mirrypeach's review against another edition
1.0
As someone who has had a lifelong interest in death, dying, and cemeteries, I don't think I was the target audience for this book. Definitely some interesting tidbits but as a whole the book seems unorganized and the writing style isn't that great. Also went completely off the rails at the end. I felt the whole necrophilia section was totally uncalled for and crass.
speelingmistake's review against another edition
2.0
Think I would have preferred to actually read the interviews she conducted with her subjects than her summaries. Also a bit disappointed that she doesn't seem to have conducted ANY research into some of her stories - which throws rather a lot of the rest of this book into question for me - for instance the story of Damien's grave in Illinois? The guy was a gardener who died of stomach cancer - not the son of the devil. The supposedly mysterious carving of the protection charm 'roania' - the guy was born in Romania. That took me five seconds on google to find out.
The ghost story of the blood stain on Annie's Road that could still be seen? It was paint and it apparently done by her father as a reminder of what happened to her. Not that that more reasonable version of the story is any proof that it's true either.
The stories of necrophilia are all completely unverified and it does make me wonder if perhaps some people were messing with her? She seems to have been pretty willing to believe anything she was told anyway.
The ghost story of the blood stain on Annie's Road that could still be seen? It was paint and it apparently done by her father as a reminder of what happened to her. Not that that more reasonable version of the story is any proof that it's true either.
The stories of necrophilia are all completely unverified and it does make me wonder if perhaps some people were messing with her? She seems to have been pretty willing to believe anything she was told anyway.
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