Haunted Animals

by Allan Zullo

Presents nine tales involving a variety of animal ghosts

Genres: Paranormal, Horror, Childrens, Nonfiction, Animals, Ghost Stories

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Allan Zullo is an American non-fiction writer. He is the author or co-author of more than eighty paperbacks for adults and children.

A native of Rockford, Illinois, Zullo graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1969 with a degree in journalism. His books include The Baseball Hall of Shame and Baseball Confidential (both co-written with Bruce Nash), A Boomer's Guide to Grandparenting (co-written with his wife Kathryn), and the Haunted Kids series. Zullo has also written articles for The National Enquirer, The Christian Science Monitor, Ladies Home Journal, and The Palm Beach Post. His syndicated comic strip "The Ghost Story Club" ran in American newspapers from 1995 to 1998.

Zullo currently lives in Fairview, North Carolina.

Reviews

[Luke (Lord of the Llamas) · Rating 1 out of 5]

*facedesks*

UPDATE: I am very much aware this book is far below my reading level.
But like...

Really?

Really?

Could the endings possibly be anymore facepalm- worthy, and just, they're so cheesy.

Literally every ending to each story)

"(Insert character name), I think we just saw the ghost of (insert dog name)!"

Ay yi yi.

[Kathryn Grace Loves Horror · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved Allan Zullo's "Haunted" series as a child, although this one in particular made me very sad, due to all the pet deaths. I'm not sure I could read it again as an adult, after experiencing several pet deaths of my own over the years (including my cat, Sneakers, whom my 8 year old self named after the cat in this book).

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed most of these stories. The only issue I had was in one story they really showed their lack of medical knowledge. It honestly shouldn’t have been too difficult to do a little research before publishing it. But, as a veterinarian, I knew their explanations made no sense while most lay people without veterinary knowledge won’t realize how wrong the author was.

[Angela Herrera · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had this book as a kid and remember LOVING it, so I had to re-read it as an adult. I’m definitely not the age of the target audience anymore, but it was a fun trip down memory lane.

[Vicki Schmook · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice, kid friendly, collection of 9 animal ghost stories.

[Noelle Walsh · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked reading this book. As a fan of ghost stories (and growing up in a culture where the paranormal and the supernatural are considered as something that is always happening somewhere and is completely normal), this book kept me intrigued all the way through. It still has a place on my bookshelf.

[Luis Canela · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the book haunted pets by Allan Zullo. I love that at the end of the book spike haunt Gavin and Amber to do things at a animal shelter. Also that twister ghost came to say good bye one more time and he lived the twister.

[♥Mrs.Ally Cullen♥ · Rating 3 out of 5]

CrEePy

[Savvy]

This book ruined me.

My childhood bestie got this series for me as a present. Incredibly nosy about hauntings and creepy stories, I read it cover to cover. To this day, I still feel off thinking about it. It gives me chills.

Look at the cover of this thing. It's a smiling husky. How could this be traumatic.

Oh, but it is. I still think back to some of this stories and twitch.

It also reminds me of reading it in the car on the way to a family Christmas where everyone got a stomach bug and a family friend died.

In short, terrifying and memorable.

[Casey Kiser · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Shortly after Spike recovered, Amber nearly killed him by her thoughtlessness. Rather than throw the chicken bones from dinner into the garbage, she dumped them into Spike's food bowl.
She should have know better. Chicken bones are bad for a dog because they splinter easily and can get lodged in its throat. That's what happened to Spike." -from 'Spike's Revenge'.

Great lessons for younger people weaved into these well-written short stories. A compelling and intriguing young adult read penned in 1995.

[IICrazyBunnyII · Rating 5 out of 5]

"One of the best books i loved the haunted series but i have only read haunted school and hanuted kids and this haunted animal cant wait for more some of them made me cry like bingos secret twisters farewell the ghost of walkers bay and rescue from the beyond and ghost of morgan woods all amazing i was just wondering if these stories are really real and i wanna find the real version of these stories does anyone know where allan zullo got these stories from??"

[Me · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nine chapters of animal ghosts (usually a beloved pet) compose this page turner of a book. Although a few of the chapters are sad, almost all reflect the love between a young pet owner and the pet. This would be engaging and appropriate reading for age 8 on up to young adult.

[kaotickitten · Rating 5 out of 5]

My rating on this might be skewed, since I lost two dogs within the last six months. One in surgery the other to old age. The stories are short good for 2nd to 5th graders. Some may make you cry other will help with morals. Some read as urban legends.

[Halloween Queen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn't put this book down when I read it, all the short stories were great. Except, some of them were really sad. Crying sad. :(

[Bonnie Grover · Rating 3 out of 5]

These books are not really my thing, but I know my students are going to love them. They are more appropriate for our 4th and 5th graders.

[Erin Kennedy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yes it is a book for children, and I very much enjoyed it as a kid. Revisiting it I realized it is now FAR below my reading level, but I recommend it if you have children who are into ghost stories!

[C. (Comment, never msg). · Rating 4 out of 5]

Allan Zullo’s “Haunted Pets” from 1995 most certainly has an effect. Animals are equals. Our wonderful cats are sons and daughters. This collection might have been one of two types: unserious, with spookiness as the goal, or containing encouraging testimonies about loved ones staying near us after death; uplifting and healing. It was definitely not the trivial former but not quite the latter. That’s one reason these compelling, heavily emotional accounts get four-star feedback. I am accustomed to these non-fiction presentations starting with the ghost. I was unprepared to be shown their origins: pets’ family life prior to death. I’m not someone who gets through those sorts of subjects without great unease.

Another reason for a star reduction is that two stories were unpleasant; not in heartbreaking reaction to sadness but because they were awful. In one, children overlooked a dog. He befell accidents through their irresponsibility and died. They professed guilt but no further than “What a shame”. This sweet, eager, forgiving, loving dog who was taken for granted to his peril, might have been requited and felt appreciated if they at last realized: he was a sweet, eager, forgiving, loving dog! I was outraged those parents weren’t devastated enough either and hadn’t stepped in.

Allan’s compilation was more personal than anticipated, showing the days when families received bad news, or taking us through the cause of their pet’s end. His presentation isn’t without emotional power. Angling it from the very perspective I’m not constructed to experience comfortably, means I couldn’t rightly declare I enjoyed it. It isn’t for lack of excellent work but because I am empathic, especially sensitive about animals. This book is wholly worthwhile. Likely there are other readers who could get a hearty cry out of this and stoically enjoy this fine selection of stories.

[Ixchel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Do you love your Pets? How many of us have lost a pet and wish we could have our beloved pets with us? Well I have one final question for you.....Have you ever read Haunted Pets? If your answers are Yes to the first two questions and no to the last question then I recommend you to read Haunted Pets. This book will change the way you see your pets. This book has many stories from an evil bunny, to a spooky german sheperd. I really enjoyed reading the story of the dog who saved a little girl from drowning. The story seem so real that I would of have never thought that the dog was a ghost. I really recommend you to read this book.....YOU will never see your pets the same way again.

[Alyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really like how the stories in this book try to prove that ghosts are real, they are heart-warming and some make you feel upset; like the part where this uncle had raised a pet wolf and a sheep together, and one day, he saw them both outside but the sheep was dead, and the wolf was not, only covered in blood, and the uncle got so mad that he shot his wolf and said, "TRAITOR!", but as he turned around, he saw an even bloodier wolf that was dead, and the uncle realized that his pet was trying to save the sheep from the other wolf, but was too late, and so his pet killed the other wolf. And all the way for the rest of his life, he was haunted by his pet.

[Angel · Rating 5 out of 5]

the book was about a ghost that was a cat that confronts its former owner but in the other hand a dog also came to haunt it's owner so then he was haunted for a while but a few years later a pack of ghost horses came to haunt a boy that had the kid dissappear from the town later that year the man that was haunted by the cat and dog saw that his house cover with scratches of a animals right away he new that the dog had came back with the cat he also had bite marks on him

[Brandon Burrup · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of those book fair purchases from grade school. What a great buy this was. For a kid who was both a lover of animals and ghost stories this was a perfect match for me. Not all the ghost animals are bad but the stories were still creepy. Stories about dead dogs protecting their owners and such. Great book.

[Amara Tanith · Rating 1 out of 5]

In short, this is a seriously depressing book heavily featuring animal death and abuse. I don't recommend it. To read my full review, see here.

[Sissy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ghosts are sometimes real.

[Kaitlyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

i liked to read about animals who come back it was sad and happy at the same time.

[Sierria · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book is too short and its not scary enough for me. but im gonna finish it.

[Isabell · Rating 5 out of 5]

its lovely to see the perception of pet ghosts, warms and chills the soul

[summer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some of the stories made want to cry!

[Mj · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book!!! It always keeps you on our heels, it is definitely a cliff hanger.

[Joshua · Rating 4 out of 5]

Haunted Pets was a great book because it has mystery in it and you want to try and figure it out,wich makes it fun.It tells you about short stories about people who had haunted pets.It makes you

[Annie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read it back when I was in School. Best stories which I can still remember was Bingo and Twister.