1973 brought another collection of spooky stories together in the form of the 8th Armada Ghost Story.
We are back to the effective scary book covers of a child being chased by a supernatural peril that were a highlight of the early books in this anthology series, Peter Archer doing a sterling job of portraying the literary scares awaiting the reader within the title's pages.
The book's later reboot, with a pricetage of more than double of the original (darn that inflation!) sported a a cover with a direct reimagining of its predecessor's artwork. This, however, somehow feels less powerful than its earlier incarnation.
As for the stories in the book, I think Mary Danby did a fine curator's job, with at least a handful of tales drawing in the readee with their curious titles alone:
This book stands as the centrepiece of the Armada Ghost Book's 15 volume run.