New England's Ghostly Haunts (Collectible Classics Series, No. 2) (Collectible Classics Series, Number 2) [Paperback]

Robert E. Cahill (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1984 | Series: Collectible Classics Series, Number 2

Stories of New England ghosts and haunted houses. It is the only one in the series that provided the author with a chill or two in the writing.

Editorial Reviews

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New England's Collectible Classics Series
BOOK #1 WITCHES & WIZARDS
BOOK #2 GHOSTLY HAUNTS
BOOK #3 MARVELOUS MONSTERS
BOOK #4 MAD & MYSTERIOUS MEN
BOOK #5 STRANGE SEA SAGAS
BOOK #6 FINDING N.E. SHIPWRECKS
BOOK #7 WAR WONDERS
BOOK #8 VISITORS FROM OUTER SPACE
BOOK #9 THE HORRORS OF SALEM'S WITCH DUNGEON
BOOK #10 THE OLD IRISH OF N.E.
BOOK #11 NAUGHTY NAVY
BOOK # 12 VIKING & INDIAN WARS
BOOK # 13 RIOTOUS REVOLUTION
BOOK #14 PIRATES & LOST TREASURES
BOOK #15 MOUNTIAN MADNESS
BOOK #16 things that go bump in the night
BOOK # 17 STRANGE SUPERSTITIONS
BOOK # 18 ANCIENT MYSTERIES
BOOK #19 HAUNTED SHIPS OF THE N. ATLANTIC
BOOK # 20 SUGAR & SPICE
BOOK # 21 HAUNTED HAPPENINGS
BOOK # 22 AMAZING FISH STORIES
BOOK # 23 STRANGE BELIEFS, CUSTOMS & SUPERSTITIONS
BOOK # 24 CHRISTMAS MEMORIES
BOOK # 25 CRUEL & UNUSUAL PUNISHMENTS
BOOK # 26 CURIOUS CUSTOMS & CURES
BOOK # 27 LIGHTHOUSE MYSTERIES OF THE N. ATLANTIC

From the Author

The best seller in the series. Real hauntings experienced by the author and his friends, including the story of America's first ghost, who was seen by hundreds of people in Maine. There is a chapter on New Hampshire's "Good Ghosts," and another on "Where to go ghost hunting." Do not read at night!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Chandler-Smith Pub House; 6th edition (June 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 091678701X
• ISBN-13: 978-0916787011
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,417,429 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #73 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Occult > Supernatural

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ghost stories that will send chills up your spine, June 24, 1999

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This review is from: New England's Ghostly Haunts (Collectible Classics Series, No. 2) (Collectible Classics Series, Number 2) (Paperback)

Great collection of ghost stories from throughout New England sure to give you the chills. I read the book while traveling through Maine and staying in old B&Bs and Inns .... really brought the "spirit" of New England to life. Many of the haunting sites are revealed and nearby ... go visit one of the site's at night while traveling through New England.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Spooky New England, March 26, 2004

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This review is from: New England's Ghostly Haunts (Collectible Classics Series, No. 2) (Collectible Classics Series, Number 2) (Paperback)

I found a copy of Robert Cahill's "Haunted Happenings" and liked it so much I searched for another of his books. I found this one and devoured it in one sitting. This book predates the above-mentioned work by nine years and the difference is amazing. This book is indeed fun and enjoyable but it is nowhere near as good as "Haunted Happenings". The stories are not as in-depth or as well researched. This book is also not nearly as well written.

Cahill by the way is a former sheriff in the line of Salem sheriffs that have fallen victim to the curse of Giles Corey and seems to have fallen into writing books after being forced to retire early. Like all the sheriffs before him he had heart and blood problems. I guess if anyone should know about ghosts it would be him.

This book covers ghosts in Marblehead, Machiasport, Maine, Dudleytown, Connecticut, and also some maritime events like the Mary Celeste mystery. Oddly enough the Celeste was first named the Amazon. Of course there are also several of Salem's ghosts which make it into the text.

Overall very enjoyable but also very short and without enough detail. Still, the beginnings of a very good writing style show through and this is a good book to pick up before touring New England. Probably about three and a half stars but I rounded up.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome companion to the Salem Ghost Walk!, September 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: New England's Ghostly Haunts (Collectible Classics Series, No. 2) (Collectible Classics Series, Number 2) (Paperback)

This book is a great read, especially after going on the Into the Dead of Night ghost walk in Salem last fall. We visited some of the sites from the book on the tour and it really was scary!