Ghost Writers: The Hallowed Haunts of Unforgettable Literary Icons

by Sam Baltrusis

Writers have a reputation of being tortured souls languishing among the living. Does the unrest continue in the afterlife? Sam Baltrusis, author of Wicked Exploring Lingering Lore andLegends, revisits the haunts associated with America’s most beloved writers of ghost stories, including Edgar Allan Poe’s enduring legacy in New York City to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s indelible imprint at the House of the Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts. Armed with the ghost lore and legends associated with these unforgettable literary icons, Baltrusis breathes new life into the long departed.

200 pages, Paperback

Published September 30, 2019

About the author

Sam Baltrusis, author of "Wicked Salem: Exploring Lingering Lore and Legends," has penned a dozen historical-based ghost books including "Ghost Writers" and "Mass Murders." He has been featured on several national TV shows including Destination America's "Haunted Towns," the Travel Channel's "Haunted USA" on Salem and served as Boston's paranormal expert on the Biography Channel's "Haunted Encounters." In 2019, he was featured on the one-hundredth episode of "A Haunting" that aired on the Travel Channel. Baltrusis is a sought-after lecturer who speaks at dozens of paranormal-related events scattered throughout New England, including an author discussion at the Massachusetts State House and paranormal conventions that he produced called the Plymouth ParaCon in 2018 and the Berkshire’s MASS ParaCon in 2019. Visit SamBaltrusis.com for more information.

Reviews

[Joe · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one had an exciting premise of sharing ghosts stories about legendary writers and the places they used to frequent. The problems I had included that most of the stories were pretty bland and it seemed like the author was running out of material by the time he reached Henry James, the final author covered in the collection . Most frustrating of all is that the author included a surplus of filler material that included tales about his ghost hunts and profiles and interviews with other hunters and paranormal experts. Some of the profiles were okay, but it’s a bit much when the amount of space dedicated to the filler material equaled or possibly exceeded the tales about the authors and haunted places they spent their time at when they were alive.

[Virginia · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you've ever been curious about whether authors have had ghostly experiences and how that affected their writing, you need to read this book. The author has written extensively in the paranormal field and this is an interesting idea to relate the author's haunted experience and how they may have used it in their books.

If you like to read about things that go bump in the night, you might check this one out. For a more complete review, check out my book review blog - Blind Date with a Book at Virginia-Gruver.com.

[Carol Cassada · Rating 3 out of 5]

The synopsis sounds interesting. Going into the book, I expected to read about the spiritual beliefs and haunted locales of famous literary icons like Edgar Allan Poe. But it was a big letdown. The author spends the chapters giving a brief bio of the authors, then talks about haunted places in their hometowns, none of which any of the authors ever attended.

Another critique is that the author spends more time hyping his fellow ghost writers and enthusiasts instead of talking about the literary icons like the book touted.

[Jim Sturgill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Engaging with the classics

Sam brings you along on this fun journey into the haunted history of so some of our most beloved authors. Truly a great read.