Book Review: The Ghost Club by William Meikle

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The Ghost Club is a curious group of stories written by William Meikle, but in styles of classic authors. The author uses a fictional supper club in which all the famous writers of old have come to tell their tales as a thread to link each of these short stories together.

From Arthur Conan Doyle and Henry James to Margaret Oliphant and Mark Twain, these tales mimic the style of each author as if they were written by them. Meikle knows his literature and does a fantastic job imitating these greats. There is a lot to love in this book if you’re a sucker for spooky tales.

Some of my favorites were:

“Wee Davie Makes a Friend” in the style of Robert Louis Stevenson
A haunting tale about an ill boy where his father is unusually cruel about a little toy that seems to be making him feel better.

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