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The Bayou Bogeyman Presents Hoodoo and Voodoo
When they agreed to spend Halloween night in the middle of a swamp, the boys of the Society of Sublime Scribblers thought they were in for a few scary stories, but they never expected to become part of one! Instead of treats, the boys receive a heaping bag of tricks when the Bayou Bogeyman traps them into playing his twisted unless they can tell stories sinister enough to chill even the Bogeyman's bones, the boys might just become his midnight feast.
In this haunting collection of Louisiana frights, an unsuspecting girl is shrunk down to the size of a speck of dust by a devilish miniature artist, a pair of ghostly children try to outsmart a voodoo queen, and a doll that lives in the walls whispers terrible things to sleeping children. These waking nightmares are enough to send even the bravest grownups hiding under the blankets, but will they keep the Bayou Bogeyman from devouring the innocent Scribblers?
Written by nine Southern authors with a proclivity for the paranormal, this middle reader collection is sure to satisfy horror lovers of all ages. But consider yourself warned--you might just need to sleep with the lights on!
In this haunting collection of Louisiana frights, an unsuspecting girl is shrunk down to the size of a speck of dust by a devilish miniature artist, a pair of ghostly children try to outsmart a voodoo queen, and a doll that lives in the walls whispers terrible things to sleeping children. These waking nightmares are enough to send even the bravest grownups hiding under the blankets, but will they keep the Bayou Bogeyman from devouring the innocent Scribblers?
Written by nine Southern authors with a proclivity for the paranormal, this middle reader collection is sure to satisfy horror lovers of all ages. But consider yourself warned--you might just need to sleep with the lights on!
- GenresShort StoriesParanormal
200 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2016
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About the author
Laura Roach Dragon
3 books16 followersHurricane Boy is the recipient of an SCBWI Crystal Kite Award.
Hurricane Boy is also an In The Margins selection.
Laura Roach Dragon lives in the New Orleans area of Louisiana. She works with children at a local hospital. She is the author of two middle grade novels. One is called Hurricane Boy about a family's ordeal after Hurricane Katrina and the other is an anthology of scary stories that take place in New Orleans and bayou country along with several author friend contributors.
Hurricane Boy is also an In The Margins selection.
Laura Roach Dragon lives in the New Orleans area of Louisiana. She works with children at a local hospital. She is the author of two middle grade novels. One is called Hurricane Boy about a family's ordeal after Hurricane Katrina and the other is an anthology of scary stories that take place in New Orleans and bayou country along with several author friend contributors.
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October 24, 2016
The Bayou Bogeyman Presents Hoodoo and Voodoo
The Bayou Bogeyman Presents Hoodoo and Voodoo, timely for Halloween, began in a challenge to members of the Louisiana/Mississippi Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators to write a scary story. I passed since I don’t write scary, but nine of my writer friends loved the challenge and went to work. Pelican published this group of short stories with an overarching story line of campers out to top each other with scary stories to be judged by their leader, Mr. Braud, or is he the Bayou Bogeyman?
Questions the stories raise will give you an idea of why the timing is perfect for reading on Halloween.
• Can Alphatheda outwit Vistoire, the Voodoo Queen, in Lafayette Cemetery No. 1?
• What possible harm can come from a game loaded into an Xbox, unless of course, the game is Traveling Pierre’s Backwater Carnival?
• Do spirits from the Girod Street Cemetery really haunt the Superdome after the lights go out or is the BONG BONG BONG of the crazy bell lady imaginary?
• Should the smell of sauerkraut and stale cigar smoke hovering over a magic index card arouse suspicion?
• Can a zombie girl find a place with the “in” crowd in junior high?
• Exactly how much trouble can caged animals freed from midnight to one on All Hallows Eve cause for daredevil kids?
• Really? Can there be a miracle cure for the loup-garou and the ‘amster-garou?
• As Flint, Mikey, and D’Wayne set out through the marsh to pull their own prank, is something following them?
• Can Bryce rid himself of the face that keeps calling “back” in the window of his painting before he enters it in the art contest?
• What sorcery is needed to outwit a doll in the wall who trades places with Grace’s little brother?
• What terror lies in the blind spot of a trucker?
• Will the song “Ninety-nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall” last long enough to prevent spell-inducing sleep from the evil ones?
• Is there hope for those conned into following the devil, who prefers to be called Satan, into his lair?
Of course, there’s also the question of who will win the contest, but that turns out to be a different issue entirely. Just to be sure you know what you are getting into, the writers’ promotional card warns, “Sleep with one eye open.”
The Bayou Bogeyman Presents Hoodoo and Voodoo, timely for Halloween, began in a challenge to members of the Louisiana/Mississippi Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators to write a scary story. I passed since I don’t write scary, but nine of my writer friends loved the challenge and went to work. Pelican published this group of short stories with an overarching story line of campers out to top each other with scary stories to be judged by their leader, Mr. Braud, or is he the Bayou Bogeyman?
Questions the stories raise will give you an idea of why the timing is perfect for reading on Halloween.
• Can Alphatheda outwit Vistoire, the Voodoo Queen, in Lafayette Cemetery No. 1?
• What possible harm can come from a game loaded into an Xbox, unless of course, the game is Traveling Pierre’s Backwater Carnival?
• Do spirits from the Girod Street Cemetery really haunt the Superdome after the lights go out or is the BONG BONG BONG of the crazy bell lady imaginary?
• Should the smell of sauerkraut and stale cigar smoke hovering over a magic index card arouse suspicion?
• Can a zombie girl find a place with the “in” crowd in junior high?
• Exactly how much trouble can caged animals freed from midnight to one on All Hallows Eve cause for daredevil kids?
• Really? Can there be a miracle cure for the loup-garou and the ‘amster-garou?
• As Flint, Mikey, and D’Wayne set out through the marsh to pull their own prank, is something following them?
• Can Bryce rid himself of the face that keeps calling “back” in the window of his painting before he enters it in the art contest?
• What sorcery is needed to outwit a doll in the wall who trades places with Grace’s little brother?
• What terror lies in the blind spot of a trucker?
• Will the song “Ninety-nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall” last long enough to prevent spell-inducing sleep from the evil ones?
• Is there hope for those conned into following the devil, who prefers to be called Satan, into his lair?
Of course, there’s also the question of who will win the contest, but that turns out to be a different issue entirely. Just to be sure you know what you are getting into, the writers’ promotional card warns, “Sleep with one eye open.”
June 7, 2016
It was a really neat way of telling a story and wrapping it up. I liked that it was a compilation of short spooky stories told by a group of kids to a stranger in their midst. Who the stranger winds up being is really interesting....and that he has a sister! Who knew?!
Probably my favorite creepy story was "The Doll in the Wall." You're a kid and you move into a new house...what could go wrong?
Entertaining, perfect for sitting around a campfire and reading to the kids. With summer coming up, I highly recommend it for one of those late night reads under the stars!
Thank you for allowing me to review the book and being a goodreads giveaways winner. I loved it!
Probably my favorite creepy story was "The Doll in the Wall." You're a kid and you move into a new house...what could go wrong?
Entertaining, perfect for sitting around a campfire and reading to the kids. With summer coming up, I highly recommend it for one of those late night reads under the stars!
Thank you for allowing me to review the book and being a goodreads giveaways winner. I loved it!
May 20, 2016
What a great book of ghost stories set around the New Orleans area. It will give you the chills and creeps and make you want to leave the light on. I think this is a great book for anyone from middle school through adults who enjoy good ghost stories. I won this book through Goodreads first reads
August 1, 2017
Attention Goosebumps fans! You will like this!
What a fantastic intro! Sets the book up perfectly for the different stories.
What a fantastic intro! Sets the book up perfectly for the different stories.
December 6, 2016
I do love a good ghost story and The Bayou Bogeyman has several and then it is wrapped up in one! I had my twelve year old read the book and he didn't want to put it down each night. This is a great book for anyone not just middleschoolers that like ghost stories. I would highly recommend this book!
May 3, 2019
This collection of stories clearly aren't meant to compete with the likes of Shirley Jackson or Stephen King but what they do deliver is a feeling of New Orleans through and through. Each writer weaves a unique tale that makes you feel like you're down in Louisiana with them and for fans of the infamous city, it will a fun read.
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