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Ghostly Terrors
Book by Cohen, Daniel
122 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1981
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Daniel Cohen
204 books58 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
Daniel Edward Cohen was born on March 12, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois. His parents divorced when he was very young and his mother, Sue Greenberg, married Milton Cohen, a veteran of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Daniel Cohen attended Chicago public schools and was a "hanger-on" in the bohemian community around the University of Chicago while in high school in the early 1950s. He attended the University of Illinois at Chicago where he abandoned an interest in biology for journalism. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in journalism in 1958. Cohen married Susan Handler, a writer, on February 2, 1958. He briefly worked as a proofreader for Time, Inc. in Chicago; but, demoralized by the paternalistic organizational culture, he took a job as assistant editor of Science Digest magazine in 1959. He was transferred to New York City shortly after being hired.
In addition to his editorial work, Cohen wrote articles for Science Digest and for other publications. Encouraged by praise of his articles on paranormal subjects, Cohen published his first book, Myths of the Space Age, a collection of skeptical essays on paranormal creatures and phenomena, in 1967. The Cohens moved to a farmhouse in Forestburgh, New York, in 1969 so Daniel could write full time. He originally planned to write popular science books, but the demands of the market led him to concentrate on books about ghosts, monsters, UFOs, and psychic phenomena. Since then, Daniel Cohen has written on an astonishing variety of subjects beyond just the paranormal: historical and current biographies; advice for teenagers; world history; science and technology; animals and nature; urban legends; and popular television, music, film, and sports personalities. He has noted that he writes mass-market paperbacks for children who are reluctant to read and not especially gifted. Thus, he chooses subjects of interest to such readers.
Susan Cohen was born on March 27, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois, to Martin and Ida (Goldman) Handler. She earned a B.A. degree from the New School for Social Research in 1960 and an M.S.W. degree from Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, in 1962. She worked as a social worker in the mid-1960s before writing The Liberated Couple, a feminist tract, in 1971. She wrote eleven gothic romances and mysteries under the penname Elizabeth St. Clair between 1974 and 1981. Susan and Daniel Cohen began collaborating on books in 1982 to help alleviate Daniel's workload. They have written books primarily on popular entertainment, advice for teenagers, and animals. The Cohens currently live in Cape May Court House, New Jersey.
Daniel Edward Cohen was born on March 12, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois. His parents divorced when he was very young and his mother, Sue Greenberg, married Milton Cohen, a veteran of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Daniel Cohen attended Chicago public schools and was a "hanger-on" in the bohemian community around the University of Chicago while in high school in the early 1950s. He attended the University of Illinois at Chicago where he abandoned an interest in biology for journalism. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in journalism in 1958. Cohen married Susan Handler, a writer, on February 2, 1958. He briefly worked as a proofreader for Time, Inc. in Chicago; but, demoralized by the paternalistic organizational culture, he took a job as assistant editor of Science Digest magazine in 1959. He was transferred to New York City shortly after being hired.
In addition to his editorial work, Cohen wrote articles for Science Digest and for other publications. Encouraged by praise of his articles on paranormal subjects, Cohen published his first book, Myths of the Space Age, a collection of skeptical essays on paranormal creatures and phenomena, in 1967. The Cohens moved to a farmhouse in Forestburgh, New York, in 1969 so Daniel could write full time. He originally planned to write popular science books, but the demands of the market led him to concentrate on books about ghosts, monsters, UFOs, and psychic phenomena. Since then, Daniel Cohen has written on an astonishing variety of subjects beyond just the paranormal: historical and current biographies; advice for teenagers; world history; science and technology; animals and nature; urban legends; and popular television, music, film, and sports personalities. He has noted that he writes mass-market paperbacks for children who are reluctant to read and not especially gifted. Thus, he chooses subjects of interest to such readers.
Susan Cohen was born on March 27, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois, to Martin and Ida (Goldman) Handler. She earned a B.A. degree from the New School for Social Research in 1960 and an M.S.W. degree from Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, in 1962. She worked as a social worker in the mid-1960s before writing The Liberated Couple, a feminist tract, in 1971. She wrote eleven gothic romances and mysteries under the penname Elizabeth St. Clair between 1974 and 1981. Susan and Daniel Cohen began collaborating on books in 1982 to help alleviate Daniel's workload. They have written books primarily on popular entertainment, advice for teenagers, and animals. The Cohens currently live in Cape May Court House, New Jersey.
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 reviews
October 20, 2025
“Ghostly Terrors” is weakly a part of the kids horror space, so promptly, I picked it up. Turns out, this is more of a historical fiction-horror collection. And it’s decent, I’d say; I enjoyed the elegant writings, art, and some stories, though most leave a ton to be desired. 6.5/10.
January 11, 2023
All the chapter titles are below. The pictures and illustrations were cool and most of the tales were based in fact!
Definitely google "Molly Maguires" and "Cell 17"! There are pictures of the handprint and tours of the jail!
Google also "U-65", the German boat! Cool stuff.
This is really geared towards young kids, so it could've been written way better, but overall a neat read.
Definitely not scary, though. 😂😟
1. TERRORS IN THE NIGHT
2. THE PASSENGER IN BLACK
3. BURIED ALIVE
4. THE MISSING CORPSE
5. THREE IN A BED
6. THE HOODED FIGURE
7. THE HAUNTED SUBMARINE
8. GHOSTLY WARNINGS
9. THE HANDPRINT ON THE WALL
10. THE MURDERER'S SKUlL
11. THE GENTLEMAN FROM AMERICA
12. THE DREADFUL SECRET
13. WHY DID HE COME BACK?
14. "I'm GoIng HOME"
My favorite chapters are 1, 3, 8, & 10
Definitely google "Molly Maguires" and "Cell 17"! There are pictures of the handprint and tours of the jail!
Google also "U-65", the German boat! Cool stuff.
This is really geared towards young kids, so it could've been written way better, but overall a neat read.
Definitely not scary, though. 😂😟
1. TERRORS IN THE NIGHT
2. THE PASSENGER IN BLACK
3. BURIED ALIVE
4. THE MISSING CORPSE
5. THREE IN A BED
6. THE HOODED FIGURE
7. THE HAUNTED SUBMARINE
8. GHOSTLY WARNINGS
9. THE HANDPRINT ON THE WALL
10. THE MURDERER'S SKUlL
11. THE GENTLEMAN FROM AMERICA
12. THE DREADFUL SECRET
13. WHY DID HE COME BACK?
14. "I'm GoIng HOME"
My favorite chapters are 1, 3, 8, & 10
November 15, 2018
2.5/5
I expected completely made up stories based off of nothing meant to scare kids.
These are based off of actual historical events/myths. So much different than expected. Not amazing, not horrible. A very quick read.
I expected completely made up stories based off of nothing meant to scare kids.
These are based off of actual historical events/myths. So much different than expected. Not amazing, not horrible. A very quick read.
December 8, 2019
Stories too short and not really that scary.
October 9, 2024
Enjoyed this as a kid. It was fun to re-visit.
May 3, 2013
I've read this book countless times, it was a book sale purchase in grade school. I actually just found this book when going through my tonnage of books. Had to read it!! As it is aimed at grade school children it did not take me long to finish it. A really lovely collection of old time ghost stories.
March 28, 2010
This was a good book.
I liked this books.I really like the stories in this books. I think all older or younger kids kids would like this books. This book is a quick read and quite intresting. (Even if the stories are exagerrated.) So if you like short ghost stoires read these books
I liked this books.I really like the stories in this books. I think all older or younger kids kids would like this books. This book is a quick read and quite intresting. (Even if the stories are exagerrated.) So if you like short ghost stoires read these books
January 10, 2025
The writing execution was very sloppy (even for a kids' book).
It wasn't suspenseful or even scary, seeing as how the 'frightening' scenes were written like: 'and then the ghost flew around in a circle, and she fainted.'
Each story was entirely uninformative and the endings were pointless.
It wasn't suspenseful or even scary, seeing as how the 'frightening' scenes were written like: 'and then the ghost flew around in a circle, and she fainted.'
Each story was entirely uninformative and the endings were pointless.
December 27, 2011
A quick, easy read of ghost stories that are believed to be true. Mostly set int he 1800's and WWI time, some of these stories are pretty decent, some just plain boring. I wasn't scared for a second!
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