The Scary States of America: 50 Weird and Terrifying Stories, One from Each State, Based on True Events!

by Michael Teitelbaum

Aliens, ghosts, and monsters haunt the pages of this eerie trip through all 50 of the Scary States of America, with Jason Specter, the nation's unofficial collector of all things paranormal, as your guide. Some of these creatures, spirits, and visitors from other worlds don't mean to hurt anyone?but, then again, some of them do!

260 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 25, 2020

About the author

Michael Teitelbaum has been a writer and editor of children’s books for more than thirty years. He worked on staff as an editor at Golden Books, Grossett & Dunlop, and Macmillan. In addition to The Scary States of America, Michael’s fiction work includes The Very Hungry Zombie: A Parody, and The Very Thirsty Vampire: A Parody both done with artist extraordinaire Jon Apple, published by Skyhorse. His non-fiction work includes writing Jackie Robinson: Champion for Equality, published by Sterling, and The Baseball Hall of Fame, a 2-volume encyclopedia, published by Grolier. He is also the series editor of Great Escapes, true-life acts of incredible courage, published by Harper Collins.
Michael has always had an interest in the paranormal, despite a rather normal childhood in Brooklyn, NY. These days, Michael lives with his wife, Sheleigah, and two talkative cats in an (as yet unhaunted) 180-year-old farmhouse in the beautiful Catskill Mountains of upstate New York.

Reviews

[Bill · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember checking out this book as a kid, and I must have read it ten or twenty times at least. It was my introduction to horror and scary stories, and considering how addicted I am to the genre today in my twenties, I'd say it had a pretty lasting impact. I'm really rating it this high only for the nostalgia factor; the original blue cover with the alien face and bloody house will forever be engrained in my mind.

[Lorrie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay stories. Nothing I hadn’t heard before. Defiantly written for a younger audience.