Chicagoland Ghosts (Thunder Bay Tales of the Supernatural) [Paperback]

Dylan Clearfield (Author)

Book Description

Series: Thunder Bay Tales of the Supernatural | Publication Date: October 16, 1997

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Product Details

• Paperback: 124 pages
• Publisher: Thunder Bay Press (October 16, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1882376412
• ISBN-13: 978-1882376414
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #975,729 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It was OK., August 12, 2000

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This review is from: Chicagoland Ghosts (Thunder Bay Tales of the Supernatural) (Paperback)

This book was OK. The author had a good blend of well-known stories with lesser-known ones. But I grew tired of the undocumented "this happened to a relative of mine" and "I'm the only one who knows this" stories that read like campfire tales. Many of the sections are literally only 3 or 4 sentences and state only the location and that "some say it is haunted". I was interested as to why but no reasons are stated or incidents/evidence are given. Try'Chicago Haunts' by Ursula Bielski and 'Haunted Illinois' by Troy Taylor for better local haunted tales. I gave this book 3 stars because the author is a good story-teller.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A succint compilation of Chicago-area supernatural stories, September 4, 1998

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[e-mail] (Chicago, Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chicagoland Ghosts (Thunder Bay Tales of the Supernatural) (Paperback)

In this compact volume, Mr. Clearfield has collected a variety of brief but engaging explanations of the Chicago area's most popular ghost-related tales, along with a large number of lesser-known stories from nearby Joliet, Illinois. If you collect books of regional ghostlore, you'll want this for your collection.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not too bad, September 26, 2007

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Margaret Hemp - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chicagoland Ghosts (Thunder Bay Tales of the Supernatural) (Paperback)

Though far from brilliant, this book seemed to have been written by someone with a sincere interest in the haunts of South Chicago--mainly Joliet, stories of which were heavy in this volume. I'd like to see them fleshed out a bit.