Spooky Berwyn

2019-09-03 History

Author : Gary Hill
Release : 2019-09-03
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 899/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Spooky Berwyn written by Gary Hill. This book was released on 2019-09-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new collection (whose title is an homage to the TV horror host Svengoolie) is a collection of creepy tales in the Chicago suburbs. It includes non-fiction stories from Diane and Gary Hill along with a photo gallery (Bachelor's Grove Cemetery) and three fiction stories (from Gary Hill, Duane Pesice and Kevin Wood) all set in the Chicago suburban area. There are black and white photos and graphics illustrating many of the photos.

Oddball Illinois

2012-05-01 Travel

Author : Jerome Pohlen
Release : 2012-05-01
Genre : Travel
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 352/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Oddball Illinois by : Jerome Pohlen

Download or read book Oddball Illinois written by Jerome Pohlen. This book was released on 2012-05-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this updated edition, it's plain to see that the state of Illinois has only gotten weirder. Where there was once just a single Popeye statue in downstate Chester, today the town has monuments to Olive Oyl, Swee' Pea, Bluto, the Sea Hag, and more. The creepy Piasa Bird petroglyph on the bluff in Alton now has a roadside pullout with picnic tables, and the two-story outhouse in Gays has a new contemplative garden. With almost twice as many destinations as its predecessor, this edition boasts detailed information on each site—address, phone number, website, hours, entry fees, and driving directions—as well as maps, photos, and a wealth of regional history in the descriptions. Some new sites include Henry's Rabbit Ranch, the World's First Jungle Gym, Ahlgrim Acres (a miniature golf course at a funeral home), the Leather Archives and Museum, General Santa Ana's two wooden legs, the World's Largest Sock Monkey, the Friendship Shoe Fence, a truck stop with a marionette show, and a coin-operated fire-breathing dragon. There is more between Chicago and St. Louis than cornfields and plenty of fascinating places in the Windy City that aren't on Michigan Avenue, and here is a chance to see these underappreciated sites throughout the state.

Ghosts of Berkshires

2015-01-12 History

Author : Robert Oakes
Release : 2015-01-12
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 206/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Ghosts of Berkshires written by Robert Oakes. This book was released on 2015-01-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “You’ll never look at the region the same way again after reading about the tunnel from hell, toe-tugging spirits, and the curse of the mummy.” —The Boston Globe Before it became a haven for arts and culture, the Berkshires was a rugged, sparsely populated frontier. From the early days of Revolutionary fervor and industrial enterprise to today’s tourism, many chilling stories remain. A lost girl haunts a cemetery in Washington, and mysterious spirits still perform at Tanglewood. From the ghostly halls of the Houghton Mansion to the eerie events at the Hoosac Tunnel, residents and visitors alike have felt fear and awe in these hills, telling tales of shadow figures, disembodied voices and spectral trains. Author Robert Oakes, who has given ghost tours at The Mount in Lenox for more than a decade, leads this spirited journey through history. “The rich history of this region—spanning more than two centuries—includes spine-tingling tales from almost every town in the county. Oakes culled many of them for his book, which touches on myriad metaphysicals, including ‘The Undead Hessian of Egremont,’ ‘Highwood’s Ghost at Tanglewood,’ and ‘The Ghostly Guest in 301: The Red Lion Inn’—each of which will inspire readers to ‘peer into the shadows beyond the beam of [their] flashlight.’” —The Berkshire Edge

Berenstain Bears in the Spooky Fun House

1997 Haunted houses

Author : Stan Berenstain
Release : 1997
Genre : Haunted houses
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Book Rating : 565/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Berenstain Bears in the Spooky Fun House written by Stan Berenstain. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Bear family visits the haunted house, Papa discovers that sometimes it's the biggest bear who gets the biggest scare! The book is popping with fun for the entire family. Full color.

The Horror Readers' Advisory

2004 Language Arts & Disciplines

Author : Becky Siegel Spratford
Release : 2004
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Rating : 716/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Horror Readers' Advisory written by Becky Siegel Spratford. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a dark and scary world. Pans are tabid. Blood, guts, and gore are the norm. Welcome to the horror genre. Horror classics have been scaring people for years. Nowadays, who doesn't know about Stephen King, Anne Rice, and Dean Koontz? Profiled in a special section, the Big Three have turned horror into best-sellers. For all the horror fans that haunt your library, this is the must-have guide. Readers' advisors and reference librarians will appreciate the key tools provided to expand upon this genre, including listings of top books, authors, and award winners within eleven horror subgenres - like mummies, biomedical, monsters, and splatterpunk. Clear descriptions of characteristics within subgenres are provided throughout. To further help you engage new renders, expert horror mavens Spratford and Clausen draw a savvy connection between film and horror as a potent reminder that the scariest movies have been adapted from novels. Their classic and contemporary recommendations like Rebecca, The Shining, and Rosemary's Baby reinforce activities between readers' advisors and library programming and open up the (cellar) door for further patron involvement. Readers' advisors and referen

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