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  • Bodies

    Sex, Violence, Disease, and Death in Contemporary Legend

    by Gillian Bennett ...
    Because they are so often told as news, contemporary legends force us to reevaluate life as we know it. They confront us with macabre, fantastic, horrific, or hilarious characters and events that seem to come straight out of myths and folktales, but are presented as present day events. The difficulty is that it is not at all easy to decide whether these often disturbing stories should be treated ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Bodies

    Sex, Violence, Disease, and Death in Contemporary Legend

    by Gillian Bennett ...
    Because they are so often told as news, contemporary legends force us to reevaluate life as we know it. They confront us with macabre, fantastic, horrific, or hilarious characters and events that seem to come straight out of myths and folktales, but are presented as present day events. The difficulty is that it is not at all easy to decide whether these often disturbing stories should be treated ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The 100 Best British Ghost Stories

    by Gillian Bennett ...
    Britain is full of ghostly stories - from the wraith of John Donne's wife to the Cock Lane poltergeist. Gillian Bennett has collected together the 100 best tales told to frighten and enthral over the last four centuries. Famous hauntings and familiar legends are combined with unusual and long-lost accounts of apparitions, boggarts, black dogs and 'unhappy houses' in this lively new collection. ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Contemporary Legend

    A Reader

    Edited by Gillian Bennett, Paul Smith ...
    Series series New Perspectives in Folklore
    First published in 1996. For most of the time since the Grimm brothers first contrasted the fairy tale (Märchen) and the legend (Sage), the former has enjoyed the greater reputation among folklorists. Only in recent years, and with the work of such scholars as Gillian Bennett and Paul Smith, has it been recognized that—both as art and as news—the legend is now central to contemporary culture in a ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

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  • The Ghost Next Door

    True Stories of Paranormal Encounters from Everyday People

    by Mark Alan Morris ...
    "A collection of chilling stories eerily believable and truly spooky very strongly recommended "-Midwest Book ReviewMost people think of ghosts as rare, elusive creatures that are more or less inaccessible to the average Joe. Sure, we read about them, watch TV shows about them and tell stories about them, but we'll probably never run into one-right? Don't be so sure. Even if you've never ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Haunted IV

    by Willow Cross ...
    Although written in first person, this fourth volume of Haunted is a recounting of ghostly encounters from several of my friends. As with the other volumes, all stories are believed to be 100% true. Each story teller has been carefully questioned about any and all details pertaining to the story they had to tell. Unlike the other three volumes, there are no sweet little blue girls, or protective ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Extreme Hauntings

    Britain's Most Terrifying Ghosts

    by Paul Adams, Eddie Brazil ...
    The most terrifying British ghosts are brought together in this, a unique and original compilation of spine-chilling true encounters both ancient and modern. Not for the faint of heart, this book contains over thirty compelling experiences that reveal a dark and disturbing reality to the realm of the paranormal – deadly curses and murderous ghosts, violent poltergeists, haunted relics and spirit ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places

    by Brad Steiger ...
    Series series The Real Unexplained! Collection
    A frightening collection of true ghost stories, which will turn skeptics and nonbelievers into people who sleep with one eye open!Ancient philosophers suggested that the appearance of spirits is evidence that we are part of a larger community of intelligences, a universe of interrelated species, both physical and nonphysical. Master ghost hunter and best-selling author Brad Steiger invites you to ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • A Ghost a Day

    365 True Tales of the Spectral, Supernatural, and…Just Plain Scary!

    by Maureen Wood, Ron Kolek ...
    Can't get enough spooks, spirits, and specters? Now you'll never have to go a day without your ghoulish fix. This ghastly collection features some of the scariest stories of murder, revenge, and suicide ever told-and the spirits that haunt their resting place for all time. As a truly unique convention, each story directly relates to the specific day on which it's found. You'll find shocking ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Jeepers Creepers

    Canadian Accounts of Weird Events and Experiences

    by John Robert Colombo ...
    Here are over 40 scary, hair-raising, and frightening stories of the supernatural and the paranormal. These are first-person narratives that are unexplained and possibly inexplicable. All of them have been reported to John Robert Colombo, Canada's Master Gatherer of the Arcane, by men and women from various parts of the country, and they're published here in the words of the informants themselves, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Myrtles Plantation

    The True Story of America's Most Haunted House

    by Frances Kermeen ...
    Welcome to The Myrtles, the most haunted house in America -- and featured in Netflix's #1 TV show Files of the Unexplained.Broken clocks tick...beds rise in the air...paintings fly across the room...locked doors fling open...crystal chandeliers shake...heavy footsteps and eerie piano music sound in the dead of night -- and that's just for starters. Welcome to the Myrtles Long. Recognized as ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

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  • The Mammoth Book of Unsolved Crimes

    by Roger Wilkes ...
    Series Book 475 - Mammoth Books
    The biggest and best collection of unsolved murder and mystery cases - updated and expanded. This compelling volume presents thirty-five of the most intriguing crime cases that still defy solution, as reported by leading authors and journalists in the field of crime writing. Expanded and updated, this new edition includes the mystery of 'Jack the Stripper' who preyed on prostitutes in Hammersmith ... Read more

    $3.99 USD