Stories of Haunted Houses and Tormented Souls An Anthology |
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Author:
| McCallum, R. |
ISBN: | 978-1-5410-0516-7 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2016 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $12.68 |
Book Description:
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An AnthologySix Tales of the Paranormal.A travel writer and avid bicyclist is the focus of the first story, who, on Allhallows Eve, takes a ride on his bicycle from York, England to the moors of Yorkshire in search of ghost stories, he unfortunately finds himself in an unusual haunted house and in a peculiar situation. The second story relates to a contemporary man who is plagued by misfortune and finds his tragic redemption in Salem, Massachusetts during the witch trials of sixteen...
More DescriptionAn AnthologySix Tales of the Paranormal.A travel writer and avid bicyclist is the focus of the first story, who, on Allhallows Eve, takes a ride on his bicycle from York, England to the moors of Yorkshire in search of ghost stories, he unfortunately finds himself in an unusual haunted house and in a peculiar situation. The second story relates to a contemporary man who is plagued by misfortune and finds his tragic redemption in Salem, Massachusetts during the witch trials of sixteen ninety-two. The third instalment regards a writer who is visited by a stranger who relates to him a story that is even stranger, a story of his terrifying experience on an Excursion train. The forth story tells of a doctor, who, during the Civil War in Louisville, Kentucky, devises a way to obtain cadavers for medical research, which ends in an experience of terror. The fifth tale recounts a story of a Russian woman whose wealthy father confines her to a monastery on the White Sea, where she remains, but after taking up painting, finds her escape in the portrait of a long dead knight of the Crusades. And finally, the last story relates to an opiate addled poet who is pursued by a dark allegory of death.