A Ghost In The House (from fables and Other Oddities of the Imagination) (short story) by Ronald Dondiego on AuthorsDen

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A Ghost In The House (from fables and Other Oddities of the Imagination)
by Ronald Dondiego
Saturday, October 26, 2002
Rated "G" by the Author.

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Edgar Allan Poe came to me in a dream and said, "This is phantasmagoria." Who was I to argue with the master? I used his idea in the middle part of this story. Was I scared? You bet!

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Reviewed by Edward Saint-Ivan	5/8/2005

This is one of the best ghost stories I ever read. I dont understand why readers shun the ghost genre so much because ghost fiction has some literary gems and this is one of them.





Reviewed by Terry Vinson	11/1/2004

Ron, All I can say is....the 'master' would have indeed been proud. Enjoyed it.. Terry





Reviewed by matthew Hewitt	8/14/2004

Ron, good going ,your stuff just gets better and better. M.J.H.





Reviewed by m j hollingshead	5/23/2003

good one





Reviewed by Mike Terry	4/13/2003

Excellent; well worth the ink from my printer and made my cup of coffee that much better.





Reviewed by Karen James	12/14/2002

Masterfully written, so smooth, this had a classical feel to it.





Reviewed by Ross Psuty	11/27/2002

Creepy and well writen, a story that will float in my head for weeks or maybe more.





Reviewed by Nickolaus Pacione	11/11/2002

This is an errie one, good write Ron. Damn -- you got me floored with this one.





Reviewed by Victoria Murray	10/29/2002

Excellent write Ron! Hugs, Victoria

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