Ghosts along the Bayou : Tales of Hauntings in Southwestern Louisiana (Hardcover)

~ Christine K. Word (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 146 pages
• Publisher: Word Press (December 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966158504
• ISBN-13: 978-0966158502
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #503,095 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars simply amazing..., September 7, 1999

By	[e-mail] (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

Allright. Ghosts right? Not me, no way. There is no reason why any of us should belive in ghosts right? Wrong. In this book by Ms. Word, you do belive. The reason you do is because this book is REAL. There are no made up stories and like Ms. Word said, all stories she has recorded have been told by the good ol' folks of south Louisiana. I had the good fortune for Ms. Word to visit my elementary school when I lived in So. Louisiana and I was one of the few who bought a copy and had her sign it. Almost 8 years later, I still have this book and as I go through college, these stories still have a firm place in my mind. Even though I no longer live in Louisiana, I can still go back with her book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Yeah Right..., October 7, 2008

By	Michael Neese "MNeese" (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews

Ok, no one is going to believe me, but I actually worked late one night for an Oil Tools Company that had purchased one of the properties in one of the stories. And, as a Computer Programmer was working there late one night. At about 1:00am? I went into the bathroom and the janitor came in and walked behind me exiting through another door. I thought that was the way out to the kitchen where the coke machine was...Empty toilet room. I searched the entire building thinking we had an intruder. No one around...but all the lights were on. (read the story)

I asked the other engineers the next day, 'Say, you guys ever see anything funny here at night?'. The room went silent, then one engineer asked me what happened. I explained. Then another engineer asked me, 'Mike? Didn't you know that this is one of the most haunted places in Louisiana?'. They told me about this book, and I ordered it, and afterward corresponded with the author. I knew the address which is not mentioned in the book, so maybe she believed me.

I never believed in Ghosts till that night...and I never again stayed there after 9:00pm, when the 'real' janitors went home.

I give this book 5 stars, cause at least one story? I KNOW is true!

MNeese
Houston, Texas

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book, February 1, 2008

By	Texan d'Acadien (I live here) - See all my reviews

The way that this book it written is kindof hard to follow. It is a good book, though. Some stories are a bit "tall." A good addition to your paranormal library if you collect ghost stories of Louisiana.