New England Ghosts: Haunting, Spine-Chilling Stories from the New England States

by Frank D. McSherry Jr. (Editor), Charles G. Waugh (Editor), Martin H. Greenberg (Editor)

Bon apparition! Home of the Pilgrims, birthplace of Thanksgiving, pointman for te American revolution, New England has been fertile ground for hundreds of ghost stories. Its weather-beaten mountains, covered bridges, isolated lighthouses, lonely locales, and rocky coastlines are ideal settings for flights of the imagination. Or perhaps ghosts are not merely a matter of the imagination. Draw your own conclusions as you feast on the hearty collection of New England ghost stories.

208 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1990

Reviews

[Valerie B · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found this book at a Zia Record Store for a few $$ and didn’t realize till I started reading it that all the stories are from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Ultimately I didn’t like the majority of the stories because they were so old-timey and not what I would consider spine-chilling. I did however, find an appreciation for the book while reading it because it’s not often that I read such old stories and it was nice to reflect on the way stories were told in the past and what our past generations considered spooky, haunting, spine-chilling tales.
The stories I enjoyed most out of the 13 tales were:
A Friendly Exercise
The Changing of The Guard
Night-Side