The Best of Tom Slemen volume 1

by Tom Slemen

Ghosts, ghouls, witches, spectres, demons, the Grim Reaper, vampires, leprechauns, the Devil, as well as a host of other supernatural beings - along with the odd unsolved murder thrown in for good measure – all to be found within the pages of this unique first volume of Tom Slemen’s work. Thirty-six stories that will haunt your mind and delight your dark side, all from the pen of one of England’s greatest writers on the supernatural – Tom Slemen. Read about the baffling mystery of Old Swan’s Mass Grave – was it a cover-up by the authorities? Be thrilled by the creepy history of Springheeled Jack, and dwell morbidly on the nature of the real-life vampires such as Golgon, Araminta and Manilu. Learn about the elusive but deadly enchanting Elvi of Sefton Park, and of the murderess who danced with her hangman at a Victorian ball. Savour the exciting witchcraft wars that centred on the Swan Inn, and unravel the identity of the mastercriminal who killed Julia Wallace in 1931 and left generations of professional and armchair detectives perplexed by his method of slaying without a trace. Just some of the eerie stories to be found in The Best of Tom Slemen – volume 1.

324 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 8, 2012

About the author

Tom Slemen is a Liverpool writer, columnist and broadcaster, known foremostly as the author of the best-selling Haunted Liverpool series of books which document paranormal incidents and often unsolved or unusual crimes in his home town of Liverpool, past and present.
--from the author's website

Reviews

[Joselyn Moreno · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this book from the narrator of my own frew will foe an honest review.

I really liked the tales, since they were told as it happened to me or to a friend or someone I knew, they made me pretty curious they were well narrated too.

Patrella really immersed me on this one, I liked his voices they were pretty fun and interesting and so accurate with the characters.

a good book of horror tales to pick up.

[losira13gmail.com · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good introduction to this author

I've enjoyed book's from the author Tom Slemen such as his series Haunted Liverpool and Weird Tales. This book features a few stories I've read already from Haunted Liverpool but most were new to me. The stories range from ghosts to unsolved mysteries. Would recommend to anyone who enjoys a wide range of stories dealing with the paranormal activity and the unknown.

[Deedra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good scarey stories!Too many to remember specifics.If you like short stories in the horror vein,here's your man!Nicholas Patrella is a fine narrator for this compendium.
I was given this book free for an honest review

[Regina · Rating 3 out of 5]

** Review of Audio Format **

Interesting Stories

I couldn't tell whether these stories were meant to be true macabre tales and tales of the supernatural or if they were made up by the author or both. Some were longer, some were shorter, some were about paranormal events, were murder mysteries. Sometimes Slemen would give his hypothesis as to a solution to the mystery and sometimes he didn't. The tales themselves seemed to be older in nature, sometimes seemingly passed down from generation to generation, sometimes as eyewitness accounts to events and even sometimes appearing to be from people the author had spoken to about what happened.

All seemed to have been penned in a rush and not very thoroughly edited. There were those I enjoyed. Such as the mass grave mystery, the witch war at the Swan Inn, the wind from hell, and the mystery of who killed Julia Wallace. Most, however, were just OK for me or didn't seem to make any sense at all.

Nicholas Patrella was very inconsistent in his delivery. Sometimes he spoke very fast and sometimes he spoke so slow it was irritating. In the end, I settled on listening at 1.5x and dealt with the rush of words during the times he spoke fast. I have listened to other book Patrella narrated and this one is not representative of his usually good storytelling.

I received this audiobook for free through Audiobook Boom! in exchange for an honest review.