Missouri Ghosts: Spirits, Haunts and Related Lore

by Joan Gilbert, Adele Graham (Illustrator)

A lifetime's collection of spirits, haunts and folklore. Highlights more than a century of Missouri's most spine chilling and unexplainable phenomena. Fully illustrated.

227 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1997

Reviews

[Brandon · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is not what I expected at first, and that's good. I was looking for a book of localized short horror stories to creep me out just a little bit before bed and then I could come back the next night. Instead, Missouri Ghosts is a really solid folk anthology, more about the types of ghost stories Missourians tell and, just a little, what that reveals about the tellers themselves.
That being said, Missouri Ghosts mostly focuses on documenting the stories within that context, and not necessarily analyzing them or making connections between them and the storytellers. In addition, a fair amount of the work is summarized versions from other folk lorists.
Ultimately, the book is reasonably fun to read and will provide a FANTASTIC source base for people studying folk lore deeply, but not necessarily something I think I will read again any time soon.

[Megan Group · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really thought this would be a good read, but unfortunately I did not enjoy it. Some of the stories were intresting, but it felt incomplete. For me it did not feel cohesive and it was very had to follow rhe flow of her writing. It felt very incomplete and that somethings didnt feel like they fit where she placed them.

Overall I would not read it again or recommend it.

[Dana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tons of stories, I just don't feel like it was well organized.

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very entertaining and interesting book to read. I enjoyed reading it very much.