Campfire Tales

by William W. Forgey M.D., Paul G. Hoffman (Illustrator)

Overview

A crackling fire, the smell of s'mores, an eerie howl in the distance. Refresh your childhood memories with some good old-fashioned horror stories that you can share with your kids. Former scout leader William Forgey compiled this collection of tales as a valuable resource for storytelling. With memorable plots and characters, each tale can be told around the campfire rather than read.

Campfire Tales includes seventeen original and classic tales bursting at the seams with ghosts, graveyards, and things that go bump in the night. A handy outline after each story assists in telling tales by firelight, and the book also includes ten tips that can make anyone a great storyteller.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762770243
Publisher:	Globe Pequot Publishing
Publication date:	08/02/2011
Series:	Campfire Books
Edition description:	3rd Edition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

William Forgey, MD, is the author of fourteen wilderness medicine and camping books, including Basic Essentials WildernessFirst Aid (FalconGuides). He is a full-time family medicine practitioner and a former Boy Scout scoutmaster. He lives in Indiana.

Paul Hoffman's work graces books of many genres—children's titles, textbooks, story collections, natural history volumes, and cookbooks. His illustrations can also be found in Globe Pequot Press's Spooky series. He lives in Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction: How to Tell, and Find, a Ghost Story 1

1 The Graveyard Rats Henry Kuttner 7

2 The Diamond Stickpin Doc Forgey 20

3 Gold Tooth Scott E. Power Doc Forgey 28

4 Beneath the Lone Post David R.Scott 38

5 Lost Face Jack London 43

6 The Bog Doc Forgey 65

7 The Walking Stick Doc Forgey 86

8 The Indian Head Pat Sherwood 94

9 The Nightmare Trail Scott E.Power 112

10 The Bloody Hand Anonymous adapted Doc Forgey 123

11 One Summer Night Ambrose Bierce 130

12 The Stranger Ambrose Bierce 136

13 The Manor Sir Walter Scott adapted Pat Sherwood 147

14 The Companion Pat Sherwood 163

15 The Minnesota Maggot of Death Doc Forgey 172

16 Running Wolf Algernon Blackwood 179

17 Tatanka Sapa and His Medicine Bow David R.Scott 209

Sources 214

About the Author 216

About the Illustrator 216