The Campfire Collection: Spine-Tingling Tales to Tell in the Dark

by Eric B. Martin

Book Overview

The Sun has set, the campfire is lit, and dark night presses insuddenly, the wilderness seems very big and very scary. In the good old-fashioned tradition of story-telling, The Campfire Collection offers twenty-five spine-tingling tales, both true and fictional, of the human experience in the great outdoors. From beastly attacks, to brushes with death and supernatural encounters, this anthology captures the cruel, sometimes macabre, side of Mother...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811824543
• ISBN13: 9780811824545
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.0" x 1.0"

Customer Reviews

Count me in as well

I see all the other reviews felt the same way that I did. I thought this book might be some cheesy semi-boy scout nonsense about one armed men and other worn stories around the campfire. WRONG. Well written, scary, caught me by surprise and all the rest of the accolades that go with a book that comes out of nowhere and blows you away. Buy it.

For Real Readers

This is not horror or gory mayhem so those campers seeking bloody thrills stay clear. This is a collection of beautifully written, scary STORIES about survival in the outdoors as well as the awesome mysteries of the natural world. Tension, drama, detailed settings, and realistic emotions will make the evenings around the campfire become as satisfying as the day's trek, or climb.

Literate and Diverse

A wonderful collection of some of the best pieces of literature in the "campfire" genre. If you want something more engaging than a simple ghost story, the Campfire Collection is for you.

For lovers of story and the outdoors

Not a children's collection of scary stories, but a literate, sophisticated compendium of great writing by lovers of the outdoors. The natural world, which can be an awesome delight and terror is evident in these tales. Some relate events that mystify but we know have a reality like the Marfa Lights by Judith Brueske. Others, like Beryl Bainbridge's piece from The Birthday Boys about Robert Scott's doomed expedition to the South Pole or The Snow-Shoers by George Steward about the Donner party are "you are there" pieces that terrify. The unifying element for these stories are the outdoors and terror. Another is their quality--wonderfully literate with the power to stretch and scare the reader.

Tribute to Story Telling

"The Campfire Collection" is a real tribute to the lost tradition of story telling. I remember camping with my dad when I was little, and always telling scary stories as we fell asleep. It is a fabulous collection and truly spine-tingling (and a sturdy enough to toss in your back-pack before you head into the woods).