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After the End of the Line: Railroad Hauntings in Literature and Lore
209 pages, Paperback
Published September 1, 2021
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About the author
Tim Prasil
29 books12 followersTim Prasil writes novels about a quirky yet brilliant ghost hunter named Vera Van Slyke. The tales are told in the voice Lida Bergson, a former Spiritualist medium who Vera debunked. Nonetheless, Vera and Lida became friends, a sort of Holmes and Watson with ghosts.
There are three novels so far.
1) Help for the Haunted is a "composite novel" featuring thirteen distinct yet interwoven adventures set between 1899 and 1909. It's a good place to start (though, really, readers can start with any of the books)>
2) Guilt Is a Ghost is a traditional novel that explains how the lead duo met in 1899. Something terrible happened at that meeting, and the place became haunted. Vera and Lida return to investigate in 1903!
3) The Hound of the Seven Mounds finds Vera in Oklahoma during the 1920s oil boom. There's something dog-like roaming the plains. A werewolf? An avenging "elemental" spirit? A hoax?
Those novels are published by Brom Bones Books. The same publisher has also issued Prasil's The Lost Limericks of Edgar Allan Poe, featuring 100 limericks about the great author's work, life, and world.
Prasil also edits the Phantom Traditions Library, a series of anthologies including works by Edgar Allan Poe, Charlotte Riddell, Louisa May Alcott, Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, Ambrose Bierce, and many more. The volumes include:
After the End of the Line: Railroad Hauntings in Literature and Lore
Imagining Life on the Moon During the Rise of the Telescope
Ghostly Clients and Demonic Culprits: The Roots of Occult Detective Fiction
Echoing Ghost Stories: Literary Reflections of Oral Tradition
Entranced by Eyes of Evil: Tales of Mesmerism & Mystery
Spectral Edition: Ghost Reports from U.S. Newspapers, 1865-1917 features 150 actual newspaper reports about haunted houses, haunted roads, haunted people, and more. The articles were chosen from Prasil's collection of over 300, all of them published in the United States between the nation's Civil War and its entry into World War One.
You'll find information about Prasil's upcoming books at his website: Brom Bones Books.
One more thing - Tim Prasil rhymes with "grim fossil." Flattering, ain't it?
There are three novels so far.
1) Help for the Haunted is a "composite novel" featuring thirteen distinct yet interwoven adventures set between 1899 and 1909. It's a good place to start (though, really, readers can start with any of the books)>
2) Guilt Is a Ghost is a traditional novel that explains how the lead duo met in 1899. Something terrible happened at that meeting, and the place became haunted. Vera and Lida return to investigate in 1903!
3) The Hound of the Seven Mounds finds Vera in Oklahoma during the 1920s oil boom. There's something dog-like roaming the plains. A werewolf? An avenging "elemental" spirit? A hoax?
Those novels are published by Brom Bones Books. The same publisher has also issued Prasil's The Lost Limericks of Edgar Allan Poe, featuring 100 limericks about the great author's work, life, and world.
Prasil also edits the Phantom Traditions Library, a series of anthologies including works by Edgar Allan Poe, Charlotte Riddell, Louisa May Alcott, Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, Ambrose Bierce, and many more. The volumes include:
After the End of the Line: Railroad Hauntings in Literature and Lore
Imagining Life on the Moon During the Rise of the Telescope
Ghostly Clients and Demonic Culprits: The Roots of Occult Detective Fiction
Echoing Ghost Stories: Literary Reflections of Oral Tradition
Entranced by Eyes of Evil: Tales of Mesmerism & Mystery
Spectral Edition: Ghost Reports from U.S. Newspapers, 1865-1917 features 150 actual newspaper reports about haunted houses, haunted roads, haunted people, and more. The articles were chosen from Prasil's collection of over 300, all of them published in the United States between the nation's Civil War and its entry into World War One.
You'll find information about Prasil's upcoming books at his website: Brom Bones Books.
One more thing - Tim Prasil rhymes with "grim fossil." Flattering, ain't it?
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