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Green Mountain Ghosts, Ghouls & Unsolved Mysteries
Aimed at adults, teenagers, and tourists, this is the most comprehensive collection of tales, legends, folklore, ghost stories and strange-but-true facts ever assembled about Vermont and the surrounding areas of New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Quebec--one that can be used to find these haunted sites.
240 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1994
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October 27, 2018
This collection of unexplained and mysterious goings-on in the Green Mountain area of the United States is a quick, entertaining read. Filled with all sorts of intriguing stories based on folklore, news reports, and interviews, it held my interest throughout because of the author's breezy, informal style. Citro is a talented storyteller, and I enjoyed his stories immensely, even though I'm not very familiar with the region covered in the book.
Highly recommended for people who like ghosts, unsolved mysteries, and tales of the bizarre.
Highly recommended for people who like ghosts, unsolved mysteries, and tales of the bizarre.
December 23, 2024
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I'm posting this link in response to a status update comment. GR does not allow outside links to be entered into the comments box so it's going here for now.
You can read Berengaria's collection of short stories here:
https://www.wattpad.com/story/2931380...
October 14, 2007
What I Learned: I'm sure that every state has its ghosts and monsters and mysteries, but when i read Citro's books, i feel like Vermont is that much more unique.
May 22, 2017
This book was a great pre-Holloween read. I love true scary stories and regional folklore as well as unsolved mysteries. Complete with ghost, Champ, and more than a few Bigfoot stories.
September 12, 2023
This is the third book by Citro I’ve read on Vermont or New England lore and they’re honestly the best series on the topic with the most variety of sources and stories. While some of the tales and anecdotes in this book may be familiar to the reader from other sources (for example, the case of Paula Weldon’s disappearance, or how Phineas Gage survived getting a hole in his head), others are likely to be new. It reads like flash fiction, so it’s best to go a little at a time.
There is some unevenness of terminology, particularly as regards the Abenaki presence in the region. If there’s a reissue of this book in the future, it would be fairly easy to fix.
There is some unevenness of terminology, particularly as regards the Abenaki presence in the region. If there’s a reissue of this book in the future, it would be fairly easy to fix.
February 24, 2025
57: 2025
2.5* There are some interesting stories in here, and it will likely influence any future visits to Vermont. My complaint is that instead of reading like scary stories to tell in the dark, it felt like I was reading a recount of something overheard at the office coffee pot. Decent, but at times, tedious.
2.5* There are some interesting stories in here, and it will likely influence any future visits to Vermont. My complaint is that instead of reading like scary stories to tell in the dark, it felt like I was reading a recount of something overheard at the office coffee pot. Decent, but at times, tedious.
November 23, 2020
This book was great I recommended it to everybody I know. The author did a great job hooking you into the next chapter. I also thought the places that were mentioned in the book were unique because of its haunting's.
August 19, 2025
My ancestors, Uriah and Dabby Washburn, appear in this book... It is a fantastic read and Joe is a wonderful person if you ever get to meet him... I met him once... Great guy and this is a great book... Read The Devil's Barn story, it's about my family... 😁
September 5, 2018
Spooky and awesome!
Did not finish
November 29, 2023Dropped on 11/29/23. I got about 20% of the way through and couldn’t get into it.
December 9, 2015
I ended up reading this book as one of my employees is the #1 fan of the authors work. She recently had a star struck conversation with him, and was recapping it to me, which lead to her loaning me a pile of his books.
I started with a collection of stories, rather than one of his straight up fiction novels.
Having been a Vermonter for my first 21 years (Windsor, Pomfret, and Wilder... and a year at Castleton State College in the mix, as well), and lived the rest of my life thus far just over the Connecticut River in New Hampshire, these are local places of interest to me. I have always been intrigued by ghost stories, alien sightings, and other paranormal experiences. I've had a few interesting experiences myself... most of them in Windsor, VT.
This book was a fantastic collection of Vermont ghost stories, myths, and oddities. I appreciate Citro's recognition that some contain more truth than others; the more credible the witness, and the more often the experience happens to various people, the more credence can be given the tale. The inclusion of historical news articles are the best. I love local history, so such ties to the past are fantastic!
When it comes to the paranormal, and the unexplained I am, what I call, a 'skeptical believer'. By this I mean that I believe that there are many things that we can't understand; however, I believe that people make up a lot of stuff, and misinterpret things more often than truly happen. Either way, the stories are interesting!
I started with a collection of stories, rather than one of his straight up fiction novels.
Having been a Vermonter for my first 21 years (Windsor, Pomfret, and Wilder... and a year at Castleton State College in the mix, as well), and lived the rest of my life thus far just over the Connecticut River in New Hampshire, these are local places of interest to me. I have always been intrigued by ghost stories, alien sightings, and other paranormal experiences. I've had a few interesting experiences myself... most of them in Windsor, VT.
This book was a fantastic collection of Vermont ghost stories, myths, and oddities. I appreciate Citro's recognition that some contain more truth than others; the more credible the witness, and the more often the experience happens to various people, the more credence can be given the tale. The inclusion of historical news articles are the best. I love local history, so such ties to the past are fantastic!
When it comes to the paranormal, and the unexplained I am, what I call, a 'skeptical believer'. By this I mean that I believe that there are many things that we can't understand; however, I believe that people make up a lot of stuff, and misinterpret things more often than truly happen. Either way, the stories are interesting!
February 25, 2012
Who knew that the Green Mountain's held so many secrets? Author Joseph A. Citro takes you on a very entertaining and informative trek through Vermont's stranger people, places, and things.
Yes... THINGS! That is where I found myself zipping through this book, devouring each word about Champ, Memphree, Goonyak and more monsters than you care to meet in the woods. Citro shows an obvious affection for his research of the mysterious subjects and a pleasing ability to express that to the reader. He teases with the possibility of a second edition, which I would gladly add to my library.
Now I must begin a trip in search of this strangeness, with this book as my guide.
Yes... THINGS! That is where I found myself zipping through this book, devouring each word about Champ, Memphree, Goonyak and more monsters than you care to meet in the woods. Citro shows an obvious affection for his research of the mysterious subjects and a pleasing ability to express that to the reader. He teases with the possibility of a second edition, which I would gladly add to my library.
Now I must begin a trip in search of this strangeness, with this book as my guide.
March 29, 2013
One of the most re-read books of my childhood.
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