Haunted Highways

Rating:
Summary: a fun afternoon
Review: I enjoy reading "true account" ghost stories and would enjoy writing fictional accounts somewhat in the style of Holzer. When I ran across several books by Dan Asfar, I decided to read three of them to give me some ideas.

Haunted Highways(as also Ghost Stories of the Civil War, and Ghost Stories of the Old West) is in the style of recent TV series on haunting and the paranormal. They are short, often second or third hand, and often very vague. Many are more in the nature of folk tales, round-the-campfire-ghost stories, or urban legends. Several of the latter type are stories that I have read in other anthologies, the ghost of Resurrection Mary, being a case in point.

In general Mr. Asfar has a good narrative style, although he does occasionally stoop to pure sentimentality, as he does in this book in Emily's Bridge. Although I doubt that anyone reading them will feel any great apprehension, Mr. Asfar's tales do make for a fun afternoon.

Rating:
Summary: a fun afternoon
Review: I enjoy reading "true account" ghost stories and would enjoy writing fictional accounts somewhat in the style of Holzer. When I ran across several books by Dan Asfar, I decided to read three of them to give me some ideas.

Haunted Highways(as also Ghost Stories of the Civil War, and Ghost Stories of the Old West) is in the style of recent TV series on haunting and the paranormal. They are short, often second or third hand, and often very vague. Many are more in the nature of folk tales, round-the-campfire-ghost stories, or urban legends. Several of the latter type are stories that I have read in other anthologies, the ghost of Resurrection Mary, being a case in point.

In general Mr. Asfar has a good narrative style, although he does occasionally stoop to pure sentimentality, as he does in this book in Emily's Bridge. Although I doubt that anyone reading them will feel any great apprehension, Mr. Asfar's tales do make for a fun afternoon.

Rating:
Summary: If you like ghost stories you should read this book!
Review: This book as many scary and informative stories and is a very enjoyable read. If you know nothing about ghosts, or even if you do, this book is a great rad for anyone who likes reading about ghosts. All of the books in the Ghost Stories series are great, especially Haunted Schools and Haunted Highways! Once I started reading this book I couldn't put it down. None of the stories in this cololection are boring or incomplete, although some might leave you guessing. I particularly enjoyed the scary stories, but there are all different kinds, too. You should get this book!