I know I have mentioned this before, but I am really getting ready for the Halloween Season! I might try to get some creepy book recommendations up soon.
Every time I go to a bookstore, I check out the "local interest" section. I love the books documenting local sports teams, regional postcards, and books about certain landmarks.
In our state of Kentucky, I love finding a book I have not read about Mammoth Cave, Berea College, or oddities in the state.
I went through a phase where I would pick up any "ghost" or "hauntings" book relating to a region. I don't necessarily believe all of the stories in the books, but I enjoy a good ghost story.
After a while though, many of the "ghost stories" sound the same.
I have read about crybaby bridge, ghost hitchhikers and the like in Tennessee, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.
To be honest, a lot of those books and stories can be a bit boring if you are not familiar with the region.
Also, books about hauntings are pretty common, and anyone off the street can write a book claiming to have witnessed or heard about a haunting.
Personally, I find books with a bit more research more fascinating. I have read the phrase "legend has it" many times. Rarely does the author take the time to thoroughly research that legend.
I find myself more interested in books about documented weird stuff, and true crime. It is more solid, and easier to research. I have more respect for that kind of a book.
Still, weird is weird. A good ghost story is still creepy.
I will try to get some interesting and well researched book reviews for the Halloween Season up soon.
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