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New England Nightmares

True Tales of the Strange and Gothic

Keven McQueen author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Indiana University Press

Published:15th Sep '18

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New England is renowned for its quaint towns, beautiful landscapes, and busy ports. But it is also infamous as the setting for unexplained deaths, ghost stories, bizarre murders, and peculiar wills and epitaphs.



In New England Nightmares: True Tales of the Strange and Gothic, author Keven McQueen explores the darker and stranger side of New England and the Mid-Atlantic. With shocking and unforgettable tales from the tip of Maine all the way to the New Jersey shore, this eerie collection explores our fascination with death and the unknown, including tales of medical students digging up bodies to dissect, of a murderer's bones being wired together after death, and of Dr. Timothy Clark Smith, who requested that he be buried with a breathing tube and glass window so he could see the outside world.



An intriguing and frightful look into the odder side of the Northeast, New England Nightmares promises to send chills down your spine.

"From the moment I picked up Keven McQueen's new book I couldn't put it down. As always, he's the master of combining wit and history for a very enjoyable read."—Jane Simon Ammeson, author of How to Murder Your Wealthy Lovers and Get Away With It

ISBN: 9780253034700

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296 pages