Pros & Cons
Pros
Every one of the stories reads like an original by hodgson himself. Lark hill barrow is one of my favorites, but even the dark twist in lusitania still lingers in my memory.
Highlights
Quality
Very much in keeping with the style and era of the original, while making full use of meikle's writing prowess.
Better than the originals in some places.
Sometimes the cases are real but manageable; sometimes completely fake, and sometimes so dangerous that carnacki would have die... Read More
His famous electric pentacle, the “sigsand manuscript," and the powerful “unknown last line of the saaamaaa ritual" are used by... Read More
Competitiveness
A pitch perfect homage to the original carnacki.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This past fall i was looking for some chilling reading for the advent of the dark season
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I read some good books but nothing really fulfilled what i was longing for
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
And then i found william meikles carnacki stories
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I had read the original hodgson stories years ago and found them good but probably more entertaining in their own day
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Meikles stories while true to the originals were more enjoyable i thought
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The stories vary between cursed objects to the threats of great cosmic horrors
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It follows the same formula every time
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The narrator is invited to carnackis place for a story