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  • The Whitby Ghost Book

  • Hauntings Legends & Superstitions
  • By: Paul Fitz-George
  • Narrated by: Time Winters
  • Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
  • 3.0 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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The Whitby Ghost Book

By: Paul Fitz-George
Narrated by: Time Winters
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A collection of 22 supernatural tales about the old seaport of Whitby on England's beautiful and mysterious North East Coast. Stories include tales about ghosts, vampires, the fairy folk ,and the ancient customs and superstitions of the town's sea-folk, all of which paint a suitably spectral sketch of the ghostly goings on in this famous old town over the centuries. The origins of creatures and specters from the imaginations of Bram Stoker and Wilkie Collins feature in this book, put together by the former Collector of Dues of Whitby Harbour, Paul McDermott (now Paul Fitz-George since taking his wife's prestigious family surname...a new man in every sense!). He was, during his service there, able to pry some spectral gems and first hand reports from the citizens and old salts he dealt with at the harbor on a day-to-day basis and the book's stories featured in programs he appeared in for both BBC TV and ABC Television. Also included in this book is the research he carried out on some of the more ancient tales of this one-time Viking, Norman, and, in particular, 18th-century ship-building port, this carried out in the famous and fascinating archives of The Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society, of which he was a member. This is an updated edition of the original 1987 paperback.

©1987, 2016 Paul Fitz-George (P)2017 Paul Fitz-George
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Good Book Despite CREEPY Cover

4/5 The Whitby Ghost Book
Summary: A peek into the supernatural goings on in Whitby, England.

Additional Comments:
- Writing and narration are both good, though I could do without the sound effects. Sometimes they help, but in this case, they just made some sections hard to hear.
- Cover’s pretty creepy, but it fits the mood nicely.
- A nice companion piece to the West End Ghost Book (though I think this one was actually the first book).

Conclusion: Historical supernatural accounts. Not exactly sure what to call them.
*I received a free audiobook, but all views expressed in this review are my own.

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Brief, slightly creepy stories from the town, some referencing Stoker's inspirations, are slightly marred by unfortunate sound effects and story headers. Other than those annoyances, the narration is largely well done. The audiobook is priced appropriately for its short running time.

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