Ghosts of the World: True Stories of Ghostly Hauntings

by Susan Smitten

Book Overview

Ghosts, it seems, are everywhere, even in corners of the world where you'd least expect them. In this fascinating new collection, ghost story expert Susan Smitten leaves no stone unturned in her quest for proof of hauntings. Smitten has interviewed eyewitnesses in such diverse places as Ireland, Japan, South Africa and Germany, discovering that while geography and history may vary greatly, ghostly motives for returning after death are remarkably consistent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1894877659
• ISBN13: 9781894877657
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Ghost House Books
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys a good ghost story or ten

Ghost story expert Susan Smitten has compiled "Ghosts of the World: True Tales of Ghostly Hauntings", an anthology compiled from eyewitness interviews and folklore from places ranging from Ireland and Russia to South Africa and Australia. Here are tales of the spirits of happy drunks, grateful guardians, cruel murderers, wandering road phantoms, opera singers whose craving for the spotlight persists beyond the grave, and much more. "Ghosts of the World" is a captivating read, and highly recommended for anyone who enjoys a good ghost story or ten.