A ghost story that the reader pieces together only after it is told
Tag: weird tale
Weird #49: “Don’t Look Now” by Daphne du Maurier (1971)
Daphne Du Maurier’s line is almost literally hypnotic
Weird #48: “The Sea Was As Wet As Wet Could Be” by Gahan Wilson (1967)
Gahan Wilson’s “The Sea Was Wet As Wet Could Be” hits quite differently than the other weird tales in this collection—his twisted, singsong references to Lewis Carroll form the background context to a story of the indifference of a barren universe.
Weird #47: “The Ghoulbird” by Claude Seignolle (1967)
Claude Seignolle was a French author of fantastic stories, an archaeologist and folklorist whose story “The Ghoulbird” reflects his interest in peasant legends. He is known for presenting the fantastic in a straightforward manner, making the reader believe it is real.
Weird #42: “The Howling Man” by Charles Beaumont (1959)
A chilling tale in which monks gaslight the protagonist about the existence of a suffering man
Weird #36: “The Hungry House” by Robert Bloch (1951)
Probably the best haunted house story about the alienating effect of mirrors that you will ever read.
Weird #35: “The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles” by Margaret St. Clair (1951)
Moral of story: know your client.
Weird #34: “The Summer People” by Shirley Jackson (1950)
Things go wrong when an older couple decides to stay at the cottage past Labor Day.
Weird #33: “A Child in the Bush of Ghosts” by Olympe Bhêly-Quénum (1949)
A journey from death to life in the forests of Benin.
Weird #32: “The Aleph” by Jorge Luis Borges (1945)
Is there a link between weird fiction and mysticism?
Matthew Rettino 