The Haunting Season: Nine Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights
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- Author：Bridget Collins
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Summary
Winter， with its unsettling blend of the cosy and the sinister， has long been a popular time for gathering by the bright flame of a candle， or the warm crackling of a fire， and swapping stories of ghosts and strange happenings。
Now eight bestselling， award-winning authors - master storytellers of the sinister and the macabre - bring this time-honoured tradition to vivid life in a spellbinding collection of new and original haunted tales。
From a bustling Covent Garden Christmas market to the frosty moors of Yorkshire， from a country estate with a dreadful secret， to a London mansion where a beautiful girl lies frozen in death， these are stories to make your hair stand on end， send shivers down your spine and to serve as your indispensable companion to the long nights of winter。
So curl up， light a candle， and fall under the spell of The Haunting Season 。 。 。
Featuring new and original tales from:
Bridget Collins
Sunday Times bestselling author of The Binding
Imogen Hermes Gowar
Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mercies
Andrew Michael Hurley
Sunday Times bestselling author of The Loney
Jess Kidd
International award-winning author of Things in Jars
Elizabeth Macneal
Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory
Natasha Pulley
Sunday Times bestselling author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
Laura Purcell
Award-winning author of The Silent Companions
Now eight bestselling， award-winning authors - master storytellers of the sinister and the macabre - bring this time-honoured tradition to vivid life in a spellbinding collection of new and original haunted tales。
From a bustling Covent Garden Christmas market to the frosty moors of Yorkshire， from a country estate with a dreadful secret， to a London mansion where a beautiful girl lies frozen in death， these are stories to make your hair stand on end， send shivers down your spine and to serve as your indispensable companion to the long nights of winter。
So curl up， light a candle， and fall under the spell of The Haunting Season 。 。 。
Featuring new and original tales from:
Bridget Collins
Sunday Times bestselling author of The Binding
Imogen Hermes Gowar
Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mercies
Andrew Michael Hurley
Sunday Times bestselling author of The Loney
Jess Kidd
International award-winning author of Things in Jars
Elizabeth Macneal
Sunday Times bestselling author of The Doll Factory
Natasha Pulley
Sunday Times bestselling author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
Laura Purcell
Award-winning author of The Silent Companions
Reviews
Sally Boocock
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Not being a lover Of short stories I was lucky enough to get to read this one on Netgalley。 I was not disappointed as it contains stories by some of my favourite authors。 Most of them are told in the depths of winter ， some near Christmas and it adds to the haunting quality of them。 I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys ghosts stories amid the deep midwinter。
artemis
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have i put this in my to read purely cause of natasha pulley's tweet saying how there is a story in here about the characters from watchmaker？ yeah。 yeah i did have i put this in my to read purely cause of natasha pulley's tweet saying how there is a story in here about the characters from watchmaker？ yeah。 yeah i did 。。。more
Angela Thompson
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The Haunting Season。Brilliant short stories to give you the heebie jeebies ！I really enjoyed reading one a night before switching off the light。 Sweet dreams ！I hadn't heard of some of the authors before but each one was equally as good。 The Haunting Season。Brilliant short stories to give you the heebie jeebies ！I really enjoyed reading one a night before switching off the light。 Sweet dreams ！I hadn't heard of some of the authors before but each one was equally as good。 。。。more
Samantha
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An excellent collection of eerie， haunting short stories set in the desolate and creeping depths of winter （and in many cases， at Christmastime！）It’s rare to find a collection that includes multiple authors that is so consistently good， and this one has but one dud out of eight stories， the other seven ranging from very good to outstanding。 And every one of the eight hits on at least some exceptional notes of creepy wintry atmosphere。Bridget Collins’ A Study in Black and White is the first story An excellent collection of eerie， haunting short stories set in the desolate and creeping depths of winter （and in many cases， at Christmastime！）It’s rare to find a collection that includes multiple authors that is so consistently good， and this one has but one dud out of eight stories， the other seven ranging from very good to outstanding。 And every one of the eight hits on at least some exceptional notes of creepy wintry atmosphere。Bridget Collins’ A Study in Black and White is the first story in the collection and also the gem of it。 This is one of the best short stories in this genre that I’ve ever read。 Thwaite’s Tenant was a standout as well。 But really， seven of the eight are very， very good。JM Hurley’s The Hanging of the Greens was the line disappointment。 It’s a shame because the premise for it seems good at the outset， and the idea of the protagonist being haunted by some sensory memory of Christmas greenery is super unique and chilling。 Unfortunately in the end it misses the mark for the haunting macabre tales that are supposed to comprise this collection and instead is just a nasty story lacking in creativity and atmosphere。 But the rest are all quite good， and I’m impressed to see so many excellent pieces of short fiction together in one book。 Here’s the breakdown by star rating for the individual stories:A Study in Black and White - 5 stars Thwaite’s Tennant - 4 stars The Eel Singers - 3 starsLily Wilt - 4 starsThe Chillingham Chair - 4 stars The Hanging of the Greens - 1 starConfinement - 4 starsMonster - 3 stars*I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。* 。。。more
Whitney
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The Haunting Season" is a collection of short stories by a set of modern authors that seeks to capture the eerie qualities of that dark， frightening time of year around the holidays。 These stories are not about Christmas， but they do reference that time of year and a few mention traditions that crop up around the holiday。 The stories themselves are all well-written， and a few are genuinely frightening。 My two favorites in the collection are by Laura Purcell and Bridget Collins; the former is a f The Haunting Season" is a collection of short stories by a set of modern authors that seeks to capture the eerie qualities of that dark， frightening time of year around the holidays。 These stories are not about Christmas， but they do reference that time of year and a few mention traditions that crop up around the holiday。 The stories themselves are all well-written， and a few are genuinely frightening。 My two favorites in the collection are by Laura Purcell and Bridget Collins; the former is a frightening tale about a haunted wheelchair that could have towed the line into humor， but Purcell manages to avoid that altogether。 Collins wrote a tale about a malevolent house that could stand up to any other haunted house tale。 The only story that left me cold was Natasha Pulley's "The Eel Singers"; it takes place within a series of hers and so I felt like I needed to read that series in order to gain more context。 On the whole， this collection was well-curated and all were tonally similar - that is， spooky and （as the title says） haunting！ 。。。more
Irene
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In need of a break from the summer heat I delved in to The Haunting Season with it's cold， driving rain， drifting snow storms， and of course ghostly apparitions。In my favorite stories I discovered a haunted wheel chair， met a new mother anxious to protect her child， a woman seeking shelter from her abusive husband， who finds help not from family but from an unexpected entity， and a recovering alcoholic who meets an influence much darker than the drink。 These chilling stories are a perfect way to In need of a break from the summer heat I delved in to The Haunting Season with it's cold， driving rain， drifting snow storms， and of course ghostly apparitions。In my favorite stories I discovered a haunted wheel chair， met a new mother anxious to protect her child， a woman seeking shelter from her abusive husband， who finds help not from family but from an unexpected entity， and a recovering alcoholic who meets an influence much darker than the drink。 These chilling stories are a perfect way to welcome in the shorter days and colder nights。 Not all of the spirits have evil intent， but even a well meaning warning of impending doom can be frightening when it comes from beyond the grave。I would recommend it to all who enjoy a good old fashioned ghost story。I received an advance copy for review。 。。。more
Katy
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This has an interesting premise， but because Bridget Collins （a known TERF） is involved I won't be reading this。 This has an interesting premise， but because Bridget Collins （a known TERF） is involved I won't be reading this。 。。。more
Genevieve Taylor
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This collection completely blew me away。 I loved every single story， savoring each one and then diving eagerly into the next。 These stories all perfectly captured the tradition of the Winter ghost story， and many of them lingered with me long after I turned the final page。 If you like ghost stories， especially the old-fashioned kind that are heavy on the atmosphere， this is a collection not to be missed。 I'll be looking out for more story collections by Bridget Collins--she is clearly a top-notc This collection completely blew me away。 I loved every single story， savoring each one and then diving eagerly into the next。 These stories all perfectly captured the tradition of the Winter ghost story， and many of them lingered with me long after I turned the final page。 If you like ghost stories， especially the old-fashioned kind that are heavy on the atmosphere， this is a collection not to be missed。 I'll be looking out for more story collections by Bridget Collins--she is clearly a top-notch editor！ 。。。more
Sarah Loves Books， Books and More Books
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I am so unbelievably excited for this book that I am stalking Netgalley on a daily basis to see if there are any arcs but probably far too early！！ Laura Purcell and Bridget Collins and Natasha Pully and Kiran Milwood Hargreave！！！ I cannot wait for this to be released！！
Dorian
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I was going to read this， but I'm gonna give it a miss。 I just read the full list of contributors， and one of the authors in this anthology is a known TERF。 Her work is on my personal blacklist， so I won't be buying or borrowing this one。I'm sure the stories will be good， and I'd read them if they were available independent of this anthology， so I could just skip over the one written by the TERF。 But they're not， so I'm electing to miss out instead。 In light of the fact that I won't read the boo I was going to read this， but I'm gonna give it a miss。 I just read the full list of contributors， and one of the authors in this anthology is a known TERF。 Her work is on my personal blacklist， so I won't be buying or borrowing this one。I'm sure the stories will be good， and I'd read them if they were available independent of this anthology， so I could just skip over the one written by the TERF。 But they're not， so I'm electing to miss out instead。 In light of the fact that I won't read the book， I'm withholding a rating。 。。。more
Lacey Simms
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Nothing better to read than a lovely ghostly book right before bed。 Great collection of stories by an eclectic group of authors。 Best read by candlelight。
Dannii Elle
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