It doesn’t help either that the stories themselves become increasingly scary. Between tales, the interactions between characters create a growing sense of unease. Thackeray is a suspicious figure, but he keeps the morbid children entertained with stories of the macabre (their favorite). A stranger comes and due to the fierceness of the storm outside, they feel obliged to let him stay until it passes. The stories are woven into a narrative involving a boy, Ethan, and his younger sister, Cathy, who are left ailing and alone at the family Inn while their father is fetching medicine for them. Tales of Terror from the Black Ship is a collection of scary stories set at sea, or involving the sea-faring. It is my fondest wish that after reading this book, you will feel the same. Sticking with the read I was eventually rewarded by becoming both grossed out and properly horrified. I’ve learned my lesson, but I didn’t think Priestly’s Tales of Terror from the Black Ship was going to get me, especially after the mysterious Thackeray’s first tale. I am not one who boasts a fearlessness when opening a book of scary stories meant for children. –Thank You Chris Priestly for adding another neurosis, and Thank You Carl V.
I will never look at snails the same way again.
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