What a perfect accompaniment to spooky season.

Not only is it sufficiently creepy in the general horror sense, but the author doesn't neglect America's dark history of oppression that is just as horrid.
As another reviewer mentioned, you can tell Corcoran put a LOT of time and energy into this.

Overall, a really well-research and interesting read!

(Thank you to NetGalley and the author for providing me with a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review!)

While this book was a bit too much like reading a school textbook, I loved the information provided. I learned quite a bit about American history and folklore that I didn't know before.

I was a little disappointed by this. I didn't find that it held my attention at all. It was extremely dry reading for a book that is about ghosts and hauntings. Very educational but read more like a textbook than I was expecting

I thoroughly enjoyed this one! There was so much love and research poured into this, I could tell how much Corcoran put into this. The book explored so much of America’s history, through folklore, ghost stories and true crime that became folklore over time. The incorporation of societal horrors contrasting against more fictional ghost stories was a really interesting addition. Overall, this was an incredibly well researched book, I really felt like I was touring America and it’s confusing, haunted history with the author. And I learned a lot too!

This was like a haunted tour guide. The author sounded like one of my history college professors and I liked it. I have not lived in all the places covered in the book and I there were stories I had never heard about. I wish there were more pictures but this is not a picture book so I get it. I too believe but have not had anything happen so like the author I will wait. I would love to read haunted Ireland! Will that be next?