I felt this book was to much like other ghost story collections and really embelished a great deal of facts.

I hesitated before buying this book because I tend to prefer ghost story collections that are more "investigative" than "folklore-ish." However, I'm glad I picked up this book. Michael Norman and the late Beth Scott did a great job of getting to the heart of each story, searching for the details that keep the reader from feeling like he or she is holding a collection of urban legends. As a result, even stories I've encountered before were interesting because of the new information presented in this book. I only grew a little bored in the "ghost lights" section, mainly because there were so many stories that are so similar to each other. I have no qualms recommending this book, and I plan to seek out the other books in this series now, as well.