Spooky Cemeteries

by Dinah Williams, Troy Taylor (Consultant)

Overview

Do the dead tell tales? Find out in this scary trip through 11 of the world's spookiest cemeteries. The histories and legends behind these ghostly graveyards are creepy enough to keep anyone up at night! Get ready to meet a voodoo queen from New Orleans, an ancient Egyptian mummy, ghosts who won't rest in peace, and other creepy creatures of the night.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781597165624
Publisher:	Bearport Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/28/2008
Series:	Scary Places Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	IG790L (what's this?)
Age Range:	9 - 13 Years

Table of Contents

Spooky Cemeteries     4
The Empire of the Dead     6
The Last American Vampire     8
The Voodoo Queen of New Orleans     10
The Ghosts of Gettysburg     12
A Mummy's Curse     14
A Spine-Chilling Spirit     16
Resurrection Mary     18
The Hollywood Vampire     20
The Indian Burial Ground     22
Poe's Phantom Visitor     24
The Great Vampire Hunt     26
Spooky Cemeteries Around the World     28
Glossary     30
Bibliography     31
Read More     31
Learn More Online     31
Index     32
About the Author     32

Editorial Reviews

Eleven of the spookiest cemeteries are listed in this volume of the "Scary Places" series. Although Williams focuses on cemeteries in the Eastern half of the United States (only four cemeteries are not in the U.S. and all of the cemeteries in the U.S. are east of the Mississippi River), the eleven that she chooses to portray are all classic examples of where not to be on a dark, dark night. With only two pages on each cemetery, however, readers might have to fully satisfy their curiosity elsewhere. One Spooky Cemetery entry describes what happened to George Brown who felt "cursed" because all of the members of his family were dying in Exeter, Rhode Island. When his only son became sick after the third family funeral, he was convinced that his dead daughter, Mercy, was an "American vampire." George had Mercy's coffin dug up months after her funeral—cut out her heart, burned it, and had his son eat it. This is an extremely interesting and creepy story, but there is not much else. The son dies, and readers will have to look elsewhere for more information about vampire myths in the 1800s. Other famous cemeteries include Tutankhamen's Tomb, the Paris Catacombs, Gettysburg National Military Park, and others. All entries give just enough information to whet the curiosity of the reader, without getting too gory. With a glossary, index, and bibliography, readers will enjoy these short tastes of gothic horror. Reviewer: Joella Peterson

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