20th Century Ghost: A Story From The Collection 20th Century Ghosts (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
Well, I bought this one thinking it was the full anthology of stories at a very much reduced price, only to discover after the purchase that it is, in fact, only a single story from the collection.Ah, well.As it is, though, this little tale is 99 cents well-spent. Hill is very much his father's son, I think, as his story of a theatre and its dead girl feels as though it would have fit snugly within one of King's own compilations. It's a tad violent, a bit spooky, oddly touching in its final pages, and altogether good enough that I'm convinced that I may have to give the entire publication a go.And, of course, stories of film and the joys of Hollywood are always compelling to me. There's a magic to cinema that I love to read about, and Hill captures it well. 20th Century Ghosts consists of fifteen stories by Joe Hill. Although generally enjoyable, some of these stories fell flat while others were real gems. Hill definitely demonstrates skill as a writer. Some of the stories just didn't connect with me. Among the ones that really stood out were "Voluntary Committal" where Morris Lerner, an idiot savant kind of character who builds crazy mazes out of boxes and uses it to get rid of his older brother's friend, a villainous character who had it coming. Another is "Abraham's Boys" about descendants of Van Helsing. A very solid collection of short stories that is worth reading.Carl Alves - author of Blood Street
What do You think about 20th Century Ghost: A Story From The Collection 20th Century Ghosts (2009)?
Excellent. Pop Art is so bizaarely weird, you have to like it.
—magilacutty
Cute story rhat was too short, I would have loved more.
—beck
Scattered with only a few very good stories.
—michaela
