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Macabre Montreal: Ghostly Tales, Ghastly Events, and Gruesome True Stories
A collection of ghost stories, eerie encounters, and gruesome and ghastly true stories from the second most populous city in Canada.
Montreal is a city steeped in history and culture, but just beneath the pristine surface of this world-class city lie unsettling stories. Tales shared mostly in whispered tones about eerie phenomena, dark deeds, and disturbing legends that take place in haunted buildings, forgotten graveyards, and haunted pubs.
The dark of night reveals a very different city behind its beautiful European-style architecture and cobblestone streets. A city with buried secrets, alleyways that echo with the footsteps of ghostly spectres, memories of ghastly events, and unspeakable criminal acts.
Montreal is a city steeped in history and culture, but just beneath the pristine surface of this world-class city lie unsettling stories. Tales shared mostly in whispered tones about eerie phenomena, dark deeds, and disturbing legends that take place in haunted buildings, forgotten graveyards, and haunted pubs.
The dark of night reveals a very different city behind its beautiful European-style architecture and cobblestone streets. A city with buried secrets, alleyways that echo with the footsteps of ghostly spectres, memories of ghastly events, and unspeakable criminal acts.
- GenresNonfiction
208 pages, Paperback
Published October 30, 2018
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About the author
Mark Leslie
123 books177 followersMark is a writer, editor and bookseller who was born and grew up in Sudbury, spent many years in Ottawa and Hamilton and currently lives in Waterloo, Ontario.
When he is not writing, he tacks "Lefebvre" back onto his name and works as a book industry consultant, having been a bookseller since the 1992, the same year his first short story was published.
Apart from publishing novels and non-fiction paranormal explorations under the name Mark Leslie, having works occasionally appearing on his mother's refrigerator door under the name Mark Lefebvre, and podcasting and consulting about the book industry under the name Mark Leslie Lefebvre for his Stark Publishing/Stark Reflections brand, Mark is a lover of craft beer.
When he's not enjoying craft beer or playing around with his three given names, he can usually be found wandering, awestruck through bookstores or libraries.
When he is not writing, he tacks "Lefebvre" back onto his name and works as a book industry consultant, having been a bookseller since the 1992, the same year his first short story was published.
Apart from publishing novels and non-fiction paranormal explorations under the name Mark Leslie, having works occasionally appearing on his mother's refrigerator door under the name Mark Lefebvre, and podcasting and consulting about the book industry under the name Mark Leslie Lefebvre for his Stark Publishing/Stark Reflections brand, Mark is a lover of craft beer.
When he's not enjoying craft beer or playing around with his three given names, he can usually be found wandering, awestruck through bookstores or libraries.
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December 23, 2018Avoiding leaving a rating, for obvious reasons . . .
. . . but since I did read this book multiple times during the proofreading phrase, I figure I should add it to my 2018 "books read" list. ;)
. . . but since I did read this book multiple times during the proofreading phrase, I figure I should add it to my 2018 "books read" list. ;)
October 10, 2018
This contains stories from various parts of Montreal, both famous (at least for the average tourist) and less so. The stories range from ghost stories to true histories that come down on the weird and mysterious side. There is a complete source listing at the end of the book. The authors not only included stories about both British and French settlers but also about Native Americans/First Nations as well. There is even a disaster timeline.
I do wish that there had been more photos, and at least one of the stories could have a more doubtful or fact checking look to it. (I mean, if he killed the man in secret and was never tried for it, then how do people know that he killed the man?). I was also somewhat surprised that Cooper's book about the slave woman Angelique was not included, though the chapter dealing with that historical event is well done.
The writer's tone is great, a very real storytelling tone, and there are some first hand accounts quoted.
I do wish that there had been more photos, and at least one of the stories could have a more doubtful or fact checking look to it. (I mean, if he killed the man in secret and was never tried for it, then how do people know that he killed the man?). I was also somewhat surprised that Cooper's book about the slave woman Angelique was not included, though the chapter dealing with that historical event is well done.
The writer's tone is great, a very real storytelling tone, and there are some first hand accounts quoted.
January 15, 2023
Loved the stories about our city; have heard about some of them but still entertaining to read.
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