Horror, Short Stories

Whether told around the campfire with friends or passed down by loving old grandmothers, ghost stories play an important part in many cultures. Not least of which is the Jewish culture with its folklore of restless Dybbuks and hungry specters. In this collection of Jewish Ghost stories by acclaimed author Zachary Rosenberg, you will chilling tale of a girl whose love for Halloween refused to die with her and is now bent on her sister getting into the holiday spirit.A family copes with an elderly relative who refuses to depart them, even in death.A detective reckons with a horrific crime in the old south and the restless ghosts that lurk in the margins.A grieving man attempting to sit vigil for his departed sister when she herself arrives.A collection of heartrending and horrifying tales, told from the heart of Jewish folklore.

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