- Paperback: 252 pages
- Publisher: TripleTree Publishing (January 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0966627253
- ISBN-13: 978-0966627251
- Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 14 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 390 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,792,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
The Ghost Story Workshop presents Dead on Demand: The Best of Ghost Story Weekend, with hair-raising work by 20 writers, including the editor, Elizabeth Engstrom, as well as Banjo Bandolas, Cindy Foster and Dixie Gaede. Tobin Blake's "Grim's Redemption" tells of a dying daughter, her distraught father and a visit by death, in the shape of a man named Grim, that yields unexpected results.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
At Siltcoos Lake on the foggy coast of Oregon, writers have been gathering for a decade for the Ghost Story Weekend. The assignment is simple: write a ghost story before you leave. Editor Engstrom (Lizzie Borden) has compiled 20 of the best stories to emerge from those weekends, produced by such writers as Christina Lay, Lynn Bohart, Alan M. Clark, and Susan Palmer. Many of the stories are set on that same foggy coast, but the similarity ends there. The stories range from terrifying Windigos in the backwoods to haunted rolling pins in cozy kitchens, from adulterous husbands to lost twins, from teenage ghosts to ghosts who switch places with the living, and from the sentimental to the amusing to the totally scary. All the pieces are well written, and the variety of voices and subjects makes turning each page a new adventure. This book is a treat, with stories that will haunt for a long time, and is recommended for high school, public, and academic libraries. Katherine Kaigler-Koenig, Ellis Sch., Pittsburgh
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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A Bit Spooky and A Lot of Fun,
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This review is from: Dead on Demand: The Best of Ghost Story Weekend (Paperback)
The talent of some people never ceases to amaze me. It was such fun to read through all these short imaginative tales. I can hardly wait to take this book with me on my next long airplane trip so I can sit and read uninterrupted and let my mind wander into the world "beyond". I especially enjoyed the selection by Sandra Aikman entitled "Pia". Is it a true story? I got the feeling while I was reading Pia, that it was not a make-believe ghost story. Good writing and good reading.
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Wonderful collection,
By A Customer
This review is from: Dead on Demand: The Best of Ghost Story Weekend (Paperback)
The Best of Ghost Story Weekend is a wonderful collection of short stories. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the writing from mostly novice authors. After I picked it up, I couldn't put it down. All of the stories were very imaginative and not so far "out there" that they weren't plausible. I got goose bumps more than once. It is a definate must-read for anyone who enjoys spooky stories and tales of the "other side." My favorite story is "Pia."
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Dead on Demand,
By Lori (State College, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dead on Demand: The Best of Ghost Story Weekend (Paperback)
I found many of the stories had very new approaches to the traditional Ghost Story genre and were immensly gripping. I also loved the flavor of nature and the west in general that permiated each story. My favorite was Banjo Bandolas' "One Last Soul." I didn't want it to end. Please write a sequil Mr. Bandolas if you read this! I highly recommend this book!
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