An uncomfortably creepy and weird anthology of haunted houses and ghosts, filled with lush pencil (or charcoal?) illustrations that make this atmospheric graphic novel even more creepy.

*3.5

Birthday present from Husband, which he read to me last night. The book is comprised of a series of mini-stories/vignettes, each one lasting 1-3 pages. The text is slight, but the illustrations are deliciously spooky and evocative. Some of the vignettes were on the silly side, but others were genuinely creepy (always my preference!). I thought any of the stories would make great writing prompts -- there's obviously a lot going on beyond the brief text and what we can see in the pictures. Definitely recommended for anyone who loves haunted houses and the macabre!

I really enjoyed this book. It is a book with short stories/short poems put together with a few paintings.

I love scary books, but for some reason, this just didn't do it for me. The illustrations were amazing, but I needed more than just a verse or two attached to each page to really get me into the mood.

Beautiful artwork. Interesting stories.

So weird. I loved it. A combination of Edward Gorey and Chris Van Allsburg.

scary! and kind of funny. (⊙＿⊙)

Historias muy cortitas con imágenes muy bien estructuradas, que te dan la impresión de estar viendo escenas sombrías y llenas de detalles.

Una lectura muy entretenida y que me ha gustado mucho, a pesar de leerse tan rápido.

A charmingly spooky art picture book for adults (though mostly appropriate for all ages) with wonderfully detailed, black and white illustrations of a variety of fantastical haunted locations and the ghosts that call them home, from the story of "Drowned Shelley" to the terrifying "Crawling House." Each of these mini-stories can spawn a lot of imagination about their back-stories. While you can peruse the book in less than a half an hour, the amusing spookiness engendered through the elegant art work and the thought-provoking stories that accompany them can stay with the reader for a lot longer.