“As I drove down the street paralleling the graveyard, I saw a strange light glowing among the tombstones. I stopped the car to take a look, and I saw a figure moving among the gravestones. She was walking slowly as if she bore a heavy weight and she was glowing from the inside…”
“Death Omen” from SPooky Massachusetts
Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for twenty-five creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in the Bay State.
You will read about the ghost of a missing bride who seeks vengeance against her killer; the ghost of a drowned sailor who helps a Nantucket sea captain spot whales; twin witches, who listen to the names of dead sailors called upon the wind; the black wizard of Springfield; the Salem witch trials; and many more spirits and supernatural happenings in Massachusetts.
Set in the state’s historic towns, charming old islands, and sparsely populated backwoods, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part One: Ghost Stories
1. Death Omen – New Bedford
2. Which Way to Boston? – Northampton
3. The Missing Bride – Westboro
4. The Treasure and the Cats – Ipswitch
5. A Basket of Cod – Plymouth
6. Hoosac Tunnel – North Adams
7. The Shroud – Cape Cod
8. Lost My Head – Amesbury
9. The Hitchhiker – Rehoboth
10. Hide and Seek – Martha’s Vineyard
11. Lover’s Tryst – Somerville
12. The Fireside Chair – Salem
Part Two – Powers of Darkness and Light
13. Madness – Salem
14. The Wise Woman and the Witch – Gloucester
15. The White Wizard- Marblehead
16. The Black Horse – Woburn
17. Black Magic – Springfield
18. Bean-nighe – Worchester
19. The Brick Wall – Boston Harbor
20. Thar She Blows! – Nantucket
21. The Jewelry Box – Holyoke
22. Dark Portrait – Boston
23. Time Warp – Lexington
24. Elixir of Life – Malden
25. The Devil’s Altar – Pittsfield
