This was a surprising discovery for me! I would have never equated Montgomery to conceive of tales of the supernatural, ghostly or even a simple village robbery. The closest I think I read of her foray into the gloomy world was when Anne's imagination takes off and she is scared to cross the bridge in the dark when Marilla tells her to go over to Diana's house for an errand.
The stories are not all equally strong, but they offer a glimpse of Montgomery's diverse authorship; the dark aspect isn't always ghosts or supernatural elements, but very real worries such as alcohol abuse, adultery, broken hearts and sick aunts. Aspects that were always present in her books but often overlooked.
Caption partly courtesy Goodreads
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