After reading the previous collection 'The Mask of the Macabre' (if you haven't read that yet - you should) I picked this up immediately hoping for more of the same and I wasn't disappointed. While it follows on loosely from 'Mask of the Macabre', you don't need to have read that to read 'Ballet of the Bones', but as I've already said, if you haven't you should.
'Ballet of the Bones' follows the same format of four short stories that weave in and out of each other. My favourite was the story about the grave digger, but they were all good. The setting is Victorian London and the writing matches that of the period.
This is traditional horror at its finest, a must read for horror fans.
Four short tales of Victorian terror, each bound to the other by a chilling thread.
London suffocates under the festering reek of its bursting graveyards.
Ballet of the Bones – The curtain goes up on the greatest show on earth, but is everything all it seems?
The Bone House – The grave digger reflects on his morbid life, but what does his future hold?
The Engineer – His creations are beautiful, intricate and for a discerning palate.
Encore – The director makes ready for the end of the show.
13,700 words.
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