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5.0 out of 5 stars A very nice ghost-fiction anthology, although I agree...
...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...
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3.0 out of 5 stars Misleading
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.
Published on February 2, 2006 by Frank Goulart III


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5.0 out of 5 stars A very nice ghost-fiction anthology, although I agree..., March 2, 2006
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.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Misleading, February 2, 2006
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.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Great short stories, December 28, 1999
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.

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