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Review; The Last Séance: Tales of the Supernatural by Agatha Christie

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Happy Halloween/Samhain everyone. As it is finally Halloween, I figured out I would post a review of the short story collection The Last Séance: Tales of the Supernatural by Agatha Christie, which I read earlier this month. Description from Goodreads From the Queen of Suspense, an all-new collection of her spookiest and most sinister stories, including an Agatha Christie story never before published in the USA, The Wife of Kenite! For lovers of the supernatural and the macabre comes this collection of ghostly and chilling stories from legendary mystery writer Agatha Christie. Fantastic psychic visions, specters looming in the shadows, encounters with deities, a man who switches bodies with a cat—be sure to keep the light on whilst reading these tales. The Last Séance gathers twenty stories, some featuring Christie’s beloved detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, in one haunting compendium that explores all things occult and paranormal, and is an essential omnibus for Christie fans
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Top Five Wednesday; Books About Books

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It's Wednesday, which means it's time for another Top Five Wednesday post courtesy of the  Top Five Wednesday Goodreads group  and today's topic was books about books. Here's my five picks. Cotton Cleopatra F VIII: The Abbess's Tale by Dominic Selwood Description from Goodreads In World War Two, Oxford academic Dr Iana Jenkins discovers an unknown medieval chronicle by the nun Mary of Shaftesbury. Mary confides that she was at Glastonbury Abbey in 1191 when its monks exhumed the bodies of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere. However, the great abbey's celebrations turn to terror when the mortal remains of Arthur and Guinevere turn out to be not what they seem, and horror reigns. When all else fails, can Wulfrun - a priestess of the Old Religion from the forest - save the abbey from what has been unleashed. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Description from Goodreads A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysteri
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Top Ten Tuesday; Eerie Britain

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It's Tuesday and thus time for another Top Ten Tuesday post courtesy of  That Artsy Reader Girl . As the theme of the week was a Halloween freebie, I decided writing a top ten list of spooky tales set in Britain, most of them being in England and Scotland. Anyway, here's my spine-chilling list. The Plague Stones by James Brogden Description from Goodreads From the critically acclaimed author of Hekla's Children comes a dark and haunting tale of our world and the next. Fleeing from a traumatic break-in, Londoners Paul and Tricia Feenan sell up to escape to the isolated Holiwell village where Tricia has inherited a property. Scattered throughout the settlement are centuries-old stones used during the Great Plague as boundary markers. No plague-sufferer was permitted to pass them and enter the village. The plague diminished, and the village survived unscathed, but since then each year the village trustees have insisted on an ancient ceremony to renew the village boundaries, u
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Review; Hidden Haunts: Scotland by W. J. Gilbert

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As I've got a weak spot for Scotland and all things spooky, I couldn't resist buying and reading Hidden Haunts: Scotland by W. J. Gilbert for obvious reasons and today I'll post my review of this book. Description from Goodreads Uncovering the world's hidden hauntings, one chilling story at a time. Hidden Scotland delves into the lesser-known ghost stories that quietly persist in the shadows of Scotland's rich supernatural history. As you turn each page, you’ll discover eerie tales often overlooked by mainstream paranormal accounts, with a focus on both Edinburgh and the broader Scottish landscape. Embark on a journey through the haunted streets of Edinburgh’s Old Town, where sites like the Governor's House in Edinburgh Castle and Chessels Court unveil the city's dark and mysterious past. Beyond the Old Town, explore ghostly echoes in places like Craigmillar Castle, George Heriot’s School, and Royal Circus, offering a fresh and chilling perspective on Edinb
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Review; Every Camp Has A Crystal Lake by Connor Flynn

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I recently read the non-fiction book Every Camp Has A Crystal Lake by Connor Flynn and today I'll post my review of the book. Description from Goodreads Summer camp, recess and amusement parks provided me many thrills during my childhood and no doubt for many of you. They are places of fun and enjoyment, however; when the sun goes down and the lights turn off, there are chills that lie beneath. From haunted dorms, ghost coasters and monsters under the staircase, my friends and I have had to fend off many spooky things. The historical locations in the pages of Every Camp Has A Crystal Lake are filled with many puzzling stories... try not to become the next chapter! My Thoughts on the Book I liked the idea of this book, but I felt it was so poorly executed, with little talk about the paranormal encounters and stories, and the backstory of locations and what-not, I almost felt a bit cheated. Perhaps I'm a bit spoiled in the sense that I've read quite a few well researched boo
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Book Tag; The Official Spooky Season Book Tag

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I found the book tag called The Official Spooky Season Book Tag over at The Artsy Reader , and I honestly couldn't resist doing this one. 1: You hear a strange noise in the night – the monsters got inside! Which book character would you choose to protect you from harm? Clive from The Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore & Bar by Seana Kelly 2: You go on vacation and your hotel is located right next to a cemetery. Which book character do you really hope is not hiding in the shadows? The Dover Demon from, you guessed it, The Dover Demon by Hunter Shea 3: It’s a particularly cold night and you decide to stay inside. Which three book characters would you like to spend a trivia quiz and board game night with? Keira, Zoe, and Mason from The Whispering Dead by Darcy Coates 4: Time for a big adventure! The scary book you pick transports you into its world. Where do you end up? I would end up in the Scottish Highlands if I pick up Hearthstone Cottage by Frazer Lee 5: No Halloween without Trick o
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Book Blogger Hop; All-Time Favourite Horror Novel

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It's perhaps time for another Book Blogger Hop post courtesy of  Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer  and today's topic is " Which horror-themed book or novel is your all-time favorite? Which one made you shiver or made you feel like it was Halloween? ". Book Blogger Hop For some, it may not come as a surprise when I say Bram Stoker's Dracula is my all-time favourite when it comes to horror-themed novels. While I can't deny it's fairly mild on the horror by today's standards, I still love it. I even wrote my final paper on that novel when I majored in English at university, so I am a bit of a geek when it comes to that gothic novel. Funnily enough, it was the movie Dracula - Dead and Loving It that made me interested in Dracula in the first place.
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