Monday, 28 July 2025

Alrightreads: Ghoulies

Rupert Matthews, Haunted Chester

1992 / Ebook / 24 pages

***

Studying up on atmospheric bullshit to mix up our next visit.


Alvin Schwartz and Victoria Chess, Ghosts!: Ghostly Tales from Folklore

1991 / Ebook / 64 pages

**

It's no In a Dark, Dark Room, but at least I found one safe scare to pass on.


Various, A Glitch in the Matrix: Tales of the Unexplainable Unreal

2024 / Ebook / 256 pages

****

I don't know who the TikTok-based curator is, as I'm nearly 40, but unsubstantiated accounts of weird experiences/dreams are basically my favourite things to read on the internet.


Tom Slemen, Haunted Cheshire

2004 / Paperback / 208 pages

***

More tall tales from an incredulous curator boosted by the gimmick of being set in places I've seen on road signs.


Danny Robins, Into the Uncanny

2023 / Audiobook / 315 pages

***

The author-presenter's personal experiences are the main draw, but since they're so fleeting, most of the book is just the novelisation of more engaging podcasts.