Short StoriesYoung Adult
Tales of terror from the Black Ship
2008·256 pages
Two sick children shelter a mysterious sailor during a storm as he spins grisly maritime tales of terror.
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Two sick children shelter a mysterious sailor during a storm as he spins grisly maritime tales of terror.
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Not for the faint-hearted, The Black Ship is a novel packed with chills, thrills, nail-biting suspense and heart-stopping revelations At the Old Inn, which clings precariously to a cliff top above a storm-lashed ocean, two sick children are left alone while their father fetches the doctor. Then a visitor comes begging for shelter, and so begins a long night of storytelling, in which young Ethan and Cathy, who have an unnatural appetite for stories of a macabre persuasion, sit out the last throes...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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A few brief sexual remarks appear in the sailor tales.
Violence & gore
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Grisly sea tales with death, plague, pirates, and macabre violence.
Profanity
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Occasional swearing in sailor speech throughout the stories.
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic systems present
Occult / demonology
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Gothic ghost stories with recurring supernatural maritime horrors.
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Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Recurring cruelty, suffering, and peril in the macabre sea tales.
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