Suburban Legends

It s a Terrible Day in the Neighborhood They told you the suburbs were a great place to live They said nothing bad could ever happen here But they were wrong This collection of terrifying true stories exposes the dark side of life in the burbs from corpses buried in backyards and ghosts lurking in fast food restaurants to UFOs, vanishing persons, bizarre apparitions, and worse Consider The Soccer Mom s Secret Meet Melinda Raisch of Columbus, Ohio She s the wife of a dentist A mother of three A PTA member And she has enough murderous secrets to fill a minivan Noise Pollution More than 100 residents of Kokomo, Indiana, claim their small town is under attack by a low pitched humming sound that erodes health and sanity Too bad they re the only ones who can hear it Death Takes a Holiday inn There s nothing reassuring than a big chain hotel in a quaint small town unless it s the Holiday Inn of Grand Island, New York, where you ll spend the night with the spirit of a mischievous little girl So lock your doors, dim the lights, and prepare to stay up all night with this creepy collection of true tales We promise you ll never look at white picket fences the same way again New Read [ Suburban Legends ] By [ Sam Stall ] – kino-fada.fr The stories got a little repetitive at times but overall it was a fun and sometimes even scary read.There s something simple and satisfying about Suburban Legendsespecially for anyone who is a fan of true crime, ghost stories, and unexplained happenings Stall does an amazing job and conveying the essentials of each entry in a no nonsense, tongue in cheek kinda way that makes even the most absurd funny and believable at the same time Suburban Legends is a super quick read, with each story being only a few pages, and some even have accompanying pictures And who doesn t love a book that incl There s something simple and satisfying abou...This was an amusing little book with some interesting tales of the spooky and weird and was an okay book to read while on breaks at work or while sitting in some waiting rooms However, in my mind, the author failed to distinguish many of the stories from one another and many had similar if not the exact same ending lines Don t drive on this stretch of road or You never really know your neighbor etc The writing is also very bland and creates little to no atmosphere, which I think is a ve This was an amusing little book with some interesting tales of the spooky and weird and was an okay book to read while on breaks at work or while sitting in some waiting rooms However, in my mind, the author failed to distinguish many of the stories from one another and many had similar if not the exact same ending lines Don t drive on this stretch of road or You never really know your neighbor etc The writing is also very bland and creates little to no atmosphere, which I thin...I was originally excited to read this book but was quickly disappointed Most of the stories can in no way be proven as true many are about possible hauntings, creature sightings, or other speculations The writing itself was sub par at best and it just felt like I was reading a long BuzzFeed article.I mean, sure Amusing.Suburban Legends True Tales of Murder, Mayhem, and Minivans by Sam Stall is being re released as an e book just in time for some scary October fun This is one of those books full of brief, easy to read stories that, and I m being honest here, are just plain fun to peruse from time to time Most of the stories are known and not new to this collection Not one will make sleep difficult, but several should give you a queasy feeling or at least acknowledging the gross factor Certainly several di Suburban Lege...I got a copy of this book to review from the publisher in exchange for an honest review This was a decent collection of tales involving ghosts, UFOS, murderers, serial killers and other strangeness all set in suburban settings.The book is broken into seven sections 1 InHumanly Houseguests.2 The Ghoul Next Door3 Hellish Commutes4 Backyard Beasts5 Really Desperate Housewives6 Law...I can t really recall what I was expecting out of Suburban Legends when I agreed to review it I don t remember it sinking in to my brain that the stories within were true tales of the dark side of suburban life Despite being stated right in the beginning of the synopsis DUH smacks head I must have been thinking this was going to be a cool, fictional anthology filled with strange but equally as entertaining tales of the oddities that can occur in Suburbia Uhhh, not exactly Granted some I can t really recall what I was expecting out of Suburban Legends when I...This book was generously donated by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.Just like the blurb suggests, this book is a collection of true stories that range from funny to fairly scary Most of the stories take place in the suburbs but some of them take place in slightlyrural areas There are 66 stories in the book I have to wonder if that was intended or not and are each less than five pages This book is perfect for an October afternoon or evening when you want to curl up in so This book was generously donated by the publisher in exchange for an honest review....Received this book for free from the publisher for an honest review.As a whole, the book had interesting stories to share But legends are just that legend I had a hard time with the premise of the booktrue tales Sam stall provided no bibliography, no notes at all at the back of the book These are all interesting stories, yes Portray this as that and then provide the links, the references so I can look into these stories for myself, and then I can have the evidence necessary to decide whe Received this book for free from the publisher for an honest review.As a whole, the book had interesting stories to share But legends are just that legend I had a hard time with the premise of the booktrue tales Sam stall provided no bibliography, no notes at all at the back of the book These are all interesting stories, yes Portray this as tha...

Suburban Legends
  • English
  • 27 August 2017
  • Paperback
  • 240 pages
  • 1594740518
  • Sam Stall
  • Suburban Legends