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Author shares ghostly encounters near Antietam National Battlefield and Gettysburg
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comDead Civil War soldiers showing up at re-enactments and a camera that predicts people’s deaths were among the stories told at the site of the 150th anniversary re-enactment of the Battle of Antietam. Johlene “Spooky” Riley, author,...Tags: Battle of Antietam, Abraham Lincoln, Fiction, Armed Conflicts, Unexplained Phenomena
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The Writing Life: Sandi Tan switches genres for 'The Black Isle'
Sandi Tan's past is teeming with ghosts. The Pasadena-based filmmaker-turned-novelist isn't a "seer" herself — she's a self-described scaredy-cat and doesn't particularly enjoy supernatural books and movies — but her childhood in Singapore...
Tags: Book, Fiction, Authors, Jane Campion, Malaysia
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Film review: 'Awakening' to a burst of nonsense
There's probably some great psychology/sociology book out there that analyzes why we like ghost stories, why they appear in nearly every culture, and why they're generally the first horror concept each culture develops. Presumably it has something to do...
Tags: Flu, Fiction, Movies, World War I (1914-1918), Imelda Staunton
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The final reviews from this year's Read & Write program
"Liesl & Po" by Lauren Oliver "Liesl and Po" is about a girl, a boy, a ghost, and a ghost pet. Will (the boy), confuses a box containing ashes of Henry Morbower, who is Liesl's father, with the most powerful magic in the world. Liesl is locked in the...
Tags: Fiction, Science and Technology, Authors, Fantasy (genre), Human Interest
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Somerset County Where to Go 9/13
Fall Festival The 5th annual Fall Festival at Rockwood Fire Hall, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 29. Hay rides, fire truck rides, food vendors, children’s activities, contests and entertainment. Benefits the Rockwood fire department. 814-926-4030. ...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Foods and Beverages, State Parks, Fashion Shows, Brownsville
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Recommended for all ages
All summer long, Printers Row invited kids ages 5-16 to send in book reviews. Here's what young Chicago-area writers had to say. We've left the reviews mostly unedited to let the charm shine through. Watch for more to come. "Frog and Toad All Year" by...
Tags: China, Book, J.K. Rowling , Harry Potter (fictional character), Vampires (supernatural entitiess)
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'The Apparition' review: Hilariously non-scary
Zero stars (out of four) In the astoundingly incompetent “The Apparition,” the most legitimate conversation involves a debate about whether or not Costco sells saguaro cacti. Good news, green thumbs; it appears they do. Pretty much every...
Tags: Science and Technology, Rentals, Movies, Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan
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'The Awakening' review: Pretty good, but more pretty than good
**1/2 (out of four) Last week's “The Apparition” contained an alarming lack of skill. So “The Awakening” represents a certain corrective because it disturbs for reasons other than nearly everyone involved in the horror movie not...
Tags: Flu, Fiction, World War I (1914-1918), Dominic West, Rebecca Hall
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Film review: 'ParaNorman' slightly scary and gross, but full of heart and laughs
Special to The Herald-Mail"ParaNorman" is one of those animated kids' movies that's filled with dark, deathly subject matter. At various points we see ghosts, corpses, zombies and all manner of gruesome stuff in between. Yet, there's no mistaking that this qualifies as family...Tags: Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Tim Burton, Leslie Mann, Michael Jackson, Jeff Garlin
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Review: Mark Twain's short stories stand the test of time
The Complete Short Stories Mark Twain Introduction by Adam Gopnik Everyman's Library: 716 pp., $28 Mark Twain was on the lecture circuit for over three decades. He would take the stage feigning bemusement at discovering his audience and stand silently...
Tags: Stephen Crane, Tim Burton, Mark Twain, Fiction, Manhattan (New York City)
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Author pens book on haunted house where he lives
Our Town InternWhen author and educator Mark Spencer moved into the historic Allen family home in Monticello, Arkansas, he had no idea that he and his family were not alone. Spencer introduced the story of his encounters as well as an uncovered secret about the...Tags: Authors, Unexplained Phenomena, Books-A-Million Incorporated
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Back Story: Is the Sports Legends Museum haunted?
Bolton Hill baseball and travel writer Charlie Vascellaro normally can be found hanging out at ballparks. So the opportunity to spend a night in late April at the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Station after hearing tales about ghostly occupants was...Tags: Babe Ruth, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Bolton Hill, Sports Legends at Camden Yards, Museums
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