As with all of the books in the "Weird" series, this one treats stories of ghosts and hauntings with a lighthearted approach, presenting each story from the "cleaned-up" point of view of those submitting the stories. Excellent read! ( )

Weird Hauntings by Joanne Austin is quite good for a book of ghost tale compilations. This is from the same team that does the entire "Weird" series of books (Weird U.S., Weird Arizona, etc.), and reminds me of the best of the books that I would find at my local library as a child with a voracious appetite for the macabre. Off the bat, the introduction by Ryan Doan in which he relates the fact that his father used to hide under his bed as a child starts off the bizarre proceedings on a wonderfully weird note.

In particular, another value in the book is that it details investigations or stories from individuals that have not been repeated ad infinitum in other books on the subject. There is also mention of a few famous areas such as Alcatraz or Gettysburg to keep one interested as well.

Well done: 5 out of 5 skulls ( )

Very well presented collection of true ghost stories. One of the best books I've read in the genre. ( )

A good book with great true ghost stories. Some of the stories were a little creepy. ( )