Ghost Stories
Selected and Introduced by Mark Gatiss

Decided to treat myself to a ghost story (or two!) a night from this little collection, as I love reading them on the run up to Christmas. They are introduced by one of my favourite actors and writers, Mark Gatiss. He assures that “Fred” (E.F.) Benson’s particular approach to ghost stories will much......more

Atmospheric and chilling, these short stories are NOT a good thing to read last thing at night. What makes them so wonderful is the settings - how can a tube be scary, a caterpillar or a friendly new member of a village? But they all are, and you'd better beware. E.F Benson belongs, along with M.R J......more

(Review written November 2016.) Many of these stories have similar features: ponderous beginnings – through which you must slog to get to the good stuff – and sudden endings, cutting them short just as they've become interesting. One of them actually ends in the middle of a sentence. 'The Room in th......more

Some terrific stories in this slimline collection - "The Man Who Went Too Far" will ring (frightening) bells for anyone who has read Arthur Machen's "The Great God Pan", and the creeping, slimy things in "Negotium Perambulans" and "And No Bird Sings" echo the viscous horrors of HP Lovecraft. "The Ro......more

This selection of the prolific ‘Fred’ Benson’s ghost stories was selected by Mark Gatiss, and the audio version I have listened to over the last few weeks while wandering the forests of Central Europe was read by him. His voice perfectly suits the mood. There’s quite a variety here, from a splendidl......more