Customer Reviews

Haunted Houses: Chilling Tales from 24 American Homes, Third Edition

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

This was a very silly book. I picked it up hoping for something a little more realistic. Instead of first-person accounts or facts, it was full of stories she had created using some of these things. The dialogue was contrived and often the stories didn't focus on real hauntings, but her made-up ones. Pretty much a big disappointment.

At least the author's impressed with herself--she quotes herself in her preface. Badly written, barely edited, this book smells of "vanity press". Sorry I wasted my money on it.

This book is ok but it wasn't what I expected. It seems like it should be a childs book. In other words I've read better.

I bought this book, because some one had told me a story about a house I was looking for was in it. Even though that person was mistaken, I was still up for a good ghost story. (ALWAYS!!)

My problem with the book is that it didn't seem to have an identity. After one story, there is a disclaimer saying it was fiction. Ok, that's really not a problem, however, it should be labeled as a book that it is fiction. That lead me to think, are the other stories fiction as well?

Additionally, some of the stories contained people who were not clearly identified. We don't know who they were. They were clearly guests of, employees at or patrons of a building but we don't know their background, relationship to the author or how they know each other. If the stories were true, where is the credibility factor?

Some of the places contained in the book are spectacular- and I have visited them in the past. Some of the stories are nice, a couple are just creepy. However, for me being a hard core believer in the paranormal, this book could use a little tightening and definition.

This book is among my very large collection of ghost books. It is way up there as one of my favorites.

I think that this is a very intriguing book.

Nancy Roberts has written MANY books on ghosts and hauntings- and all of her books seem to be very well researched.

In this book- some of the haunted places mentioned are:


The Lizzie Borden House (Fall River, Massachusetts)

Del Coronado Hotel (Coronado, CA)

Whaley House (Museum)- San Diego

The Winchester Mansion- San Jose, CA

The Governor's Haunted Mansion- Woodburn, Dover, Delaware)

Ashton Villa (Galveston, TX)

The Pirate's House (Savannah, Georgia)- now a restaurant

Lucas Tavern- (Montgomery, Alabama)

Loudoun House- (Philadelphia)

Carnton Plantation- (Franklin, TN)

The Gaffos House- (Portsmouth, VA)

The Myrtles- (St. Francisville, LA)

Hotel Ione- (Ione, CA)

The Alexander-Phillips House)- Springfield, Massachusetts)

Inn By The Sea- (Cape Elizabeth, Maine)


There are many more haunted places not listed here that are in the book.

Each haunted location comes with a great black and white photograph - which is GREAT. I want to know what each haunted location looks like. This book has that great quality (which unfortunately many ghost books lack).

Also, all of the haunted locations in this book are documented and well-known haunted places.

FIVE STARS!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

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Small book that travels well. Clear pictures and well written histories. Some strange characters from the past come alive in thses haunting tales. This book is like a beautiful ghost postcard.

This is a really good read at night. Nancy has written some really good books in her time, this one included. She is also a Carolina girl at heart!

This book was ok but it could have been better. the stories were too short each story was only about 2 to 3 pages long so you get very little info.
on the places and ghost. This book was easy to put down and pick up again the next day it just did not keep me wanting to read like other books.

I first read this book in 1996. I was so into the book that I could not put it down. It is wonderfully written and spellbinding. I was scared for days(that's all I'll admit to).

THIS MOST FASCINATING TRUE GHOST STORIES WAS THE BEST I EVER READ, I HAD TO READ EVERY PAGE , THE STORY ABOUT THE LITTLE GIRL WAS VERY, VERY INTERESTING.I AM A HUGE FAN OF TRUE GHOSTS STORIES, AND THIS BOOK PROVES THERE EXISTANCE.