Ghosts along the Bayou : Tales of Hauntings in Southwestern Louisiana

by Christine K. Word

pp. 146, signed by the author on the front free endpaper.

Genres: Paranormal

146 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1988

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always like to spend the month of October reading about the paranormal, and Christine Word's Ghosts Along the Bayou: Tales of Hauntings in Southwestern Louisiana certainly was a good choice. Her accounts of hauntings in Louisiana, particularly around the Lafayette area, are interesting as well as entertaining. Ms. Word interviews those who have had paranormal experiences, often at the locations of the hauntings. There is something particularly chilling about driving through the South in the dark of night, when wisps of something that is neither fog nor smoke flits across the road in odd places, and the air is heavy with something that is NOT humidity.

[Lisha Doucet · Rating 3 out of 5]

I bought this book after a conversation with my brother on the topic of ghosts where a friend of his lives. My brother's friend said that it was written up in a book called "Ghosts along the Bayou". The particular story is titled "The Ghost of Grand Prairie". So I decided to read the book. I had no idea that there were so many ghosts residing in south Louisiana!!! I actually liked the history in the book more than the ghost stories which all seem to be the same to me.

[Vita · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book back in high school. It was very popular. I remember having to give a $20 deposit to the public library, because people would check it out and never bring it back. Crazy!

[Dana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this at my library as a teen, so I liked it. I recommend this to anyone who believes in ghosts like me.

[Saron · Rating 5 out of 5]

A friend of the family has a story in this book. I forget the title but it's the story with the little girl's shoes and jumping on the stairs.

[Sharon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not really sure how to classify this book. Pleasant light reading.