Haunted Houses

by Stuart A. Kallen

Ghostly apparitions, both friendly and hostile, have been a part of human folklore and literature since ancient times. Haunted Houses examines countless homes throughout the world which have had or... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1601520263
• ISBN13: 9781601520265
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Referencepoint Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

This book is loaded with lots of spooky spectral information that will make your hair stand on end!

You may not be old enough to join the International Ghost Hunters Society and even the thought of it could scare you half to death, but you might enjoy reading about them. You probably enjoyed the Goosebumps series, outgrew it and are in the mood for some real time stories about the spirit world and haunted houses. If so, you've come to the right place. It is said that "folks are driven to distraction by things that go bump in the night," and if you are one of them, be prepared for a hairy and scary ride! In Old English the word "ghost" means "guest," but many of these spirits are not very welcome in our homes. In Fiji the people there really don't want them showing up so they remove their dead through windows or "even holes cut into the walls." In this book you'll meet all kinds ghosts, poltergeists and demons. When you meet of these supernatural beings you'll be darn glad they are in the pages of a book and not in your house. You'll meet a "malevolent entity," the "horror of Berkeley Square," the Estes Family poltergeist and the "madness that was to follow," the Smurl Demon (demons are the "rarest type of haunters"), the skull specter named Dickie, Luther the runaway slave, you'll read about the history of Nicolas Cage's haunted house and much, much more. Did you know that a "ghost never comes naked?" Hmmmmm! This book is loaded with lots of spooky spectral information that will make your hair stand on end. It was well written and grabs your attention right from the first few pages. There are photographs, illustrations, an index, and additional recommended books and web sites listed. Believe it or not, but whatever you do, don't read this book at night!