29) The Upper Berth by F. Marion Crawford Plot:This is a club story, that is, framed as a tale told by a member of a gentlemen’s club. (In the nineteenth century, it meant a private place where men hung out, smoked and drank. It didn’t mean the present-day sense where men hang out smoke, drinkContinue reading “Review of “The Upper Berth” by F. Marion Crawford Halloween Countdown”
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Review of “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe Halloween Countdown
28) The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe Plot:The narrator confesses to being nervous by nature, but he is not insane. His nervousness has increased his senses, not dulled them. His hearing is especially keen. What first led him to do what he did? He doesn’t know. He loved the old man. The old manContinue reading “Review of “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe Halloween Countdown”
Review of “The Striding Place” by Gertrude Atherton Halloween Countdown
27) The Striding Place by Gertrude Atherton Plot: Weigall, “continental and detached,” has tired of grouse shooting. He finds the company at his host’s estate boring and the women “a dull lot.” What’s really bothering him is that his friend, Wyatt Gifford, a guest on a neighboring estate, has been missing for two days. ThisContinue reading “Review of “The Striding Place” by Gertrude Atherton Halloween Countdown”
Review of “The Shadows on the Wall” by Mary E. Wilkins Halloween Countdown
26) The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman Plot:“Henry had words with Edward in the study the night before Edward died,” Caroline Glynn tells her sisters. Caroline and her two sisters, Rebecca Ann and Mrs. Stephen Brigham, are preparing for the funeral of their youngest brother, Edward, who lies in the house.Continue reading “Review of “The Shadows on the Wall” by Mary E. Wilkins Halloween Countdown”
Review of “Lazarus” by Leonid Andreyev Halloween Countdown
25) “Lazarus” by Leonid Andreyev Plot:According to the Bible story, Lazarus and his sisters Mary and Martha were friends of Jesus. Lazarus died and was buried while Jesus was in another town. He returned to find Mary and Martha in mourning, asked someone to roll the stone away from Lazarus’ tomb, and brought him backContinue reading “Review of “Lazarus” by Leonid Andreyev Halloween Countdown”
Review of “Out of the Deep” by Walter de la Mare Halloween Countdown
24) “Out of the Deep” by Walter de la Mare Plot: Jimmie’s Uncle Timothy has left him the house he grew up in as a neglected and unwanted child. After exhausting all alternatives, Jimmie moves in. He has no happy memories of living there. Relegated to an attic room without heat or light, he wasContinue reading “Review of “Out of the Deep” by Walter de la Mare Halloween Countdown”
Review of “Prince Alberic and the Snake Lady” by Vernon Lee Halloween Countdown
23) “Prince Alberic and the Snake Lady” by Vernon Lee Plot:Prince Alberic grows up as the heir and ward of his grandfather, Duke Balthasar Maria. The Prince is closer to his nurse than to the Duke. In his room, he has a faded tapestry that he barely understands, but he’s intrigued by the border. TheContinue reading “Review of “Prince Alberic and the Snake Lady” by Vernon Lee Halloween Countdown”
Review of “The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs Halloween Countdown
22) The Monkey’s Paw by W. W. Jacobs Plot: In turn-of-the-20th-century Great Britain, an older couple, the Whites, live in a remote area with their son, Herbert. On a stormy night, a visitor, Sergeant-Major Morris, an acquaintance of Mr. White’s, arrives and regales the family with tales of his time in India. He brings aContinue reading “Review of “The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs Halloween Countdown”
Review of “The Messenger” by Robert W. Chambers Halloween Countdown (…late…)
21) “The Messenger” by Robert W. Chambers Plot: In 1896 on the Breton coast where Dick Darrel has settled down with his beloved Lys, a gruesome discovery of a mass grave, the remains of English invaders is revealed in a wheatfield. The men of Bannalaec retrieve thirty-eight skulls with bullet holes, plus other human bones,Continue reading “Review of “The Messenger” by Robert W. Chambers Halloween Countdown (…late…)”
Review of “The Demon of the Flower” by Clark Ashton Smith Halloween Countdown
20) The Demon of the Flower by Clark Ashton Smith Plot: On the planet Lophai, humans are subject to plants, which “[resemble] fields of rooted serpents that dance eternally to an other-world music.” Humans and all flora and fauna pay tribute to the supreme flower known as Voorqual, in which a demon more ancient thanContinue reading “Review of “The Demon of the Flower” by Clark Ashton Smith Halloween Countdown”
