Haunted Harbours: Ghost Stories from Old Nova Scotia

By Steve Vernon

This is a collection of ghost stories from Nova Scotia--from the restless spirits of Devil's Island to the Black Dog of Antigonish Harbour. Documented and well-known stories from the provincial archives are mixed with word-of-mouth legends of strange happenings and scary sightings from across Nova Scotia. Steve Vernon relies on his storytelling experience to create moody and terrifying tales from the annals of history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551095920
• ISBN13: 9781551095929
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Nimbus Publishing (CN)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Ghost ships and restless spirits

_Haunted Harbours: Ghost Stories from Old Nova Scotia_ is a collection of ghostly tales and legends told straight and true by master yarn-spinner, Steve Vernon. In this book of twenty-one eerie tales about ghosts and dead pirates and haunted ships and black dogs from hell, Mr. Vernon artfully raises the goose bumps while informing the reader of Nova Scotia's fascinating history dating as far back as the late 1600s. There is no shortage of Celtic lore in this entertaining book about an island founded as much on the supernatural as it was on the spilled blood of sailors and star-crossed lovers. Their ghosts fill the pages where treachery and revenge paint the shorelines, ghostly gallows claim the innocent, haunted bogs steal the unwary, and demons roam the forests. _Haunted Harbours: Ghost Stories from Old Nova Scotia_ is highly recommended for readers who love old fashioned ghost stories, the kind of tales you tell on a cold and windy October night when Old Man Samhain lurks at the threshold. But be forewarned: after reading this deftly crafted collection, you will want to visit Nova Scotia to find out for yourself how truly haunted this island might be. Mr. Vernon lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and is a member of the Halifax Storytellers Circle. He also teaches the art of storytelling to children through the Writers in the Schools program there. I am certain he holds a captive audience in his students and readers alike.