*Title: 'Lukundoo' by Edward Lucas White. Date Read: 14 October 2010 Available Online?: YES Briefly: While gathered in front of the fireplace with friends, Singleton relates the story of one of his past expeditions to Africa, where he had the … [Read more...]
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31 Shots of Shock: #14 – ‘Lukundoo’ by Edward Lucas White
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31 Shots of Shock: #13 – ‘When I Was Dead’ by Vincent O’Sullivan
*Title: 'When I Was Dead' by Vincent O'Sullivan. Date Read: 13 October 2010 Available Online?: YES Briefly: Determined to make a ghost transpire in front of him, the tables are turned on the narrator one evening when he finds himself on the other … [Read more...]
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31 Shots of Shock: #12 – ‘Afterward’ by Edith Wharton
*Title: 'Afterward' by Edith Wharton. Date Read: 12 October 2010 Available Online?: YES Briefly: Adamant that they want to live in a home that is remote and lacking in 'vulgar necessities', American couple Ned and Mary Boyne take up residence in … [Read more...]
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31 Shots of Shock: #11 – W.S. by L.P. Hartley
*Title: 'W.S.' by L.P. Hartley. Date Read: 11 October 2010 Available Online?: NO (available in Nightshade: 20th Century Ghost Stories (Constable & Robinson)). Briefly: A writer begins to receive postcards from a mystery person, making him become … [Read more...]
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31 Shots of Shock: #10 – ‘The Lady’s Maid’s Bell’ by Edith Wharton
*Title: 'The Lady's Maid's Bell' by Edith Wharton. Date Read: 10 October 2010 Available Online?: YES Briefly: Still weak and recovering from typhoid, Hartley is invited to take up the position of lady-maid at the country home of the sickly but … [Read more...]
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31 Shots of Shock: #9 – ‘The House of the Nightmare’ by Edward Lucas White
*Title: 'The House of the Nightmare' by Edward Lucas White. Date Read: 09 October 2010 Available Online?: YES Briefly: While driving from the mountains into the valley, the narrator's attention is taken by a house which he gets occasional glimpses … [Read more...]
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31 Shots of Shock: #8 – ‘Two Steps Along the Road’ by Terry Dowling
*Title: 'Two Steps Along the Road' by Terry Dowling. Date Read: 08 October 2010 Available Online?: NO (available in The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 21 (Constable & Robinson)) Briefly: A paranormal researcher arranges to spend a few days at … [Read more...]
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31 Shots of Shock: #7 – ‘The Villa Désirée’ by May Sinclair
*Title: 'The Villa Désirée' by May Sinclair Date Read: 07 October 2010 Available Online?: YES (PDF format) Briefly: Louis Carson has arranged for his fiancee, Mildred Eve to stay alone at his country house, The Villa Désirée, until he can join … [Read more...]
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31 Shots of Shock: #6 – ‘The Haunted Orchard’ by Richard Le Gallienne
*Title: 'The Haunted Orchard' by Richard Le Gallienne Date Read: 06 October 2010 Available Online?: YES (Doc format) Briefly: Escaping the confines of city life in order to enjoy the onset of Spring in a rural setting, the narrator takes up the … [Read more...]
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31 Shots of Shock: #5 – ‘The Woods’ by Michael Kelly
*Title: 'The Woods' by Michael Kelly Date Read: 05 October 2010 Available Online?: NO (available in The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 21 (Constable & Robinson)) Briefly: As a snowstorm closes in, Ned Creed the local law enforcement officer … [Read more...]
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