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The Empty House
The Empty House: Ghost Story Collections | Algernon Blackwood
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Certain houses, like certain persons, manage somehow to proclaim at once their character for evil. In the case of the latter, no particular feature need betray them; they may boast an open countenance and an ingenuous smile; and yet a little of their company leaves the unalterable conviction that there is something radically amiss with their being: that they are evil. Willy nilly, they seem to communicate an atmosphere of secret and wicked thoughts which makes those in their immediate neighbourhood shrink from them as from a thing diseased. And, perhaps, with houses the same principle is operative, and it is the aroma of evil deeds committed under a particular roof, long after the actual doers have passed away, that makes the gooseflesh come and the hair rise. Something of the original passion of the evil-doer, and of the horror felt by his victim, enters the heart of the innocent watcher, and he becomes suddenly conscious of tingling nerves, creeping skin, and a chilling of the blood. He is terror-stricken without apparent cause....
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Dan_SpiderCrafts
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Time is nearing our last week; moving boxes each day to the new house. Happy Reading and see yous again soon! 💕 I'll be back in March, with the new wifi and bookshelves!

MayJasper Best wishes for your move 😊 6y
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Dan_SpiderCrafts
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#CringeWorthy This face! 😂 On a snowless Halloween season book, decked out for Christmas. Somebody make a Wanted poster for the Ghostbusters; empty this guy outta there! #ReadingResolutions @Jess7 👻🗝

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Dan_SpiderCrafts
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Mehso-so

This mini tale is a spooky great one, on exploring a haunted house. What seems a bit strange though, is the Christmas theme presentation, for a story described as taking place in the autumn. 👻😝 It seems to throw the imagination off, within the always good atmospheric Blackwood narratives, which in this one, really doesn't include snow. Other than that, it is a cool classic ghost story. 🕯

Dan_SpiderCrafts If some of the Blackwood stories reprint under a blue moon 😜 I'm certain that Bram Stoker had some uncommonly found snow-covered mini tales. (edited) 7y
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Dan_SpiderCrafts
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I'm excited for this little book, found at Chapters for my Christmas stocking gift. 👻 Algernon Blackwood should be right up there with the mega collection books of Poe and Lovecraft. Any pocket stories are a treasure!

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Verity
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An explanation for my absence. This is the room the books usually live in. It's already been replastered (by professionals, not by me) and this is mid first coat of paint. There's the same space again to do. The books are safe, but I've been short of time to read with this and work although the kindle means I'm not short of books!