22/07/2024
The Gray Plague
End of the world sci-fi tale borrows heavily from H.G. Wells’ WOTW and In The Days of the Comet — looks like fun ! [chương_files]
Horror/Ghost Stories3 bài viết found
3 bài viết found
17/07/2024
In Ghostly Japan
This collection of 14 stories collected by Lafcadio Hearn, contains Japanese ghost stories, but also several non-fiction pieces. Hearn tries to give a glimpse into the customs of the Japanese, by giving examples of Buddhist Proverbs and explaining the use of incense and the nation wide fascination with poetry. Furthermore, he has again translated several hair-rising ghost stories, like “A Passional Karma” about the truly undying love of a young couple. [chương_files]
17/07/2024
Told after Supper
It is Christmas Eve, and the narrator, his uncle and sundry other local characters are sitting round the fire drinking copious quantities of whisky punch and telling ghost stories until bedtime, when… But no, I won’t spoil the fun. This is a little gem: Jerome at his tongue-in-cheek best. [chương_files]