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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Books Haunts of Western Oregon

Posted by Alison Hallett on Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 4:20 PM

I am newly enamored of the book Haunts of Western Oregon, by Kent Goodman, which came in the mail appeared mysteriously on my desk this morning.

It features oral histories and illustrations of various famous ghosts and haunted buildings, organized alphabetically by town ("Chapter One: Apparitions Abound: Albany, Alsea, Ashland, Aumsville"; "Chapter Three: Cosmic Happenings: Cannon Beach, Cave Junction, Coos Bay"; "Chapter Four: Eugene").

A few image captions give you a pretty good idea of what you're in for:

"The White Eagle Tavern is filled with the ghosts of unlucky prostitutes, but is still a very cool place to visit."

"One of the most terrifying ghosts in Oregon is Bandage Man, who tries to strangle drivers and has even been seen carrying a body over his shoulder."

"Ghosts of little kids are always creepy, and the ones trapped inside this carousel are no different."

I know that someone wants this book. Probably just one of you—maybe two?—but someone definitely does. Email me with "ghost" in the subject line by 2 pm tomorrow and I will send it to you in the mail.

 

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I think this guy Kent had my job at Eugene Weekly before I did, and definitely before I was laid off last month. I look forward to writing/researching(?) books on Oregon's "fascinating" oral histories (fact or faux?) in the soon future. I think mine will be called "Places In Which To Lose Your Freaking Mind in a Soggy Timber Town, with Anecdotal Evidence." Look for it in your local Goodwill thrift stores in Fall 2011.
Posted by Mr. Chuck on March 11, 2009 at 5:35 PM · Report
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Mr. Chuck! Schiffer is "eagerly seeking authors to pen local ghost story books." They request that you "email your book idea to info@schifferbooks.com"

See? There's life after weeklies.
Posted by Alison Hallett on March 12, 2009 at 11:32 AM · Report

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