The Critics Selection of Great Ghost Stories Hardback Book 9781782827221

Twenty highly recommended creepy tales selected by critics of the genreAnthologies of ghost stories are perennially popular Sometimes the raison damprsquoetre for a collection might be that the stories embrace a particular theme or that the fame or authority of the compiler imbues a special appeal or credibility However it occurred to the Leonaur editors that the principal concern of anyone buying such an anthology must surely be that the stories included will be of the highest order as examples of originally plotted fine writing guaranteed to deliver the required thrills and chills In consideration of how that outcome might best be achieved and offered to readers we decided to research as many lists of amplsquothe best ghost storiesamprsquo as we could find compiled by critics informed journalists and authorities of supernatural fiction to determine which stories those peopleampmdashbased on as much consensus as possibleampmdashbelieved were indeed the finest ghostly tales written during the amplsquogolden ageamprsquo of the genre Sometimes their lists included wellknown stories that would be familiar to most ghost story enthusiasts so these were removed from consideration What remained were 42 stories which had received deservedly high praise and these we have divided between two Leonaur volumes These collections are also available as Leonaur amplsquoChristmas Booksamprsquo since they make ideal gifts but are here offered in the familiar Leonaur amplsquoSupernatural and...