Spooky Campfire Tales: Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Supernatural Lore

by S.E. Schlosser and Retold by S. E. Schlosser

Book Overview

New from the team that has brought us Spooky New England and other Spooky titles are thirty classic creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurences. Expert storytelling and evocative illustrations once again prove perfect for reading aloud or retelling later. Whether gathered around the campfire or read on a dark and stormy night, these tales will stay with you long after you close the book's covers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762744766
• ISBN13: 9780762744763
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 8.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Great!

S.E. Schlosser is a well-known author of "Spooky" books, and this one is one of her best! The stories are excellent for any Cub Scout outing, being quite scary and relatively short. Why do I say "Short?" Well, it seems to me that the stories have maximum effect if they are told from memory, rather than read. These stories are great, really hitting the target with listeners of any age. A couple of my favorite stories were The Fifty-Cent Piece, and Screaming Jenny, but I thought that they were all great...as did the boys. We all loved this book and highly recommend it!

Spooky campfire tales

The stories are pretty tame but when read to the kids around a camp fire in the woods they're perfect. Just enough to get the imagination going without causing nightmares!

Campfire tales to delight each age level

Here is a fun campfire book with something for everyone. There are some light stories to tell to the grandkids without invoking nightmares, and some really frightening tales for adults and teens who don't mind sleeping with the light on. One of the most popular stories in the book is Bloody Mary -- a frightening read which explains how an evil witch started haunting the mirrors of America. Other scary tales include One Last Head, Dark Passenger, and Don't Sell My House. Lots of fun!

Stories to be enjoyed around a campfire.

Spooky Campfire Tales presents an interesting change of pace in S. E. Schlosser's Spooky series. The stories in this book are selected for use around a campfire, they can be either read or retold in an interesting fashion. Among my favorites are: Cow's Head, I Can't Get In, and Never Mind Them Watermelons. "Cow's Head:" tells about a young girl cast out of her home by her stepmother who seeks shelter in a haunted cabin. In "I Can't Get In", a skeleton takes an evening stroll and upon returning to his grave finds that his way back in is blocked. In "Never Mind Them Watermelon's", a man accepts a dare to stay in a haunted log cabin for one night with interesting results. I found this book to be highly entertaining and an enjoyable addition to an evening campfire.