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New England's dark hills, fog-bound coasts and hidden villages have inspired generations of writers such as Hawthorne, Poe and King. But these authors' dark imaginings pale when compared to little-known but well-documented and true tales.

In his newly released, delightfully spine-tingling tour of the Northeast, PASSING STRANGE: True Tales of New England Hauntings and Horrors (Chapters, 1996), Joseph A. Citro chronicles the folklore of a region steeped in ancient curses, hardship, humor and pathos.

Among many other adventures, Citro explores long-forbidden Yankee ghost towns populated by real ghosts, meets the mysterious Machiasport Madonna, and witnesses the blasphemous experiments of a Massachusetts clergyman who tried to create life -- and maybe succeeded.

Citro draws on materials from all six New England states, proving there is another side to pastoral life in the rural North: one of vampires, grave robbers, phantoms, haunted houses, and numerous unexplainable happenings. PASSING STRANGE is an impressive collection of tales, legends, ghost stories, and strange-but-true facts. Included are more than 40 chapters -- a colorful and entertaining journey through spirited communications, barnyard tales and terrors, wild lands, cosmic relief, grave sojourners, and wily wanderers. Aimed at adults, teenagers and tourists, PASSING STRANGE will intrigue those who are fascinated by the supernatural, as well as those who are interested in New England folklore. A geographic index at the back of the book helps pinpoint especially interesting locations, so that people who enjoy the occult can actually look for specific sites.

Joseph A. Citro has been called the "Bard of the Bizarre" by the Boston Globe. He has written five suspense novels and his weekly "Vermont History and Mystery" broadcast on public radio reaches an enthusiastic audience throughout the North Country.

Citro, a resident of Burlington, Vermont, has written for magazines, newspapers, radio and television, with short fiction appearing in various anthologies including the World Fantasy Award-winning Year's Best Fantasy and Horror.

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