New England Ghosts (American Ghosts) [Paperback]

Frank McSherry (Editor), Charles Waugh (Editor), Martin Greenberg (Editor)

Book Description

Series: American Ghosts | Publication Date: September 1, 1990

Bon apparition!

Home of the Pilgrims, birthplace of Thanksgiving, pointman for te American revolution, New England has been fertile ground for hundreds of ghost stories. Its weather-beaten mountains, covered bridges, isolated lighthouses, lonely locales, and rocky coastlines are ideal settings for flights of the imagination. Or perhaps ghosts are not merely a matter of the imagination.

Draw your own conclusions as you feast on the hearty collection of New England ghost stories.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (September 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558530908
• ISBN-13: 978-1558530904
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,545 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A very nice ghost-fiction anthology, although I agree..., March 2, 2006

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GoryDetails "gorydetails" (Nashua, NH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New England Ghosts (American Ghosts) (Paperback)

...that the book's appearance is misleading - it does look as though it's meant to contain true ghost stories. [Since I prefer good fiction to the usual so-so "true" accounts I was delighted with this book, but can see how some readers would be disappointed!]

The stories are all set in New England and include some great ones, from Benet's "The Devil and Daniel Webster" to Lovecraft's "Herbert West: Reanimator" (though that one technically isn't a ghost story at all!). Of the stories I hadn't read before, Bacon's "The Little Silver Heart" intrigued me - a mystery/ghost-story/nightmare. There's an offbeat Joyce Carol Oates story, and a charming old favorite by August Derleth ("The Dark Boy"), and more; a very nice anthology indeed.

3.0 out of 5 stars Misleading, February 2, 2006

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Frank Goulart III - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New England Ghosts (American Ghosts) (Paperback)

This is a good book but I believe that the title is misleading. I think that people who buy this book are looking for real ghost stories and these are short stories in the genre of Stephen King.

8 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great short stories, December 28, 1999

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Rick Harvey - See all my reviews

This review is from: New England Ghosts (American Ghosts) (Paperback)

I was really looking for a book on real accounts of ghosts in New England. I used to have a book like that, but loaned it to an ex-friend.

I really did however enjoy reading this particular book, even though it was not exactly what I was looking for.

I would recommend this book to anyone that like to read ghost stories.