LemonSky reviewed Fourth Ghost Story MEGAPACK by Rudyard Kipling
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4 stars
Another good collection of ghost stories from the 19th century to early 20th century. Wildside Press is good at finding interesting and unusual stories. You don't necessarily run across the same old anthologized stories again and again, which is nice.
"The Four-Fifteen Express" by Amelia B Edwards - An interesting combination of the ghost and mystery genres. To tell much about the plot is to spoil it. Edwards is always good.
"The Three Spanish Ladies" by Walter E Marconette - A short, humorous tale about a Spanish soldier's conversation with St Peter. The last line is very funny.
"To Let" By B M Croker - An English family in India makes the mistake of renting what turns out to be a haunted house. Hint: If it's a very nice mansion and they're renting/selling it dirt cheap - it's haunted!
"The Stoneground Ghost Tales" by E G Swain - A set of ghost stories taking place in the small English village of Stoneground and centering around the vicar, Roland Batchel. They're not really scary, but they're amusing and interesting.
"They That Mourn" by Juliet Wilbor Tompkins - A young woman feeling guilty over how she treated her late mother gets a second chance. A very sweet story.
"The Ghost at Point of Rocks" by Frank H Spearman - A young man is given a lonely, solitary job working for the railroad. This is a good example of a psychological ghost story - are there really ghosts or is he imagining things?
A good collection with some interesting stories.