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Wednesday, 7 May 2025

14th Armada Ghost Book

The 14th Armada Ghost Book, released in 1982, was the penultimate in the long-running anthology series of children's ghost stories. 



The first nail was already in the coffin of this popular series as the public were starting to turn their backs on supernatural and horror tales. A new artist was brought on board, whose illustrations appealed more to children, but the book cover art was a firm step down from the series' more iconic imagery.



That stated, the stories themselves are on par, with a couple of them edging on the dark side of children's fiction.


Unfortunately, the change of  book cover designs is difficult to get past.