Georgia Ghosts

by Nancy Roberts

As the author of twelve ghost story collections, Nancy Roberts may certainly be considered an expert on the subject of the supernatural. In this book, she turns her attention to Georgia, capturing over fifty chilling stories from the Peachtree State. Perhaps no other city in this country is as haunted as Savannah. Beneath this city's romantic façade, lies a multitude of eerie tales. Here, Roberts describes the pirates that still reside in the Pirates' House Restaurant, the angry spirit who haunts the Shrimp Factory restaurant, the strange happenings in the house of Jim Williams―the central character in the book  Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ―and many other spooky stories. The ghost stories of Savannah are only the beginning, though, for  Georgia Ghosts takes you on a supernatural tour throughout the state. On St. Simons Island, you will shiver at the account of the ghost who haunts the island's lighthouse. In Atlanta, you'll hear of the ghost who now resides in the "Uncle Remus" House. In Fayetteville, you'll learn why the legendary gunslinger "Doc" Holliday still waits outside the home of a lost love. And you will wonder about the identity of the mysterious man responsible for Georgia's own version of Stonehenge located near Elberton. From haunted college towns and opera houses to tales of werewolves that roam the countryside, no other collection covers the contemporary and classic ghost stories of the state as completely as  Georgia Ghosts . Nancy Roberts, a popular Southern writer and storyteller, was the acclaimed, award-winning author of more than twenty-five books where she blended suspense, mystery, and history with a talent for finding true stories of the supernatural. She was aptly proclaimed the "Custodian of the Twilight Zone" by  Southern Living  magazine, and was frequently introduced as the "First Lady of Folklore." She was the featured speaker or teller at the North Carolina Museum of History; Thalian Hall in Wilmington, North Carolina; Kiawah Island Resort, South Carolina; University of Illinois at De Kalb; and at many schools and libraries throughout the southeast. She passed away in the fall of 2008.

Genres: Nonfiction, Ghost Stories, History, Paranormal, Ghosts, Travel

267 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1997

Reviews

[Sandhya · Rating 3 out of 5]

I mean, it’s definitely an interesting collection of ghost stories, and there is no problem with that. I think my issue was that it was so repetitive, but again, it’s a COLLECTION OF GHOST STORIES. I think I needed to read this in chunks in-between reading something else, so I didn’t feel like it was too much of the same thing. Those stories were fascinating, but I found myself as I kept reading more drawn to stories like the one about the werewolf or Georgia’s Stonehenge, some that seemed less about ghosts (again, in this ghost story collection lol). So this feels more like a me problem then a problem with the book. But I did really like it stories were concise and I like that it was separated by different places in Georgia

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have lived in Georgia for 20 years and know about many of these places. I don't think I have been to any of these places, but I would love to take a road trip with my family soon to one of the public places. ☺

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[Mauoijenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book, packed with short stories!
Fun read for a fellow Georgia livin' gal.

[Layla Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is an interesting and fun look at both some of Georgia's history and some its most famous haunts. I liked that the author broke the state down into territories, and this not give an overwhelming amount of history on each place, just enough to set the stage and get a feel for who or what the haunts may be.

[Raven · Rating 3 out of 5]

good bathroom read

[Andy Kristensen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent, standard, surface-level exploration of Georgia legends and ghost stories. Read this while on a trip to Georgia's Black Rock Mountain State Park, so it was fun reading while in the state to get some points of reference and history.

[Lee Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

I learned with this book I am not a fan of short stories. I read the stories of the towns I know about but skipped several.
The stories are interesting but not all the stories had enough back ground story for me.

[Brian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Has some interesting accounts in it & was worth the read, but I would have preferred if it hadn't tried to relay them as short stories. The actual writing itself isn't very good, particularly the dialogue. Almost every character speaks in the same voice, which eventually becomes distracting.

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of short ghost stories from the state of Georgia. Good for people who want something short to read and not overly involved. Interesting for those who might want to visit haunted places if they are traveling to Georgia.

[Markeskellley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this book is great I like the Mysterys and creepy ghost that come alone with the book i would tell my friends to read it daily

[Karan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Boring. Does not provide background to the ghosts so it degrades into short snipets.