Mexican Ghost Tales of the Southwest: Stories and Illustrations

by Alfred Avila, Kat Avila (Compiler)

Deliciously gory folktales that have been salvaged by Avila.

Genres: Horror

230 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

Reviews

[Natalie Ramirez · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5 I loved it! Spooky stories but for kids. You get to learn about Mexican folklore as well.

[Dulce Gamino · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is the best book that a ever read because is about Mexican stories and had a lot of tales like the ancient evil spirits of La Llorona, the Wailing Woman of Aztec Hispanic tradition, the hell that lies within Pancho Villa's treasure caves. the restless ghost of Chinese girl whose body was tragically lost, of a dead man out to reclaim his shoes, of a Japanese lady whose ashes were carelessly tossed in a cactus patch are but a handful of the terrifying stories in this collection of ghost tales from the U.S and Mexico border.all this stories are in this book and you can have a fun and scary time when you read all this stories about ghost.

I really recommend you this book because is very interesting and had a lot of stories about everything like the scary stories that happened in China and Japan. The deliciously gory tales are recounted by the talented, renowned storyteller Alfred Avila, who has salvaged these stories from disappearing forever.This stories are reality with Alfred childhood and he remembers all that from his childhood. i really enjoy this book because this stories make me remembers all the scary stories than my grandparents told me when i was little.So don't washes your time and go to the library and look for this book because is awesome.

The author write this book because was the stories that he have in his childhood so there if where he started to write about this book and the interesting stories that you should. Kat Avila , his college-educated daughter, has rendered vivid and precise translations of her father's originals. Here at last is a rich heritage that will take its place beside the headless horseman honored the many other tales from Anglo-American tradition that have honored bookshelves, nights around the campfire and Halloween recounting. Please guys go and look for this amazing book. <3 <3 :)

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was waffling on the rating because these stories feel like they are being told to children, but it seems like that was the point of it. I didn't love that aspect, but ultimately I won't knock a star because I didn't know Avila was a storyteller. Some of them can get pretty harsh but hey no worse than Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark. Overall it is pretty good and I do recommend it if you're looking for a good folklore-oriented ghost story anthology.

[Hazel Snodgrass · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was expecting a collection of tales from Mexican folklore, and I got that. What I wasn’t expecting was a haunting narrative of a rich and vibrant culture slowly disappearing and being erased over time, and I got that too. As someone with Mexican ancestry who didn’t grow up with many ties to my roots, this was powerful.

[Rhina M. Finley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scary!

[Dee · Rating 5 out of 5]

My mother read this book to me and my sisters when we were kids and it terrifies me 😅. So I decided to re read it on my own as an adult and I still feel the same way, but I love this book. You can’t go wrong with old ghost tales especially when you grew up hearing them from family members. Gave me nostalgia

[Juanw3 · Rating 3 out of 5]

is a good book and scare to know about this legents