The Little Book of True Ghost Stories

The Little Book of True Ghost Stories is not little by any means, it’s absolutely chock full of stories told by a psychic whom experienced them first hand. The sad thing is, the book is full of sensationalism. To begin with, Echo takes time to explain how she defines spirits and ghosts but then proceeds to ignore those same rules later on in the book. Her definition is that a spirit and ghost look the same as they did in life with the only real clear difference being that ghosts are generally unhappy and in need to be crossed over. Spirits are able to visit us as they wish. By page 36 she is encountering 6 spirits from an old prayer group that she helps cross over. On page 52 she is encountering spirits whom appear to be trying to scare her by rushing at her. Perhaps I am nitpicking over language here but if you are going to set the standards for what a spirit and ghost is, why not stick with those definitions?

Remember what I said about sensationalism? This book is primarily stories of unhappy souls out to purposely make the rest of us miserable. I have done my own share of ghost hunting and crossing over (albeit nowhere near as long as Echo) and I have not had this much bad experience with ghosts. If she is sincerely ghost hunting and crossing ghosts over, I doubt that she has only experienced the negativity. Which brings in the possibility that she left out the great heart warming stories of crossing over delightful lost souls and stuck with the horrorifying just for the sake of selling a book. This just contributes to the idea that ghosts are scary and that we should be continually scared of them. Of course there are times in which we will be scared and should be scared. But not ALL the time.

If you want stories that scare you a bit, run out and buy this immediately. Otherwise, run in the other direction.

The Little Book of True Ghost Stories
Echo Bodine
ISBN: 9781571746504
Book (Paperback)
Hampton Roads Publishing Company