicating thrill of a ghost story.
Now eight bestselling, award-winning authors - all of them master storytellers of the sinister and the macabre - bring the tradition to vivid life in a spellbinding new collection of original spine-tingling tales.
Taking you from the frosty Fens to the wild Yorkshire moors, to the snow-covered grounds of a haunted estate, to a bustling London Christmas market, these mesmerizing stories will capture your imagination and serve as your indispensable companion to the cold, dark nights.
So curl up, light a candle, and fall under the spell of winters past . . .
Book Information
Posts
Wenn selbst die Geister frieren…
Dann ist der Winter eingebrochen, unter dessen Schleier Dinge geschehen, die man sich nur in Schauermärchen vor dem Kamin erzählt. Einige dieser Geschichten finden sich in diesem Buch, verfasst von prominenten Autoren. Sie entführen auf Kurzausflüge in verschlafene englische Dörfchen, in viktorianische Herrenhäuser oder dunkle Wälder. Oberflächlich haben sie nur wenig gemeinsam, aber in jeder einzelnen Geschichte sind die Schatten an den Wänden zu dicht, die Stille zu laut und das Licht nie genug. Nicht jede Geschichte konnte mich gleichermaßen begeistern, aber das sollte man bei einer Kurzgeschichtensammlung auch nicht erwarten. Viel eher kann man sagen: Wer es düster und ein wenig gruselig mag, der findet hier gute Unterhaltung, für jeden ist etwas dabei. Wirklicher Horror findet sich in diesem Buch nicht, aber das muss auch gar nicht sein, ein meist düster-atmosphärisches Leseabenteuer für dunkle Winternächte erhält man hier allemal.
A Study in Black and White by Bridget Collins - ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️ Creepy house, where a ghost likes to play chess. Interesting, but nothing too special. Thwaite’s Tenant by Imogen Hermes Gowar - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I absolutely loved this story ❤ I think the 'reveal' of the haunting made this something special The Eel Singers by Natasha Pulley - ⭐️ I couldn't get into this story at all. It felt like I was supposed to know these characters, but I didn't :/ Lily Wilt by Jess Kidd - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Chillingham Chair by Laura Purcell - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Hanging of the Greens by Andrew Michael Hurley - ⭐️⭐️ Confinement by Kiran Millwood Hargrave - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Monster by Elizabeth McNeal - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Story 1: 3 ⭐Was okay but a little too shortStory 2: 3 ⭐Was unsettling but I'm not sure how I feel about the "abuse"-topic for it could be really triggering especiall with the detailed descriptions Story 3: 3,5 ⭐Quite nice, but too short for a propper world building, for it was a bit confusing. Think it would be good as a novel rather that a short story. Good characters and as far as I see it, Six could be autistic? (Update: recently learned that the characters are from one of her books and that makes so much sense!)Story 4: 2,5 ⭐Meh...was okayStory 5: 3,25 ⭐Quite liked it, wanted to rate ist 3,5 but the ending disappointed a little (not the plottwist but the very end) Story 6: 4 ⭐Liked it, would be a great movie, expeciall the parts where he tells about what happened at the farm (and the plottwist!)Story 7: 4 ⭐Loved the writing and had a really thrilling atmosphere. It also would be a great (A24) movie Story 8: 1,75 ⭐Way to much sexual content for my liking, also my gut turned at the part that to me seemed to be a rape (I don't see how this is necessary as an element of horror.)All in all the rating is 3,125 and I rounded it up to 3,25 because overall I enjoyed reading the book. Also, I know now that I like anthologies!!
2-3 Sterne Leider eher durchwachsen Ich weiß nicht, obs an mir lag und ich den Geschichten nicht genug Aufmerksamkeit schenken konnte, aber ich kam in einige Erzählungen eher schlecht rein Hab mir mehr davon versprochen und bin eher enttäuscht Werde das Buch aber vorerst nicht ausziehen lassen, sondern in der nächsten Herbst/Winterzeit nochmal einen Blick riskieren