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Spooky Southwest

Tales Of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, And Other Local Lore

S E Schlosser author Paul G Hoffman illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Globe Pequot Press

Published:1st Jul '17

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A collection of folktales highlighting famous and not-so-famous Southwestern ghosts, mysterious happenings, powers of darkness, and wonders of the invisible world. Here we have a collection of unnerving tales of events that happened—and still do happen—in the collective back yard of the Southwestern states. Accompanied by evocative illustrations, these compelling retellings of popular folktales feature supernatural occurrences and ghosts of all sorts, from cattle rustlers to runaway trains. Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for 35 creepy tails of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico, and Texas. Set in the American Southwest's historic towns and sparsely populated expanses, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again.

Amazon review of Spooky New England: ***** A great read!, September 23, 2003 Reviewer: A reader from Chicago, IL The ghost stories in this collection are spooky indeed! This book is a fast read, with great illustrations and stories that will keep you coming back again and again. My favorite stories are The Telltale Seaweed from Cape Cod, The Loup Garou from Rhode Island and At the Sign of the Sir Charles which has a trick ending! Some of the stories are scary, some eerie, and some of them made me laugh. This book would be great to take camping -- the stories are perfect for reading around a campfire. Hope we see more from this author.

ISBN: 9781493027156

Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 20mm

Weight: 354g

264 pages

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