{"id":8250,"date":"2016-07-19T20:42:44","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T03:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.disneyexperience.com\/news\/?p=8250"},"modified":"2020-05-12T09:12:01","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T16:12:01","slug":"tales-from-the-haunted-mansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.disneyexperience.com\/news\/tales-from-the-haunted-mansion\/","title":{"rendered":"“Tales from the Haunted Mansion”"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Tales from the Haunted Mansion<\/a>” is a brand-new book series released by Disney Press<\/em>. A simple read aimed at the pre-teen (ages 9-12) audience, it attempts to tell the stories of the Haunted Mansion’s 999 residents. Only time will tell how many of those stories actually get published.<\/p>\n

The stories are all told by the Mansion’s librarian, Amicus Arcane, and peppered with his side commentary. “Volume 1: The Fearsome Foursome” tells the story of (presumably) four ghosts: Willa, Tim, Noah, and Steve. They four children, who have formed their own scary-storyteller’s-club, are invited to the Mansion where they meet the librarian. He tells them that the library house some of the scariest stories ever written . . . four of them being about Willa, Tim, Noah, and Steve.<\/p>\n

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Reading the first chapter<\/a>\u2014made available by D23<\/em><\/a>\u2014is indeed a very simple read, and the story moves along quickly but steadily. For an adult, this is a saving grace. The story really has no substance beyond the surface, which is typical for the target audience. But, for pre-teens, it’s enough to hold their wandering attention captive.<\/p>\n

Admittedly, the story did get better in the library scene. And, the first chapter did leave off on a cliffhanger that left us wanting a little more. Perhaps we will have to get a full copy and do a proper review. The first chapter PDF is just full of both graphic errors and illustrations that look like quick sketches. It’d be a shame if the interior didn’t stand up to the quality of the book’s exterior. We won’t know unless we get a finished copy.<\/p>\n\r\n