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Title: Spooky New England: Tales of hauntings, strange happenings, and other local lore by S. E. Schlosser, Paul G. Hoffman ISBN: 0-7627-2872-8 Publisher: Globe Pequot Pr Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Spooky New England
Comment: The book was a good read. The stories move quickly and are well told. I especially enjoyed reading Mary's Flowers to the grand children. All the stories are presented in a realistic fashion and you are able to identify with the character's in the book. You end up asking yourself could this story really be true. The story entitled The White Deer seemed like it was talking about a real event involving real people. I enjoyed reading the book very much. Some of the stories can be read many times and seem to retain their freshness.
Rating: 5
Summary: Gave me goosebumps!
Comment: This great short story collection made me sleep with the light on! My husband came home late one night while I was reading the Telltale Seaweed (the first story in the book), and when he slammed the front door I nearly jumped out of my skin! I was sure the ghost had arrived to get me!
The things I like best about this collection of spooky stories are that the stories are all based on the oral tradition from New England, that they are told phenomenally well (Books on Tape should record this collection; it just begs to be read out loud), and that many of the stories make you think: "That could really have happened".
I found these stories more insidiously spooky than some of the Stephen King novels, which are not too realistic. If you think suspense/thriller films vs. horror flicks, you get the picture.
Can't wait for the next book!
Rating: 5
Summary: Couldn't put it down
Comment: It was wonderful to read these spine-tingling folktales from New England. The historical stories from the Colonial period were especially fascinating to me. The fear of being "witch-ridden" came up more than once (in The Witch-sheep and in Old Betty Booker). It appears to have been a very real terror for the New England folks once-upon-a-time.
My very favorite story was Tom Dunn's Dance, in which Tom changes from a wild young man to a model citizen, all because of a certain, terrifying experience one night on top of Rag Rock.
A very enjoyable collection.
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Title: Possessions : The History and Uses of Haunting in the Hudson Valley by Judith Richardson ISBN: 0674011619 Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Tales Told in the Shadows of the White Mountains by Charles J. Jordan, Charles J. Jordon ISBN: 1584651083 Publisher: University Press of New England Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Ghosts of the Northeast by David J. Pitkin ISBN: 0966392523 Publisher: Aurora Publications Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Passing Strange : True Tales of New England Hauntings and Horrors by Joseph Citro ISBN: 1576300595 Publisher: Mariner Books Pub. Date: 31 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Haunted Inns of New England by Mark Jasper ISBN: 0971954739 Publisher: On Cape Publications Pub. Date: January, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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