Suburban Legends

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Suburban Legends
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Sam Stall
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 136
ISBN/Barcode 9781594740510
ClassificationsDewey:130
Audience
General
Illustrations 7 2-colour illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Quirk Books
Imprint Quirk Books
Publication Date 21 August 2006
Publication Country United States

Description

Land of carpools and cul-de-sacs, home to good schools and green lawns - an idyllic place where nothing bad ever happens-right? Wrong. As "David Lynch" and "Desperate Housewives" have taught us, life in the 'burbs has a dark side - and "Suburban Legends" shows the worst of it. Here are 75 spooky tales of haunted housing developments, corpses buried in backyards, ghosts in department stores, UFO sightings, vanishing persons, and much more. This is no Time-Life book. These stories are real. Consider this series of unfortunate events: Death Takes a Holiday Inn: Guests of room 422 at the Grand Island Holiday Inn have reported eerie visitations from an ethereal ghost-child named Tonya. Reservations for the room are usually made several weeks in advance. The Soccer Mom's Secret: Meet Melinda Raisch of Columbus, Ohio. She's the wife of a dentist. A mother of three. A PTA member. The leader of the church bake sale. And she has enough murderous secrets to fill a minivan. Creepier than Bigfoot, more terrifying than the Loch Ness Monster, these suburban legends will make your blood run cold-because they're all so close to home.

Author Biography

Sam Stall lives with his wife, Jami, in the quintessentially Middle American town of Indianapolis, Indiana. Their home sits on quiet, tree-lined Primrose Avenue, part of a beautiful suburban area where nothing bad ever happens (except the tragic events described on pages 16, 178, and 216).