World's Best True Ghost Stories [Hardcover]

C.B. Colby (Author)

Book Description

Forty-eight purportedly true ghost stories from all over the world.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (May 11, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806968761
• ISBN-13: 978-0806968766
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,675,975 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most chilling books I've ever read., October 31, 2001

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Thanos6 (Chapin, SC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: World's Best "True" Ghost Stories (Paperback)

I was only 5 or 6 when I first got this book (now I'm 18), but a few of the stories in this collection by C.B. Colby still send a shiver down my spine. The one I found most effective was the next-to-last one, "The Whistle." Not only did it take place in my state of South Carolina, but the source of the title sound was never identified or revealed. In short, it could have been ANYTHING, and to a young reader (such as myself when I first read it), that's the worst kind of fear there is. This is a good book to read to "young-un's" on Halloween, or anytime of the year you want to give them a good scare. I also recommend it for adults.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lol, October 12, 2008

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Alicia Alsdorf - See all my reviews
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This review is from: World's Best "True" Ghost Stories (Paperback)

I am 20 now, but this book was in my elementary school libary. I must have rented that darn book fifty times. I loved it. I just recently bought it, and I can't wait till it get's here. I want to show it to my brothers, who might get a kick out of it. Hopefully, my mom is ok with me getting this book, since in elementary school she hate me renting it from the libary, as I would get very freaked out.

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good book, March 25, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: World's Best True Ghost Stories (Hardcover)

This book I'm writing a review for is Pretty good. It told some great ghost stories. First of all it was very orginized,for example it had chapter introductions. Also this book has a lot of great tales. Some of them might even take place in your state. In this book thier are 48 tales that incude The ghost with flaming fingers,Ghost on the beach and The white pidgeon.But befor you go and buy this book I would like to say that I would'nt recomend this book for young chilodren. For some of the story's are very disturbing and others were very gory,some even made my stomach turn. I mean I was ten when I read this book and it gave me nightmare's. I would without a doubt recomend this book for age's 11 and up. But all around that the book was fine. Sadly I took two stars off for that gory and down right sick contents that lie in those pages. I hope this review was helpful,Thankyou.