Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories

from Arkrayder

This was a fun little read. After The Lair of the White Worm it was a little bit of fluff to soothe the mind and conjure up demons and curses, oh my.

from wbwilburn5

Not at all what I expected, but interesting.

from wordsampersand

I really liked these stories, though James's prose is sometimes impenetrable. Also, his stories all have the same format: "Oh, here are some books James is interested in real life, let's have the protagonist wander around trying to find them. Oh, here's a working-class guy offended by some slight...

from

You cannot touch this guy for sheer, unheimlich shivering dread. A school story shat me up at university and just two months ago Tyhe Mezzotint put the willies right up me. Huhuhurr!

from tungsten_peerts

I suppose it could reasonably be said that James' range is narrow; however, within that range, he is devastating. Characterization is kind of pale here: most of James' characters are (like him) bookish antiquarians, and you won't find a lot of stimulating dialogue. However, be warned: herein are ...