Ghosts of Salem and Other Tales
Title | Ghosts of Salem and Other Tales PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Moravian Archives, Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
Pages | 42 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Ghost stories, American |
ISBN | 9780971941113 |
The Little Red Man, the strange exit of Br. Staub, the Cold Spot, and other tales inhabit a delightful little booklet of stories about the Moravian community of Salem, North Carolina
The Witchcraft of Salem Village
Title | The Witchcraft of Salem Village PDF eBook |
Author | Shirley Jackson |
Publisher | Random House Books for Young Readers |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2011-02-02 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0307779882 |
Stories of magic, superstition, and witchcraft were strictly forbidden in the little town of Salem Village. But a group of young girls ignored those rules, spellbound by the tales told by a woman named Tituba. When questioned about their activities, the terrified girls set off a whirlwind of controversy as they accused townsperson after townsperson of being witches. Author Shirley Jackson examines in careful detail this horrifying true story of accusations, trials, and executions that shook a community to its foundations.
Salem's Ghosts
Title | Salem's Ghosts PDF eBook |
Author | Rose Earhart |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2000-02 |
Genre | Ghost stories |
ISBN | 9781893221017 |
The lure of the history of the Salem Witch Trials brings thousands of tourists to the city of Salem, Massachusetts every year. What the tourists and residents of Salem don't know is that there is a subculture of ghosts living among them from the hangings of 1692. Mary English, accused as a witch in 1692, is trying to help other victims of the witchcraft hysteria rise from the dead and join her and her husband Philip in Salem's other world. Encounters with the living of Salem, and battles with the ghosts of George Corwin and the Devil himself take the reader on a journey through modern day Salem, and back to the Salem of 1692. Mary English, while walking across Salem Common, comes upon two girls being accosted. One is a descendent of hers, Nora English, and Nora's friend, Lynn March. Mary is able to rescue Nora, but Lynn is brutally raped and murdered by a descendent of George Corwin. Waiting until Halloween night, when the veil between the real world and the other world is the thinnest, Nora, and the spirit of the murdered Lynn, cross over to the other world with the help of Mary English and Lynn's mother, the modem day witch, Lillith March. Rose Earhart weaves a tale of ghostly intrigue taking the reader on a tumultuous ride through Salem's history. From the hangings on Gallows Hill, to the mysterious powers of Tituba, the first witch of Salem, and finally to a confrontation with the Devil, "Salem's Ghosts" is a wonderful weaving of modern day Salem with the Salem of 1692.
How to Hang a Witch
Title | How to Hang a Witch PDF eBook |
Author | Adriana Mather |
Publisher | Ember |
Pages | 370 |
Release | 2017-09-12 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0553539507 |
The #1 New York Times bestseller! It’s the Salem Witch Trials meets Mean Girls in this New York Times bestselling novel from one of the descendants of Cotton Mather, where the trials of high school start to feel like a modern-day witch hunt for a teen with all the wrong connections to Salem’s past. Salem, Massachusetts, is the site of the infamous witch trials and the new home of Samantha Mather. Recently transplanted from New York City, Sam and her stepmother are not exactly welcomed with open arms. Sam is the descendant of Cotton Mather, one of the men responsible for those trials—and almost immediately, she becomes the enemy of a group of girls who call themselves the Descendants. And guess who their ancestors were? If dealing with that weren’t enough, Sam also comes face to face with a real, live (well, technically dead) ghost. A handsome, angry ghost who wants Sam to stop touching his stuff. But soon Sam discovers she is at the center of a centuries-old curse affecting anyone with ties to the trials. Sam must come to terms with the ghost and find a way to work with the Descendants to stop a deadly cycle that has been going on since the first accused witch was hanged. If any town should have learned its lesson, it’s Salem. But history may be about to repeat itself. “It’s like Mean Girls meets history class in the best possible way.” —Seventeen Magazine “Mather shines a light on the lessons the Salem Witch Trials can teach us about modern-day bullying—and what we can do about it.” —Bustle “Strikes a careful balance of creepy, fun, and thoughtful.” —NPR I am utterly addicted to Mather’s electric debut. It keeps you on the edge of your seat, twisting and turning with ghosts, witches, an ancient curse, and—sigh—romance. It’s beautiful. Haunting. The characters are vivid and real. I. Could. Not. Put. It. Down.” —Jennifer Niven, bestselling author of All the Bright Places
Ghosts of Old Salem, North Carolina
Title | Ghosts of Old Salem, North Carolina PDF eBook |
Author | G.T. Montgomery |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 124 |
Release | 2014-08-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1625849982 |
Stories and photos that reveal the paranormal history of this picturesque Winston-Salem district. Hidden behind the preserved eighteenth-century colonial buildings of the Old Salem Historic District in Winston-Salem is a haunted history of spine-tingling tales . . . Find the harrowing stories of Salem Cemetery and the anonymous headstones of the “Strangers’ Graveyard.” Learn the origins of the inexplicable sounds at Salem College. Meet the tavern traveler who refuses to check out. Follow the story of Andreas Kresmer’s tragic death and the subsequent appearance of the “Little Red Man.” In this book, author G.T. Montgomery takes you on a frightening and fascinating journey to discover the most notorious haunts to wander Salem’s streets.
Salem's Spirits and Other Hauntings of New England
Title | Salem's Spirits and Other Hauntings of New England PDF eBook |
Author | Megan Cooley Peterson |
Publisher | Capstone Press |
Pages | 33 |
Release | 2020-08 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1496684257 |
"Each region of the U.S. has its fair share of hauntings, but maybe none more so than New England. There, the ghosts of accused witches linger in Salem. Haunted hotels are scattered throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. Tormented spirits reign over what was once Danvers State Hospital. New England is as rich in ghosts as it is in history. Between these pages, readers will find just the right amount of scariness for a cold, dark night"--
Spooky New England
Title | Spooky New England PDF eBook |
Author | S. E. Schlosser |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 281 |
Release | 2017-07-01 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 1493027972 |
A collection of folktales highlighting famous and not-so-famous New England ghosts, mysterious happenings, powers of darkness, and wonders of the invisible world. Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for 35 creepy tails of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Set in New England's historic towns, charming old islands, and sparsely populated backwoods, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again. Yankee folklore is kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S.E. Schlosser, and in artist Paul Hoffman's evocative illustrations. You'll meet seaweed-covered phantom sailors and a ghostly black dog, hear otherworldly voices and things that go bump in the night, and feel an icy wind on the back of your neck on a warm summer evening. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and stormy night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to grandma’s, this is a collection to treasure.