(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)

Journey through New England’s darkest places and read 22 of its scariest stories and urban legends. Explore mysterious cryptids like the Dover Demon, Pigman, the Sea Serpent of Gloucester, the Dublin Lake Monster, and the Derry Fairy. Meet Champ, the legendary lake monster of Lake Champlain, and a fisherman who found himself thirty feet from the beast. See the grave of Midnight Mary and the Desert of Maine, and judge for yourself if their curses are real. Try to walk with the Leather Man and wonder why he chooses to walk alone. Visit The House of the Seven Gables and The Shunned House, both famous in literature, and learn of ghosts that still linger there. Cross Emily’s Bridge in Vermont, creep over the alleged vampire Mercy Brown’s grave in Rhode Island, and more. New England promises to scare you!

The main thing I took from this book is that it is aimed at people from New England. As a citizen of another country, I didn't know a lot of the history of the places mentioned and, as not a lot of detail was gone into, I felt a little left out of the picture.

Were the stories "scary"? Could have been - but I need a lot more context than "This happened, and this is why." Would love to see an expanded edition with more detail.


Paul
ARH