From the northern shorelines of Labrador to the south coast of Newfoundland, there are as many ghost tales as there are bays and inlets. The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is wealthy with stories of ghost ships, mysterious lighting fixtures, sinister spectres, tokens of forthcoming demise, headless pirates and murdered loves. From legends of phantom loggers to tales of possessed teapots, Haunted seashores: precise Ghost tales of Newfoundland and Labrador is an eerie exploration of the phantom-filled nooks and crannies of the province. Why does a mournful girl ghost go back to Arnold’s Cove each November? Do ghostly submarines nonetheless sail the waters of Trinity Bay? what's the such a lot haunted highway in St. John’s?
Drawn from either archival assets and first-hand bills, the tales herein weave jointly anecdote, oral culture, heritage and folklore to shape a wealthy tapestry depicting a hardly ever explored part of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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