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Modern-day ghosts: Haunted Tales, by Adam Macqueen, reviewed

Dark, unsettling stories set mostly in the world of social media and panic rooms are, strikingly, as much about love as death – and how love is stronger

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Adam Macqueen Adrian Travis
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 14 December 2024
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  • Haunted Tales: Ghostly Stories for the Darkest Nights

    Adam Macqueen

    Swift Press, pp. 200, £12

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