Scary Stories
by Barry Moser
Taste attributes: horrormysterycrimefresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryglossyenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadssolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, stirring horror novel, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Open Library rating
3.8 / 5
4 ratings
About This Book
Kittens / Dean Koontz -- The Magic Shop / H.G. Wells -- Miriam / Truman Capote -- Tell-tale Heart / Edgar Allan Poe -- Genesis and catastrophe (a true story) / Roald Dahl -- The squaw / Bram Stoker -- Here there be tygers / Stephen King -- Man overboard! / Winston Churchill -- The lottery / Shirley Jackson -- The bus-conductor / E.F.
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- Author
- Barry Moser
- Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 184
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- How we score
- Source
- Open Library
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