Gather around the campfire for this collection of thirty creepy, crawly ghost tales.

Part One: Ghost Stories

1. The Fifty-Cent Piece

2. Ghost Handprints

3. The White Lady

4. Playin' Piano

5. The Specter in the Graveyard

6. The Lady in Red

7. Vengeance

8. The Lincoln Death Train

9. Never Mind Them Watermelons

10. Screaming Jenny

11. Piece by Piece

12. Dismal Swamp

13. The Music Lesson

14. Turnabout is Fair Play

15. Don't Sell My House

 

Part Two: The Powers of Darkness

16. The Birth of the Jersey Devil

17. La Mala Hora

18. Bloody Bones

19. I Can't Get In

20. The Werewolf's Bride

21. Cow's Head

22. Tom Dunn's Dance

23. The Death Coach

24. The Hook

25. Shadow Train

26. The Black Cat's Message

27. Tailypo

28. One Last Head

29. Dark Passenger

30. Bloody Mary

Resources

About the Author

Author S.E. Schlosser has been telling stories since she was a child, when games of "let's pretend" quickly built themselves into full-length stories. A graduate of the Institute of Children's Literature and Rutgers University, she also created and maintains the website AmericanFolklore.net, where she shares a wealth of stories from all fifty states, some dating back to the origins of America.

Artist Paul Hoffman trained in painting and printmaking, with his first extensive illustration work on assignment in Egypt, drawing ancient wall reliefs for the University of Chicago. His work graces books of many genres--children's titles, textbooks, short story collections, natural history volumes, and numerous cookbooks. For the Spooky series, he employs a scratchboard technique and an active imagination.

Spooky Stories to tell even after the campfire burns out!

 

Unfold a camp chair, huddle close to the fire, and get ready for thirty creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences from times past. Set deep in the woods where no sane person would dare to go, along murky bottomless lakes, and on cobblestone streets that empty before sundown, the
stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again.

Bone-chilling, frightful folklore traditions are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and through artist Paul Hoffman’s evocative illustrations. You'll meet ghosts and witches, hear things that go bump in the night, and feel an icy wind on the back of your neck even as you inch
closer to the crackling, glowing embers. Whether read in a group around the campfire on a dark and silent night or alone with a flashlight from the safety of your sleeping bag, this is a collection to treasure.

Imprint: Globe Pequot
Distributor: The Globe Pequot Press
Publication Date: 06-01-2007
Pages: 200
Measurements: 8.50in X 5.50in