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Summary: Disappointing!
Review: I was disappointed in this book! The writer simply failed to interest me with her tales. The stories, which were only about a page or two each, seemed to be written more for a child rather than an adult; they were too short and lacking in detail. I read a few of the stories and then tossed the book aside. My greatest regret was that I'd paid nearly 10 bucks for this book. There are many other much better true ghost story books out there. If you're looking for some truly chilling tales, start with Haunted Heartland, Historic Haunted America, or USA Weekend's, I Never Believed in Ghosts Until...
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Summary: Great stories!
Review: I've lived in South Carolina most of my life and never heard many of these stories. I love 'Sunset Lodge' and 'Murder at Cape Romain'! Great accompanying photos and sketches.
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Summary: Not bad, but it could have been so much better.
Review: It is far easier I suppose to write a book that is mostly about the legends of a particular area than to do the exhaustive work involved in trying to talk to witnesses. The best ghost books are quite frankly the ones where the author has spent hours and hours talking to people who have claimed to have had a ghostly encounter. These are the stories that send a chill up your spine because if it happened to these people it could happen to you. In this book there are a few of these stories, but not many. Most are legends that contain phrases like, "since that time people have reported," or, "shortly after that people started to." In short, most of the stories in this book are not overly convincing. There are also numerous historical errors to be found in this book but then most people who buy this book are looking for ghosts, not history. On the other hand, Ms. Zepke has a very nice writing style and the book is an easy read. With just a little more legwork she could turn out some really excellent ghost books. Her chapter about Alice Flagg is a superbly told story and includes stories from current day ghost hunters. Still, while the back cover warns the reader to, "Prepare to Be Scared!" there is very little here to scare anyone. There are even a few chapters that mention no ghost at all.
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Summary: Not bad, but it could have been so much better.
Review: It is far easier I suppose to write a book that is mostly about the legends of a particular area than to do the exhaustive work involved in trying to talk to witnesses. The best ghost books are quite frankly the ones where the author has spent hours and hours talking to people who have claimed to have had a ghostly encounter. These are the stories that send a chill up your spine because if it happened to these people it could happen to you. In this book there are a few of these stories, but not many. Most are legends that contain phrases like, "since that time people have reported," or, "shortly after that people started to." In short, most of the stories in this book are not overly convincing. There are also numerous historical errors to be found in this book but then most people who buy this book are looking for ghosts, not history. On the other hand, Ms. Zepke has a very nice writing style and the book is an easy read. With just a little more legwork she could turn out some really excellent ghost books. Her chapter about Alice Flagg is a superbly told story and includes stories from current day ghost hunters. Still, while the back cover warns the reader to, "Prepare to Be Scared!" there is very little here to scare anyone. There are even a few chapters that mention no ghost at all.
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Summary: Great collection of ghost tales from the Carolinas
Review: My favorite stories were Body in a Barrel, Presence at Hampton Plantation, and the Keeper's Daughter. The author did a fine job of including details regarding her investigations--right down to microfilm, newspaper clippings, parapsycologists, professional ghost hunters, detectives, eyewitness sightings, etc. My twelve year old son even loved it. He showed it to his teacher and she read some of the stories to the class!
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Summary: Otherworldly spirits abound in Carolina's historic sites.
Review: The frightening, the bizarre, and the unexplained abound in this collection of tales that will make your hair stand on end. Taken from real-life occurrences and from Carolina Lowcountry lore, these thirty-two ghost stories take place in prominent historic structures of the region, many of which stand today. Discover what the history book don't tell you. Make sure the doors are locked as you read about: Joe Baldwin, whose headless body once roamed Maco's train tracks in "Mysterious Light at Maco Station;" What happened to grave robbers and curious kids when they came too close to the "Cursed Crypt;" The drops of blood that continuously appeared on the floorboards of the Cape Romain Lighthouse, the scene of a murder years before, in "Murder at Cape Romain;" The mysterious séance that took place at the Poplar Grove Historic Plantation in 1986--which no one will talk about--in "Horses' Hooves."
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