New England's dark hills, fogbound coasts, and hidden villages have inspired generations of writers such as Hawthorne, Lovecraft, and King. But these authors' dark imaginings pale when compared to little-known but well-documented and true tales. In this delightfully spine-tingling tour of all six New England states, Citro chronicles the haunted history and folklore of a region steeped in hardship and horror, humor and pathos.
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"The formidable storytelling skills of Citro...make this volume a diverse and compelling read." Chattanooga Free Press
"Spine-tingling tales of New England hauntings are captured in over forty colorful short stories. All six New England states were toured in the compilation of this collection: the result is a diverse and compelling collection." Midwest Book Review
"Written with wit and verve...it's a celebration of the mysterious nature of the human imagination." Burlington Free Press
"Spine-tingling tales of New England hauntings are captured in over forty colorful short stories. All six New England states were toured in the compilation of this collection: the result is a diverse and compelling collection." Midwest Book Review
"Written with wit and verve...it's a celebration of the mysterious nature of the human imagination." Burlington Free Press
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Called the "Bard of the Bizarre" by the Boston Globe, Joseph A. Citro is a popular lecturer and public-radio personality.
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Citro taps into a rich vein of lore.,
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This review is from: Passing Strange: True Tales of New England Hauntings and Horrors (Paperback)
This is not a collection of ghost stories designed for telling 'round the campfire. Citro isn't trying to frighten his readers, nor is he striving for a horrific, ghastly atmosphere. Instead, he simply tells the stories in a relaxed, informal narrative which is every bit as riveting as it is informative. He doesn't try to persuade anyone, either; he offers various theories and plausible explanations for the events he describes, but they seldom ring true -- obviously, Citro selected stories of happenings which, to date, have yielded no good answers. But while the explanations generally don't hold water, the stories themselves sound very believable and real. That's because Citro also hasn't targeted the stories where a single gibbering yokel stammered out his story to a disbelieving audience; he's tapped tales with witnesses (at times numbering in the dozens or more), substantial documentation and, where possible, the results of formal investigations.
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This review is from: Passing Strange: True Tales of New England Hauntings and Horrors (Paperback)
Having been a native Vermonter and New Englander, I had not realized the ghostlore involved with this section of the country. Many of the stories occur within minutes of my own location. This book points out the origins and as much fact as can be researched. The end result is left with the reader as to which can be explained and that that which can not. Read this book alone at night and you will hear sounds that you used to take for granted, or did you?......
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a great read,
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This book is a must have if you like off-the-beaten-path reads. It is well written, and keeps you turning each page. Joseph Citro is one of my favorite authors, he doesn't push it down your throat, you are left to decide what you believe, but they are all great stories. Definitely in my library for keeps.
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WHEN I WAS A KID, LIVING IN SOUTHERN VERMONT, my father would sometimes take the whole family for a day in the Big City. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New England, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, New Haven, Native Americans, Mary Howe, Ephriam Gray, Jemima Wilkinson, Lindley Street, Old Slipperyskin, Bennington Banner, Bill Bartlett, Cape Ann, Glastenbury Mountain, West Peak, Block Island, Coast Guard, Colonel Olcott, Dover Demon, Hockomock Swamp, John Murray Spear, Mercy Brown, Bridgewater Triangle, Dark Harbor New!
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WHEN I WAS A KID, LIVING IN SOUTHERN VERMONT, my father would sometimes take the whole family for a day in the Big City. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New England, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, New Haven, Native Americans, Mary Howe, Ephriam Gray, Jemima Wilkinson, Lindley Street, Old Slipperyskin, Bennington Banner, Bill Bartlett, Cape Ann, Glastenbury Mountain, West Peak, Block Island, Coast Guard, Colonel Olcott, Dover Demon, Hockomock Swamp, John Murray Spear, Mercy Brown, Bridgewater Triangle, Dark Harbor New!
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- Inside New England by Judson D. Hale on page 85, page 252, and page 316
- Legendary Connecticut: Traditional Tales from the Nutmeg State by David E. Philips on page 253, and page 315
- Operation Trojan Horse by John A. Keel on page 167, and page 316
- People from the Other World by Henry S. Olcott on page 57, and page 316
- New England (American Food Library) by Joan Darby Norris on page 293, and page 315
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