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Ghost Stories from the American Southwest

By: Judy Dockrey Young - editor, Richard Young - editor
Narrated by: Richard Young, Judy Dockrey Young
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This collection of tales from the Southwest includes stories from Mexican-American, Cajun, Ozarkian and other traditions. The Youngs give the stories spirited, fast-paced narrations. Their voices are filled with suspense as the plots of the stories are quickly developed, but there are also touches of humor which is characteristic of scary tales from the oral tradition. The stories are scary - but not too scary - so that this audio presentation is satisfactory fare for middle graders to adults.

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These shivery tales were collected from the oral tradition, from people all over the Southwest, and represent the rich cultural diversity of the region, from the Ozarks to the Rio Grande, California to the Big Thicket. There are stories from the Spanish-American, Mexican-American, Cajun, Ozark, and other tranditions.

Old favorites such as "Mary Calhoun" and "The Vanishing Hitchhiker" are here, along with the ghostly mother who keeps her baby supplied with milk, the haunted mansion which was the model for Scarlett O'Hara's Tara, and stories laced with truly black humor.

For Ages 12 to Adult
©1991 Richard Young and Judy Dockrey Young (P)1992 August House Publishers, Inc.
Horror Literature & Fiction Thrillers & Suspense Scary Haunted Witty Teen Mystery
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Good stuff. Good for kids

Well performed and good stories. Listen to these with my kids over a campfire. Awesome

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Great

Loved these short stories. Wish there was more. NM has a lot too 💙

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Tingly but not horrifying..

I heard many of these stories while growing up, but this was the first time I had seen them in one collection. Enjoyed listening to them again! Great stories, and nothing super scary - so kids would love these too! Perfect for the campfire!

Happy reading!

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Fantastic

the stories were colorful and spooky I loved it! great book to listen to!

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Good old fashion ghosts stories

The Nararater was very good reading ghost stories he had a wonderful ghosts voice

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Pass on this one.

Not scary, and way too short to cost a credit. Save your credits for another one.

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Not worth it

Corny with terrible narration. Not at all scary. Don’t waste your time listening to this book.

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