Ghostly Tales of Wisconsin

by Ryan Jacobson

This collection features only the scariest, most surprising ghostly tales of Wisconsin. The stories are perfect for sharing aloud.

Genres: Short Stories

96 pages, Hardcover

First published August 5, 2009

Reviews

[Sheri · Rating 2 out of 5]

Short ghost stories of haunted locales in Wisconsin. Some read like factual retellings of actual happenings, but most seem more like fiction that is loosely based on local lore. I prefer the former, so this was just an ok read for me.

[Alexia · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was a pretty standard ghost stories book that reminded me of Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark. The short stories were spooky and fun to read through. It is a pretty quick read. The only negative about the book is that it was kind of confusing, sometimes chapters would be extensions of previous stories (same story but throughout different time periods, etc.).

[Maria Schoville · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought there would be more. Maybe pictures of the places or more involved stories, not just a brief little encounter from a bunch of different people. Even a map of the places would have been a nice addition. However, it was a short, easy read, with enough stories that won’t entirely creep you out.

[Sarah Chayer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice collection of ghostly stories and an easy enough read for a terrible reader like myself. Bought it from a small shop in Door County, so also helped support a local business. Worth a read if you like a good ghost story.

[Kari Mathias · Rating 1 out of 5]

Poorly written, and with very little explanation or historical backup for any of the encounters. I was expecting more.

[Michele Duame · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting book of haunted places in Wisconsin. It made me want to check out some of the places mentioned.

[William Smith · Rating 1 out of 5]

When there’s not much content to work with, you really need good story telling. And the story telling was not good.

[Sara Evraets · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short easy read.

[Claire Hoier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, just not amazing

[Sarah]

DNF @ ~50%.
The stories were too short to catch my interest.

[Olivia Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was just a lot of short stories, some not even lasting an entire page front and back. The stories were good, just wished they were a bit longer.

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun read on a dark stormy October weekend in Wisconsin