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Loading... Dixie Ghosts (American Ghosts) (original 1988; edition 1988)by Charles G. Waugh (Editor), Frank McSherry (Editor), Charles Waugh (Editor), Martin Greenberg (Editor)
Work InformationDixie Ghosts by Charles G. Waugh (Editor) (1988)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The title page describes theses stories as "haunting, spine-chilling stories from the American South." These are "old-school" ghost stories. More atmospheric and odd than scary. Quaint might be a better word for them. The most recent story "See the Station Master," by George Florance-Guthridge is from 1983. It describes a road trip taken Uncle Jim and Crystal to visit Crystal's mother in Florida. The nature of the relationship between Crystal and Uncle Jim reveals itself slowly, but when it does the payoff felt more dreary and sad than frightening. "Dead Man's Story" by Howard Rigsby is from 1938 and it was my favorite. The law man who will not give up until he brings the criminal to justice, even from beyond the grave is a familiar one. But it was the matter of fact, almost easy going determination of the ghost to do his duty gave the story an unexpected freshness. An overall good collection of well written ghost stories for those who like subtle chills over grab you by the throat horror. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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These terrifying anthologies contain some of the best in American ghost stories. Each of the books was edited by master anthologists Frank D. McSherry Jr., Charles G. Waugh, and Martin H. Greenberg and includes stories from such great horror fiction writers as Ambrose Bierce, Isaac Asimov, Madeleine L'Engle, and Manly Wade Wellman. No library descriptions found.
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