Haunted Houses

This is a very nice collection of haunted house stories, ranging from Bram Stoker in 1891 to Joyce Carol Oates in 1994, both of which were definite highlights. In between, there’s an H.P. Lovecraft, a Robert Bloch (you may know him as the author of the book that Psycho was based on) and a Robert Aic......more

A Fresh Coat of Paint on the Old Haunted House I suppose it could be argued that there isn’t a “new” way to write a haunted house story—how many unique things can you really do with a haunted house, after all?—but after reading Haunted Houses: The Greatest Stories, edited by Martin H. Greenberg, if s......more

If you like things that go bump, scream, screech, and bang you will enjoy this book of stories.......more

The last story, "The Tearing of Greymare House" - my comment: he should have left that house alone. Overall, the book as some really interesting stories but I will not keep the book as the first story has the name of cat with the "N" word. It's not acceptable in these times, so I will donate the boo......more

A very uneven collection of stories where some truly horrific classics are nearly overshadowed by the unfortunate inclusion of more contemporary 'literary' shorts. Definitely not a book to be read cover-to-cover, but the classics are well-worth the price.......more