The late-winter fog of Yorkshire inspired me to read through some ghost stories, and some place J.H. Riddell's Night Shivers in the top echelon of Victorian ghost story writers. A collection of 15 short stories, Night Shivers takes the reader through predictable ghost story fare- abandoned houses, unsolved murders, wailing banshees, and unexplained phenomena dot the pages. Was it worth it? For me, no. I began intending to read the entire work, but ended up choosing six of the stories, and stopping thereafter. The tales had some interesting elements in them, but often fell flat at the end, and failed to build suspense in some cases. If you're heavily into ghost stories, give this a whirl, but for most people, there are better things out there.
Rating: C
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