The Haunting Season

I really enjoyed these stories - I scare easily, but I also enjoy the spooky topics (ironic, I know). These stories weren't scary at all, more unsettling and mysterious, the best way I can think of describing them is Dickensian. I can't rate the book as a whole so I have rated each story separately and gave my overall 3* which is the average rating for them all. Here are my mini-reviews of each story: 1. *** 'A Study in Black and White' by Bridget Collins I didn't mind the ending at all (which I usually don't enjoy unless it's a happy one). The main character was insufferable. 2. **** 'Thwaite's Tenant' by Imogen Hermes Gowar I'd love for this story to be a full novel. Ghosts are good if you're good person is a point of view I can definitely get on board with; you will only be hurt if you deserve it. Stanley was a little shit though. 3. ** 'The Eel Singers' by Natasha Pulley Weird. I wasn't very fond of writing style and often my thoughts were drifting off and I had to re-read the pages again. Not memorable at all except that the girl was autistic. 4. **** 'Lily Wilt' by Jess Kidd Deliciously unnerving. Boy meets girl except the girl is already... well, dead. A warning story not to mess with resurrecting the dead. Nan has stomach of steel. 5. *** 'The Chillingham Chair' by Laura Purcell How dare you leave me on a cliffhanger! 6. *** 'The Hanging of the Greens' by Andrew Michael Hurley It was ok. Pretty gruesome towards the end and definitely solidified my opinion about religious fanatics - avoid at all costs! 7. ** 'Confinement' by Kiran Millwood-Hargrave This one bored me to tears. It was pretty obvious none of the 'ghostly' bits of the story were real and it was all in her head. 8. *** 'Monster' by Elizabeth Macneal Very unsettling, a man's descent into madness. Again, it was made pretty obvious from the start that the boy was the Monster.