Caroline
I read The Monkey's Paw many years ago when it was featured in a horror omnibus. I didn't know then that its author, W.W. Jacobs, had written a lot of short stories of the horror and mystery sort. I stumbled across this anthology by accident, and decided to buy it. I'm glad I did, because this gave me many hours of reading pleasure. 🕸️
As the title suggests, this anthology contains tales of mystery and the macabre, the first of which, The Monkey's Paw, needs no introduction to horror aficionados. 🕸️
My particular favourites, alongside the above, are The Well, In the Library, The Vigil, and The Castaway. 🕸️
Tales of mystery and the macabre they may be, but there is some humour running through them too. Indeed, the events in The Vigil are somewhat farcical. 🕸️
All in all, this was a fun, enjoyable read and I highly recommend it. 🕸️
I read The Monkey's Paw many years ago when it was featured in a horror omnibus. I didn't know then that its author, W.W. Jacobs, had written a lot of short stories of the horror and mystery sort. I stumbled across this anthology by accident, and decided to buy it. I'm glad I did, because this gave me many hours of reading pleasure. 🕸️
As the title suggests, this anthology contains tales of mystery and the macabre, the first of which, The Monkey's Paw, needs no introduction to horror aficionados. 🕸️
My particular favourites, alongside the above, are The Well, In the Library, The Vigil, and The Castaway. 🕸️
Tales of mystery and the macabre they may be, but there is some humour running through them too. Indeed, the events in The Vigil are somewhat farcical. 🕸️
All in all, this was a fun, enjoyable read and I highly recommend it. 🕸️