Ghost Stories of the Sea

Ghost House Books

by Barbara Smith

The high seas are sinister places, where powerful storms overwhelm unsuspecting ships and desperate sailors clash, often with tragic results. As Barbara Smith shows in this fascinating collection, many who die at sea soon return as ghosts and eerie premonitions that enrich the sea's unparalleled

Genres: Ghosts

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Barbara Smith is a Canadian author celebrated for her captivating collections of ghost stories steeped in folklore, history, and national identity. Since leaving her job as a school secretary in 1988, she has published numerous books exploring Canada’s most enduring supernatural legends. Her passion for the paranormal was sparked as a child in Toronto and grew into a lifelong pursuit, fueled by a background in social history and mystery. With titles like Great Canadian Ghost Stories and Great Canadian Campfire Stories, Smith shares eerie tales from coast to coast, entertaining readers while preserving Canada's rich storytelling tradition.

Reviews

[Tessa Bolon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this as a kid and now as an adult I love reading her books high. Short stories that I don’t feel pressured to remember and easy reading

[SouthWestZippy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice little collection of ghost stories. My only complaint is, a lot of research was done for some stories and very little for others. It would have been nice if the Author would have been consistent with the research.

[Ryan Richards · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading Level: Low
Interest Level: High

I bought this book in a small gift shop in Oregon when I was a kid, and I absolutely loved it. I loved the stories of ghost ships, creepy things at lighthouses, and everything in between. The stories that have been collected really piqued my imagination as a kid, and I like to return to it every now and then to recall the sense of mystery it gave me. I highly recommend to any kid looking for a book with a sense of mystery.

Warnings: Spooky ghosts

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book was really good, though towards the end you could tell the author just wanted it done so she started writing the stories as snippets and not doing research to try to find more information.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first half of this book was really interesting, but the second half felt more like filler than anything. It was just a random collection of brief factoids, and I ended up skipping over a lot of it because I didn't feel like reading trivia. The actual stories, though, were fun to read. I would recommend just reading those and skipping the rest.

[Aaron Badgley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just what I hoped it would be, Ghost Stories. As usual, a fun read.