Spooky Canada: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore

Spooky Canada is a book about the folklore of an entire country. The thirty stories cover the entire country from east coast to west. According to the map in the front of the book most Provinces have at least two folklore tales that occurred in their territory. The stories are all excellent and it is hard to pick favorites. Some of the stories are scary, others are sad and some are humorous. One of the stories that I enjoyed reading took place in Calgary, Alberta. The title of the story is "I'm Coming Down Now!". In this story a real estate agent is attempting to sell a haunted house to an American city slicker. The story gets interesting when the agent and the city slicker visit the house one evening. "The Lady in White" takes place in Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick. A father and son take a three mast, thirty foot fishing boat offshore. A storm comes up and the men try to get back to port without wrecking the vessel or getting lost. At this point in the story the White Lady makes her appearance. The setting for "The Attack of the Mammoth" is Fort Ware , British Columbia. A young woman and her child are pursued by a large mammoth. As the woman attempts to escape the mammoth she is helped by a nearby village . This story provides an insight into the way people lived and the dangers they faced. This is an excellent folklore book and I highly recommend it. The author in the introduction says "I found far more material than I could ever put into one book...", let's hope that another book sharing wonderful Canadian folklore will be published.

A great read! 30 short stories ranging from laugh aloud funny to scary. Great for campfires and Halloween. My favorites: Wendigo - a heart-stopping action/adventure story of the far north; La Corriveau - a creepy ghost story of old Quebec City; The Flying Canoe - an wonderful retelling of an old favorite; I'm Coming Down Now - probably the funniest ghost story I've ever read. Something here for everyone!