tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post8881328569644364048..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: FFB: The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral - Robert WestallJ F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-12360035640184572602016-02-02T18:27:49.542-06:002016-02-02T18:27:49.542-06:00Though as you will remember I'm not much for g...Though as you will remember I'm not much for ghost or horror reading, this does sound quite appealing.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-4439571185507103332016-02-02T02:37:18.161-06:002016-02-02T02:37:18.161-06:00Thanks very much for this John - sounds great and ...Thanks very much for this John - sounds great and (as ever) a new author to discover - yay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-39727106457803653052016-01-31T12:37:26.167-06:002016-01-31T12:37:26.167-06:00I love it when a book teaches me something about a...I love it when a book teaches me something about a world I wouldn't think I had an interest in—even if it's stone masonry. Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-7969221162103701922016-01-30T12:24:54.092-06:002016-01-30T12:24:54.092-06:00Oh, through a megaphone, no less. Oh, through a megaphone, no less. Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-20107375251871269662016-01-30T12:24:10.465-06:002016-01-30T12:24:10.465-06:00Thanks for the earworm, John. All I had to do was ...Thanks for the earworm, John. All I had to do was pronounce the name "Muncaster Cathedral" to hear the melody and the rest of the words arose: <i>You're bringing dowwwwn, you stood and you watched as, my baby left towwwwwn...</i>Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-69351072380692415102016-01-30T10:41:15.197-06:002016-01-30T10:41:15.197-06:00Westall belongs to the traditional British ghost s...Westall belongs to the traditional British ghost story school, Peggy Ann. No gore, real thrills, and an absence of cliche predictability. More good news: You can easily find very cheap used copies of this book (as I did ) if the newer edition is too expensive for your budget. J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-7003302458226220612016-01-30T10:37:07.641-06:002016-01-30T10:37:07.641-06:00Easy to believe he was a kind man based on his dep...Easy to believe he was a kind man based on his depiction of Joe and his devotion to his wife and son in this story. Valancourt has also reprinted those ghost stories you mention in a volume called <a rel="nofollow"><i>Antique Dust</i></a>. And they have planned another volume of supernatural novellas which should be released later this year. Westall is certainly getting his due!J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-63171755148068941432016-01-30T07:22:10.384-06:002016-01-30T07:22:10.384-06:00Sounds like one I should be looking for! Thanks, J...Sounds like one I should be looking for! Thanks, John.Peggy Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426356514707257708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-20240845704327844982016-01-30T05:48:19.970-06:002016-01-30T05:48:19.970-06:00Bob Westall was a fine writer, and his ghost stori...Bob Westall was a fine writer, and his ghost stories for adults are recommended. He was my art teacher when I was 11, long before either of us were published writers. Many years later he came to live in our village and was a kindly member of the local writers' group. I remember him with appreciation.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.com