Hawaii's Best Spooky Tales: The Original

by Rick Carroll

Rick Carroll presents strange encounters with the haunted houses and heiau, "aumakua" and ancient bones, night marchers and Nu'uanu noises, ghosts in graveyards and on golf courses. These true stories from native Hawaiians, local journalists, nationally known authors, scientists and skeptics, frequent visitors, and island residents originate from oral histories, personal interviews, and new, documented accounts by people who have experienced the inexplicable in Hawaii.

Genres: Paranormal

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Joy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good sample of "modern" ('90s) ghost stories from Hawaii. A few of the stories seem to be transcribed from an oral retelling, and some rely on Hawaiian vocabulary that's not explained, so readers new to folklore and/or Hawaii may have a few issues. I don't think many of the stories were truly scary but they at least are good glimpses of the ancient and modern cultures.

[Geoff Skellams · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this collection of Sony stories. Most were not ghost stories in the traditional sense, but short recollections of weird situations that people had experienced.

Looking forward to reading the next one.

[Elizabeth]

Very informative!