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fsuarez's review
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
2.5
It was okay. I enjoyed the funny commentary and I learned a lot of spooky and dark information. I found the intro to each city unnecessary.
rusereviews's review against another edition
4.0
A Haunted Road Atlas: Sinister Stops, Dangerous Destinations, and True Crime Tales is a spooky travel guide by Christine Schiefer and Em Schulz. The ebook version is 304 pages. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at seven hours and is narrated by the authors.
Schiefer and Schulz are the hosts of the popular podcast And That's Why We Drink. This book is an interactive travel guide to their favorite spooky and sinister places in the United States. The book is broken down by location, from the Northeast United States (including Boston, New York, Washington DC, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia) to the Northwest (including Seattle and Portland). Don't worry Hawaii, you're also included!
The authors detail supernatural activities and true crime events for each city they discuss, along with travel tips, food and beverage recommendations, and cool places to check out. The book is mostly an overview of each city, but the hosts let you know in which episode of their podcast they discussed these stories, if you'd like more detailed information. That being said, there is also new exclusive content for the book that was not brought up in their podcast.
This is a great book for an overview of short spooky stories for fans of true crime or the paranormal! I'm definitely going to plan future vacations around their tips. I'm personally going to pick up a physical copy of this one to check out the maps and images (and an I Spy Bingo board!).
This is a good resource for anyone who's a fan of spooky things, not just fans of their podcast. There are a few inside jokes referenced that may be a bit confusing to people not familiar with the podcast. Head's up that they reference Zak Baggins and the Ghost Adventures tv series a lot in this book, so if you're not a fan of him you might want to skip this one.
CW: descriptions of violence and true crime, description of hauntings
Special thanks to Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley for providing an audio galley of this book for me to review. All opinions contained herein are my own. A Haunted Road Atlas: Sinister Stops, Dangerous Destinations, and True Crime Tales releases on May 31st, 2022.
Schiefer and Schulz are the hosts of the popular podcast And That's Why We Drink. This book is an interactive travel guide to their favorite spooky and sinister places in the United States. The book is broken down by location, from the Northeast United States (including Boston, New York, Washington DC, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia) to the Northwest (including Seattle and Portland). Don't worry Hawaii, you're also included!
The authors detail supernatural activities and true crime events for each city they discuss, along with travel tips, food and beverage recommendations, and cool places to check out. The book is mostly an overview of each city, but the hosts let you know in which episode of their podcast they discussed these stories, if you'd like more detailed information. That being said, there is also new exclusive content for the book that was not brought up in their podcast.
This is a great book for an overview of short spooky stories for fans of true crime or the paranormal! I'm definitely going to plan future vacations around their tips. I'm personally going to pick up a physical copy of this one to check out the maps and images (and an I Spy Bingo board!).
This is a good resource for anyone who's a fan of spooky things, not just fans of their podcast. There are a few inside jokes referenced that may be a bit confusing to people not familiar with the podcast. Head's up that they reference Zak Baggins and the Ghost Adventures tv series a lot in this book, so if you're not a fan of him you might want to skip this one.
CW: descriptions of violence and true crime, description of hauntings
Special thanks to Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley for providing an audio galley of this book for me to review. All opinions contained herein are my own. A Haunted Road Atlas: Sinister Stops, Dangerous Destinations, and True Crime Tales releases on May 31st, 2022.
timgrubbs's review
5.0
Take a road trip across the United States and learn about the weird history of the country and some decent places to drink at…
A Haunted Road Atlas: Sinister Stops, Dangerous Destinations, and True Crime Tales by Christine Schiefer and Em Schulz is a travel guide that covers 33 cities across 25 states (and the District of Columbia).
I should clarify that each “city” chapter actually covers the region around the city…so don’t be surprised if several locations are almost an hour away from the city it’s about.
Stories range from typical supernatural fun to the various serial killers to be found throughout state history.
Following the main portions of each chapter, it also contains a list of sites connected to Team Wine (general bars not necessarily wine specific), Team Millshake (includes nice ice cream shops), haunted hotels, ghost tours, and other notable sites. Of course, many of these sites could be very spread out and not in the city in question don’t can be tricky. QR codes are also linked to the podcast done by the writers of the books.
I’m surprised that the book chooses to ignore almost all of the central and rural states. I know they may not be as “interesting” and the cities they covered are some of the biggest in the country, but I like that nice local flavor that can only be found in isolated rural places with their own history.
Worth checking out for general places of interest…
A Haunted Road Atlas: Sinister Stops, Dangerous Destinations, and True Crime Tales by Christine Schiefer and Em Schulz is a travel guide that covers 33 cities across 25 states (and the District of Columbia).
I should clarify that each “city” chapter actually covers the region around the city…so don’t be surprised if several locations are almost an hour away from the city it’s about.
Stories range from typical supernatural fun to the various serial killers to be found throughout state history.
Following the main portions of each chapter, it also contains a list of sites connected to Team Wine (general bars not necessarily wine specific), Team Millshake (includes nice ice cream shops), haunted hotels, ghost tours, and other notable sites. Of course, many of these sites could be very spread out and not in the city in question don’t can be tricky. QR codes are also linked to the podcast done by the writers of the books.
I’m surprised that the book chooses to ignore almost all of the central and rural states. I know they may not be as “interesting” and the cities they covered are some of the biggest in the country, but I like that nice local flavor that can only be found in isolated rural places with their own history.
Worth checking out for general places of interest…
kbex's review against another edition
5.0
I have been a follower of Em and Christine through their podcast journey for years now, and some of these stories brought me back to their early podcast days. As an avid listener of their podcast, I had heard some of these stories before, but it’s always interesting to hear them tell the stories again.