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A collection of spooky ghost stories and dark tales based onthe classic style of horror/supernatural writing, The Angry Ghost and Other Storiesintroduces a return to classic form with a fresh perspective. A man journeyingto Cornwall seeking a Ghost - and flowers, an obnoxious bully being welcomed tospend the evening at an old museum, and an author of fictional horror unable totake his friend seriously when he's told of the Werewolf roaming around hisvillage are just three of a collection that will have you reading with everylight on. The stories have a chilling undertone, a sense of uneasewithout outright horror which is matched by its cast of characters that run thegamut from the ordinary to the undead. These characters share the same fate, aconfrontation with something unearthly and should not exist - that is, exceptin a world where creatures of darkness can still, occasionally, break through.The book also features a mix of voices, from first person to third, and frompast to present tense which keeps the pace fast, exciting and varied. Withdescriptive language, the tales bring with them an atmosphere not easilyshrugged off. "Ultimately, thestoryteller weaves his tale of dark possibilities to coax out and into thelight creatures that may occasionally intrude upon the living, but neverencroach upon or breach the shield of safety of the listener. For the listeneris always safe from ghosts...almost always."