The New England Grimpendium
Published on 20. September 2010
304 pages
978-1-58157-862-1 (ISBN)
Description
An insider's guide to wicked, weird, and wonderful New England.
A rich compendium of macabre and historic New England happenings, this travelogue features firsthand accounts of almost 200 sites throughout New England. This region is full of the macabre, the grim, and the ghastly—and all of it is worth visiting, for the traveler who dares! Author J. W. Ocker supplements directions and site information with entertaining personal anecdotes. Topics include:- Legends and personalities of the macabre
- Infamous crimes and killers
- Dreadful tragedies
- Horror movie locales
- Notable cemeteries and gravestones
- Intriguing memento mori
- Classic monsters
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Windows
Illustrations
100 black-and-white photographs
ISBN-13
978-1-58157-862-1 (9781581578621)
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11/2010
Countryman Press Inc.
€21.40
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Person
J. W. Ocker is a best-selling, Edgar Award?winning author of macabre travelogues and horror novels. His books include A Season with the Witch, Twelve Nights at Rotter House, and The United States of Cryptids. Ocker lives in New Hampshire.
