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Stackpole Haunted Series
Haunted Oregon
Venture into the unexplained phenomena of the Beaver State ... if you dare. This collection of more than 50 chilling tales features eerie tales of paranormal activity, Bigfoot encounters, UFO sightings, including ...
112 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2014
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May 21, 2022
This book is just shy of 100 pages and took me almost a month to read...because I hated it. From the child-like pandering style of writing, endless tangents, overexplanation on some parts with underexplaining others, overall dullness... I could go on endlessly about all the "negatives". There was an overuse of direct quotes from other sources (even an excerpt from the Bible) and the author really wanted you to know that he had written another book previously before this one. I really struggled to finish this and was skipping whole paragraphs throughout the last few pages. 4 pages into this I knew it was going directly into a Little Free Library as soon as I was done.
September 3, 2023
the authors clearly isn’t from here and uses outdated language such as “braves” for Native Americans. his math is wrong too, saying that Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in 1616 at the age of 49. the math ain’t mathin.
October 20, 2020
I loved this book and it gave me some new places I want to check out. 😏 (Please ghost and Bigfoot responsibly.)
May 2, 2024
This is a short book that feels like it also could've been half the length. There is no substance here. I got it because I thought my kid would find it fun reading about spooky things near where we live.
Personally, I'm a skeptic, but I love a good ghost story. I wish there was one in this book.
Every chapter is just "vaguely-related anecdote" after "vaguely-related anecdote" about some ostensibly eerie event. I don't expect that any of the things actually occurred as per the legends, but I would expect the legends to actually be communicated to me.
Instead each haunt follows a pattern. Here's a made-up summary of what you can expect while reading this book: "...And that's exactly what citizens of Xyzburg, Oregon might have thought when they spotted an eerie presence lurking in the windows of a local pub. Guests to the pub say they felt a 'strange energy' but photos revealed nothing! Could it be that the spirits were intentionally tricking cameras to keep their presence hidden? You decide! That's exactly what some say happened in Abctown, Oregon, when three ghosts were spotted along the side of the highway. It made for a spooky scare, but nothing like what happened in Defville, Oregon where a ghostly noise was encountered in some school I'm not going to tell you about."
I find weasel words obnoxious in general ("Some say that"...) but I'd forgive it if I could get, like, a page of spooky details for any single haunting.
Personally, I'm a skeptic, but I love a good ghost story. I wish there was one in this book.
Every chapter is just "vaguely-related anecdote" after "vaguely-related anecdote" about some ostensibly eerie event. I don't expect that any of the things actually occurred as per the legends, but I would expect the legends to actually be communicated to me.
Instead each haunt follows a pattern. Here's a made-up summary of what you can expect while reading this book: "...And that's exactly what citizens of Xyzburg, Oregon might have thought when they spotted an eerie presence lurking in the windows of a local pub. Guests to the pub say they felt a 'strange energy' but photos revealed nothing! Could it be that the spirits were intentionally tricking cameras to keep their presence hidden? You decide! That's exactly what some say happened in Abctown, Oregon, when three ghosts were spotted along the side of the highway. It made for a spooky scare, but nothing like what happened in Defville, Oregon where a ghostly noise was encountered in some school I'm not going to tell you about."
I find weasel words obnoxious in general ("Some say that"...) but I'd forgive it if I could get, like, a page of spooky details for any single haunting.
October 12, 2024
If you have a kid aged 10- 14 and you’re planning on visiting Oregon (or any of the other states and many cities in this “haunted” series) give that kid this book to get them excited. It’s chock full of blurbs and excerpts from the states history and folklore. It effectively acts as a niche travel guide. The writing is rudimentary, and it never really goes in-depth on any of the stories.
I knew a lot of what was written about, and I felt like much more detail or accuracy was needed. Weeks lives in Idaho though, so there’s some level of being an outsider which earns forgiveness. It’s fun enough to read to glean some ideas of the paranormal around this great state - but I wouldn’t recommend this as great reading. Instead, it’s a fun quick read, and it will give you some good trivia for a party.
Or like I said, give it to a late grade schooler, or middle schooler to get them excited about upcoming trips!
I knew a lot of what was written about, and I felt like much more detail or accuracy was needed. Weeks lives in Idaho though, so there’s some level of being an outsider which earns forgiveness. It’s fun enough to read to glean some ideas of the paranormal around this great state - but I wouldn’t recommend this as great reading. Instead, it’s a fun quick read, and it will give you some good trivia for a party.
Or like I said, give it to a late grade schooler, or middle schooler to get them excited about upcoming trips!
September 17, 2017
I always try to be a local haunts book on vacation and picked this up at Powell's in Portland. Honestly it should have been 'supernatural' Oregon because there's a fair number of Big Foot, Native America legends and UFO stories to go with the ghost stories.
This falls into the local legend sort of haunted books, i.e. the author relates the legends of the region as opposed to the personal investigative style. I prefer the latter these days but there's nothing wrong with the former.
I enjoyed the stories within. I'll be back in Portland so I'll have to look through this again to see if any of them are on public property.
This falls into the local legend sort of haunted books, i.e. the author relates the legends of the region as opposed to the personal investigative style. I prefer the latter these days but there's nothing wrong with the former.
I enjoyed the stories within. I'll be back in Portland so I'll have to look through this again to see if any of them are on public property.
March 20, 2020
A great comprehensive guide to supernatural happenings all over Oregon. If you are interested in ghosts, cyptids, and aliens and love the Pacific Northwest, this is a great book to get you started on your hunt for the supernatural (although Weeks suggests that you don't go hunting!). I have lived in Oregon since 2013 and have visited a few of the sites along the northwest coast. I plan on exploring more of the state, with this book as my companion.
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