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Name: Whistle in the graveyard: folktales to chill your bones
Author: Maria Leach

📘 Whistle in the graveyard: folktales to chill your bones by Maria Leach

Whistle in the Graveyard presents a collection of traditional ghost stories from around the world, encompassing tales of spirits, bogeymen, witches, and other supernatural beings. The book gathers folklore narratives that explore the unsettling encounters with the unexplained and the ethereal.

First publish date: 1974

Genre: Horror/Supernatural Horror

Authors: Maria Leach

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