Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories: The Apple Tree : A Ghost Story for Christmas (Paperback)

from estrottmann354

The story is about a man from a small costal town in Engand. Birds suddenly start gathering in large numbers. They attack everyone they see. The man tries to warn his neighbors, but they think he's crazy. He boards up his house, and takes his family inside. They try to wait out the attacks.

from ImperfectCJ

Some of these stories, especially "The Birds" and "The Apple Tree," I really liked. The others I just liked, without the adverb. "The Old Man" made me smile. I enjoyed the atmosphere of "Kiss Me Again, Stranger" but was kind of disappointed in the ending (although I'm SO glad she wasn't a vampire...

from Johanna11

The book contains six stories differing in length. The first story is the most famous, because of Hitchcock's film. It is obvious that birds are important in this story, but halfway through the last story I was drawn into thinking about birds as well. This turned out to be the author's Intention....

from rmarcin

This is a series of short stories, the most famous being The Birds, which was the impetus behind the Hitchcock film, although the setting and characters were changed. The other stories included are: "Monte Verità"-about 2 mountaineering friends, and the beautiful wife of one of them. The wife dis...

from ElizaJane

This is my very first Daphne Du Maurier read and it will not be the last. The stories varied in quality but I enjoyed them all to some degree. The writing was superb, whether I liked the story or not. Can't wait to read her most famous works. 1. The Birds - This is one of my favourite Hitchcock m...