A collection of terrifying and true hauntings in the historic Hudson Valley of New York. The author personally investigated many of the sites and uses both her scientific training and storytelling ability to weave the ghostly tales. The stories include a screaming ghost in an old cemetery, mysterious cold spots and disembodied voices in a restaurant, the oldest haunted street in America and one of the most active ghost houses on record.
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I have a hard time getting my son to read, but he couldn't put down Linda Zimmermann's ghost books! -- Working Mother, Bergen County, NJ
I use Zimmermann's ghost books for my creative writing classes. The kids can't get enough! -- Rockland County, NY School Teacher
Linda Zimmermann is "an author who specializes in spooky stories". -- The Journal News, October, 1999
Ms. Zimmermann spoke to our Rotary about "Haunted Hudson Valley" and it was the most fascinating program we ever had. We can't wait to have her back! -- Program Coordinator for Hudson Valley Rotary
I use Zimmermann's ghost books for my creative writing classes. The kids can't get enough! -- Rockland County, NY School Teacher
Linda Zimmermann is "an author who specializes in spooky stories". -- The Journal News, October, 1999
Ms. Zimmermann spoke to our Rotary about "Haunted Hudson Valley" and it was the most fascinating program we ever had. We can't wait to have her back! -- Program Coordinator for Hudson Valley Rotary
From the Publisher
"Haunted Hudson Valley" has been revised and updated in "Ghost Investigator Volume 1: Hauntings of the Hudson Valley" ISBN# 0971232601. This book also includes the revised and updated versions of "More Haunted Hudson Valley," "Haunted Hudson Valley 3," and "Ghosts of Rockland County".
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Yawnted Hudson Valley,
By Jonathan Kruk (Cold Spring on Hudson, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Haunted Hudson Valley (Paperback)
I laud Zimmerman for attempting to catch the Hudson's haunted heritage in her little book. Sadly, she misses most of the Valley's mystery. Her stories are mere accounts. We don't hear Dunderberg's goblins, see dark details, or feel any goose bumps in her clunky writing. Many of the regions rich legends just frighten Zimmerman off. There is, for example, a ghost of Major Andre, known in Sleepy Hollow where Benedict Arnold's co-conspirator was caught.Even Washington Irving knew of Andre's ghost, and mentions him in the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the Greatest Ghost story of all time. If Zimmerman actually visited Irving's homestead Sunnyside, the staff would have given her unofficial ghost tales. You won't get ghosts from just making a phone call. She does track down current hauntings with zeal. I admire her carrying a camcorder to varied spooky sites. Zimmerman's passive voice writing style, however, and yawning omissions left me crying for the real haunted Hudson. Skip Zimmerman and read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Hauntingly Disappointing,
By "jazzoo" (Danbury, CT United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Haunted Hudson Valley (Paperback)
As a storyteller with a passion for Hudson Valley folktales, I was disappointed by this book. Each story is a bare retelling of "facts" with no evocative language, no poetry, no soul (if I dare) and no historical background.
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Scarry but enlightening,
By Kristen Fisher (New York) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Haunted Hudson Valley (Paperback)
Used this book for a project in a class. Living close to the Hudson Valley, it was interesting to learn about the history involving many places I have frequently seen on my travels
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