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Red Skelton's Favorite Ghost Stories

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Famous standup comedian Red Skelton published this collection of ghost stories, and his selection contains several creepy tales, several poems, and several humorous sendups of traditional tales. There's a story that reads like it may have been the inspiration for Ghostbusters, and an amusing one about a man who is plagued by a pack of hobo ghosts who won't give him any peace. To me, the best story in the book is a five-page tale about a man who tells of being pursued through the jungles of India by a man-eating tiger.

As a collection, this is kind of an odd one. Fans of horror and the supernatural might feel cheated by the lighthearted tone that most of the stories have, and fans of comedy can find something funnier than the rather broad humor.

Despite this, I thought that the stories were generally entertaining and very accessible. I first read this book twenty years or so ago, as a preteen, and I found that I still remember some of the stories quite clearly. My memory isn't that good, so Skelton must hav done something right.

Particularly good for younger readers who like ghost stories, but might not want to be burderened by a parade of gore.