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Title: Ah...Antiquarian Ghost Tales As They Should Be Told
Review: Having loved M.R. James' fussy little curates going about their fussy little lives until Something Truly Ghastly shakes them to their boots, I was delighted to find Malden's collection of stories that are so much in the mold of James, one wonders if Mr. James was pulling a Stephen King/Richard Bachmann.True, the stories read more like M.R. James Lite in places, but they remain true to the requisite "pleasing terror" that emphasizes chills rather than gore, the delicate intimation of horror (which is somehow more horrific than full on horror)rather than ghastly beasts coming at you claws curved and mouths gaping.These are great fun to read now that October is here and the frost is on the pumpkin.
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