The Ghost Ship

<p><strong>Witty lyrical and deeply unsettling these are tales where the sea is wide and the line between humor and horror is thin.</strong></p><p>Richard Middleton's best-known collection is anchored by its celebrated title story an unforgettable journey into the whimsical and the uncanny.</p><p><em>The Ghost Ship</em> tells the story of an ordinary timid village that finds itself haunted not by a fearsome skeleton crew but by the hilarious bawdy and far-too-jolly crew of a spectral Spanish brig. Their loud revelry and earthly demands for wine and company confound the villagers and create a haunting unlike any other in literature.</p><p>But beyond this humorous masterpiece Middleton reveals himself as a subtle master of psychological dread and wistful fantasy. The collection delves into dark fables macabre twists of fate and haunting meditations on youth and loss.</p><p><strong>Dive into a world where tragedy wears a smile madness is masked by merriment and the ghosts you meet are disturbingly charmingly alive.</strong></p>