The book makes a very big deal about how responsibly sourced these stories are. What if this is a bunch of Indigenous stories collected by white people without permission? That happens all the time.ġ0-year-old Me: Ugh, it’s not. I’m not jumping into this without some background information. Please.Ĥ3-year-old Me: Wait wait wait, little missy. For example, when I picked up Living Ghosts & Mischievous Monsters I had a whole internal dialogue that went something like this:Ĥ3-year-old Me: Why are you speaking like Cookie Monster?ġ0-year-old Me: Fine. I don’t often indulge it, because if I did then I’d pretty much just end up reading ghost story after ghost story, and where would that get me? Still, it’s nice when 43-year-old me and 10-year-old me can reach some kind of an agreement. For example, when I picked up Living Ghosts & Mischievous Monsters I had a whole internal dialogue that went something li I mean, if I’m going to be truly honest with you, I’m just reading children’s books to satisfy the 10-year-old that still lurks inside of me. I mean, if I’m going to be truly honest with you, I’m just reading children’s books to satisfy the 10-year-old that still lurks inside of me.

So dim the lights (or maybe turn them all on) and pick up a story.if you dare.more Prepare for stories of witches and walking dolls, hungry skeletons, La Llorona and Deer Woman, and other supernatural beings ready to chill you to the bone.ĭan SaSuWeh Jones of the Ponca Nation tells of his own encounters and selects his favorite spooky, eerie, surprising, and spine-tingling stories, all paired with haunting art by Weshoyot Alvitre of the Tongva Nation. These thirty-two short stories - from tales passed down for generations to accounts that could have happened yesterday - are collected from the thriving tradition of ghost stories in American Indian cultures across North America. Some of the creatures in these pages might only have a message for you, but some are the stuff of nightmares. Monsters watching from the edge of the wood.

Perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark! A shiver-inducing collection of short stories to read under the covers, from a breadth of American Indian nations.ĭark figures in the night.

Perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark! A shiver-inducing collection of short stories to read under the covers, from a breadth of American Indian nations.

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