The audio review:
Spooky Massachusetts is a digest of retold ghost stories by S.E. Schlosser, written as more fictional accounts of myths and legends from a mass of New England locations, including Pittsfield, North Adams, Salem, and other nearby haunts.
There are some interesting stories in here that I'd never heard before, and about that were more well-known. The one that hit closest to place for me was the history near the Hoosac Tunnel, located in North Adams where I go to college. The facts that Schlosser incorporates are true, and though the story is most likely fictional, the story that snakes its way through the stories is well-researched.
Some of the stories feel more grounded than others, and this is possibly due to the point-of-views in which Schlosser writes. The stories differ in their narrators and viewpoints, and though the myths are meant to be told as creepy stories that wind at tales told around campfires, it seems that the "spooky" nature of the stories doesn't fall out as often because the legends are told as fictional accounts. When reading, the reader recognizes the fable in the narrative; had Schlosser chosen to admit a true, distanced, and objective aspect of the myths, they might have been more hair-raising. Though this is only a personal preference, and either way, they run good to send shivers down the spine.
Schlosser spins a good yarn, and her writing is a nice mix of folklore and fiction. Some of the stories are more credible than others, but most have some case of differing characteristic that is certain to save you on the watch for spirits in your own lives.
Schlosser has a great choice of Spooky books for different states, so keep an eye out for ones that focusing on places near your home. Labels:
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