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The Ninth Skeleton

The Ninth Skeleton

By Clark Ashton Smith Mysteries & Thrillers 10/11/2011

A walk into the woods leads to a terrifying discovery. Note: very short story.

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Reviews
  • Creepy

    A short, but well-written and imaginative short story. CAS's use of language is wonderfully evocative. A great read.

    By Allan.Mackenzie.Graham

  • The nineth skeleton

    To short to enjoy fully. Needs more.

    By Linda Miles

  • Ugh!

    The entire thing read like the author was sitting with an open thesaurus trying to find big words. The descriptions bored me in their lengthiness. Could he have used the word "writhe" 5 more times??

    By Claudia0319

  • ummm???

    It keeps your interest but left me with questions.

    By carolsaurusrex

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