Things That Go Bump in the Night (New England's Collectible Classics) [Paperback]

Robert E. Cahill (Author)

Book Description

Series: New England's Collectible Classics | Publication Date: May 1, 1989

A collection of true stories of strange incidents and bizarre encounters in New England that will beckon you to explore the depths of the unknown and the supernatural. If you’re prone to witches, vampires, and werewolves, this book will let you know where they hang out.

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NEW ENGLAND'S COLLECTIBLE CLASSICS SERIES
BOOK#1 WITCHES & WIZARDS
BOOK#2 GHOSTLY HAUNTS
BOOK#3 MARVELOUS MONSTERS
BOOK#4 MAD & MYSTERIOUS MEN
BOOK#5 STRANGE SEA SAGAS
BOOK#6 FINDING N.E.'S SHIPWRECKS
BOOK#7 WAR WONDERS
BOOK#8 VISITORS FROM OUTER SPACE
BOOK#9 THE HORRORS OF SALEM'S WITCH DUNGEON
BOOK#10 THE OLD IRISH OF N.E.
BOOK#11 NAUGHTY NAVY
BOOK#12 VIKING & INDIAN WARS
BOOK#13 RIOTOUS REVOLUTION
BOOK#14 PIRATES & LOST TREASURES
BOOK#15 MOUNTAIN MADNESS
BOOK#16 THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT
BOOK#17 STRANGE SUPERSTITIONS
BOOK#18 ANCIENT MYSTERIES
BOOK#19 HAUNTED SHIPS OF THE N.ATLANTIC
BOOK#20 SUGAR & SPICE
BOOK#21 HAUNTED HAPPENINGS
BOOK#22 AMAZING FISH STORIES
BOOK#23 STRANGE BELIEFS, CUSTOMS & SUPERSTITIONS
BOOK#24 CHRISTMAS MEMORIES
BOOK#25 CRUEL & UNUSUAL PUNISHMENTS
BOOK#26 CURIOUS CUSTOMS & CURES
BOOK#27 LIGHTHOUSE MYSTERIES OF THE N. ATLANTIC

From the Author

Encounters with monsters, ghosts, phantom ships and boogeymen predominate this book.Haunted islands off Boston, werewolves at Gloucester, a demon at Dover, and spooky spirits at sea are documented with first-person testimony-a chilling collection.

Bob Cahill

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Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Old Saltbox Pub Co (May 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 091678715X
• ISBN-13: 978-0916787158
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,371,089 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ghosts and Ghoulies - As a matter of fact, August 6, 2005

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Emerald (Austin, TEXAS) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Things That Go Bump in the Night (New England's Collectible Classics) (Paperback)

This book takes a somewhat sober and non-sensationalized look at ghost and ghoul stories and legends of New England mostly centered in the Salem, Mass. area. There are two types of stories: old historical legends, featuring a lot of background research included going as far back as the 1600's; and newer 20th century stories in which the actual participants are interviewed first hand. Gives actual names and places of the people involved in the stories. The older stories are not the average historical information you've read a thousand times over in other Salem witch and ghost stories. Not being an afficianado on New England haunts, it was refreshing and something different to read. New Englanders may know some of these stories, but they were new to me, and not to be found elsewhere in any other ghost books in my collection. Some of these stories might be a bit frightening for small kids, and they will probably frighten most adults who are alone on a 'dark stormy night'. Buy the book, it is worth it!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXTREMELY scary book! Standout: "The Boogeyman of Beggerly", August 13, 2002

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Barry Dejasu "the_otherness" (Rehoboth, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Things That Go Bump in the Night (New England's Collectible Classics) (Paperback)

This book really scared me. I mean, I was TERRIFIED! True stories of events that have occured in New England (my homeworld, I might add) that were of a not-so-just-natural...er, nature.

Standouts:
"The Demon of Dover"--Creepy story, might involve a stray extraterrestrial, and altogether mysterious.
"The Boogeyman of Beggerly"--In Beverly, MA, a boy-up-through-his-years-to-man faces a terror that emerges only in the shadows of the night to both cause mischief (opening cupboard doors and windows, moving things around) and horror (the laughing at the foot of the man's bed when he was asleep--agh!). This one should be made into a movie!

Too bad this and the other books in its series, NEW ENGLAND MYSTERIES, are long out of print. Enjoy, and...leave the lights on. Trust me, after "The Boogeyman of Beggerly", you'll need them.