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Trucker Ghost Stories: And Other True Tales Of Haunted Highways, Weird Encounters, And Legends Of The Road (2012)

by Annie Wilder(Favorite Author)

3.45 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0765330350 (ISBN13: 9780765330352)

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

publisher

Tor Books

review 1: This is a compilation of short accounts of drivers (mostly truckers) who have encountered strange things while driving. Most were alone, some with other people. The book is sectioned off into different categories:Just Plain Weird, Messages & Assistance from the Spirit World, Haunted Highways: Legends & Lore of the Road, & Time Slips. Just Plain Weird has many stories of alien beings, strange lights etc.Assistance from the Spirit World has many stories of spirits with the ability to avert bad happenings by circumstances that are all different, from a flashing of lights to a presence that appears in the vehicle, etc.Haunted Highways has some very strange stories of appearances by spirits crossing the roads, being in the surrounding areas, etc, really just making their presen... morece known, for good or bad.Time Slips was my favorite segment of the book, with spirits from different eras appearing to these drivers, many telling stories of their own lives.Keep in mind that these are recitations by drivers who are not necessarily writers, so they are really just relating their experiences like a told story.The book is fascinating and doesn't make me want to become a driver riding around these areas by myself any time soon. These are just true writings of things that have happened to these people and make you understand that there probably is a lot more to our world than our own physical beings.Annie Wilder has put together some interesting people with some very interesting and scary, sometimes vital, encounters.
review 2: Premise: Late at night on the long haul, a trucker sees many things on the road. With the deep darkness and lights reflecting off windows, combined with a lack of sleep, strange happenings can become reality. The sounds of wind and things banging on the sides of parked truck sleepers can be investigated to be the mind playing tricks or things much more insidious. Who knows what might happen when ghosts, UFOs, and creatures lurk at night? When these haunted highways and menacing creatures come out at night, the trucker is sometimes the only person around to witness them.Themes: Trucker Ghost Stories is a collection of tales recording actual events (supposedly) as reported by truckers on the road, usually late at night. Is it a lack of sleep and tricks of light or the real thing?With so many stories there are a number of themes that could be drawn out of them, but the most common for the ghost stories include revenge or redemption of spirits. For the UFO stories, it is curiosity and experimentation. And for monsters, more evil intentions are apparent.Pros: There was more than one story that I thought was actually pretty spooky, especially if you consider the belief of the trucker writer in its authenticity. If you are on board with the idea that these events might have occurred, you might catch yourself or someone you read this to jumping at the slightest sounds afterwards.Cons: Keeping in mind that each story is written by a trucker, the writing for many of the stories isn’t very good, and more than a few is downright abysmal. Some of the stories weren’t really all that scary.Recommendations: Trucker Ghost stories is a fun and quick read of supposed actual events gathered into one collection. While not every story was compelling or believable, and some were just poorly written, many of these tales were interesting. Some were downright creepy. If you are looking for a fun collection to pick and choose stories from to tell around a campfire or an overnight sleepover, you wouldn’t have to look very hard to find some good ones in this book. I think the stories are more fun if you try reading them out loud to others in the dark. less

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