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The Spook House

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A little boy is lost in the wilderness with nothing but his wooden toy knife to protect him, when he comes across a ghastly spectacle of unspeakable terror. Two travellers caught in a storm one night take shelter in a deserted plantation house and discover a room filled with the dead. An old man suspected of murder gets a grisly comeuppance... These are just some of the countless victims for whom all hope is lost in Ambrose Bierce's chilling stories of death, delusion and the supernatural. "A combination of careful detail with grotesque and extraordinary incidents" Independent

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The Spook House, Ambrose Bierce

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2009
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Title
The Spook House
Language
English
Publisher
Penguin
Released
2009
Format
Paperback
Pages
234
ISBN10
0141193972
ISBN13
9780141193977
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3.45 out of 5
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A little boy is lost in the wilderness with nothing but his wooden toy knife to protect him, when he comes across a ghastly spectacle of unspeakable terror. Two travellers caught in a storm one night take shelter in a deserted plantation house and discover a room filled with the dead. An old man suspected of murder gets a grisly comeuppance... These are just some of the countless victims for whom all hope is lost in Ambrose Bierce's chilling stories of death, delusion and the supernatural. "A combination of careful detail with grotesque and extraordinary incidents" Independent