Spooky Texas - Softcover

Hoffman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0762748532 ISBN 13: 9780762748532

Publisher: GPP, 2016

Synopsis

Suitably, hauntings and paranormal happenings in the Lone Star state are larger than life. Included in this must-read collection are tales of the ghost lights of Marfa, the werewolf of Elroy, and the Devil’s brand in the eternal roundup of El Paso. Your hair will stand on end as you read about the mysteries and lore in Spooky Texas.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for twenty-five creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences  in Texas. From the ghost lights of Marfa and the werewolf of Elroy, to the Devil’s brand in the eternal roundup of El Paso, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again.
Texas folklore traditions are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and through artist Paul G. Hoffman’s evocative illustrations. You’ll meet ghosts and a witch, hear things that go bump in the night, and feel an icy wind on the back of your neck on a warm summer evening. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and dreary night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to Grandma’s, this is a collection to treasure.

About the Author:

S. E. Schlosser has been telling stories since she was a child, when games of let’s pretend” quickly built themselves into full-length stories. She created and maintains the Web site AmericanFolklore.net, where she shares a wealth of stories from all 50 states, some dating back to the origins of America. She lives near the Hudson River in New York State.

 

Paul Hoffman illustrates books of many genres children’s titles, textbooks, short story collections, natural history volumes, and cookbooks. For the Spooky series, he employs a scratchboard technique and an active imagination. He lives in Massachusetts.

About this edition

• Publisher: GPP
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0762748532
• ISBN 13: 9780762748532
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200