elricc
Devils Coach Horse
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Post by elricc on Feb 22, 2017 19:06:10 GMT
I always liked the Ankardyne Pew
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Post by dem bones on Feb 22, 2017 19:25:19 GMT
I'm 70% through the complete collection and have to say I'm rather disappointed. The title story is the best so far; "The Habeus Corpus Club" is amusing but the rest haven't impressed me much.... I always liked the Ankardyne Pew Yes, that would make my WFH top ten. The Wordsworth Best With Five Fingers is maybe too generous. Like virtually every short story writer I can think of, his work is better served in multiple-author selections, magazine publications & the like. It's handy to have them all in one place, but, much as I enjoy his stuff, not sure I'd even attempt to read 45 of his - or anyone's - supernatural stories on the spin.
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Post by Swampirella on Feb 22, 2017 19:51:57 GMT
A lot of people seem to like that one; I wasn't that impressed. I'm now 89% done and still feel the same. The writing is good but nothing "grabs" me. I guess I was expecting stories more like those of Benson, Cowles or Daubeny....
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Post by Swampirella on Feb 22, 2017 19:54:17 GMT
I did take a break twice to read other things, the last being Pan Horror #4. But even if I'd only read a few stories now and then, liked them any better. You win some, you lose some . I just read "Mrs. Egan's Arm", which was one of the best so far. Two more stories to go.
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Post by helrunar on Nov 14, 2022 22:08:20 GMT
Awesome thread. Thanks Dem!
H.
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