Shades: Unconventional Ghost Stories

Ghosts, spirits, spectres, shades...they turn up in almost every culture and society, and these stories form a rich literary tradition that comes with its own set of expectations. But what if we turned some of those expectations upside down?

Follow a slightly different ghostly path in this collection with stories about spirits who help the living and ghosts who need our help; ghostly inhabitants inside computers and unusual shades in a unique community; ghosts seeking solace, ghosts who might be a scam, and a handful of literary Christmas apparitions.

The stories in these pages are more likely to be humorous than horrifying, but they also explore ideas of family, home, and how we find our way in the world, with or without spectral companions. Come along on some haunting adventures with ghostly bagpipers, spirit dogs, beloved authors, and more.