REVIEW: Frightening Phantoms and Haunted Habitats

Frightening Phantoms and Haunted Habitats
Author: Phyllis Rayburn Emert

I love weird stories....strange mysteries, ghostly tales, spooky legends....love them all! I especially love spooky story anthologies written for kids. The tales are slightly scary without spurting blood and guts, cussing, sex, drugs, etc. Scary...but not disturbing or traumatizing. A bit of spooky brain candy. :)

Phillis Rayburn Emert wrote several spooky story collections for middle grade kids. UFOs, hauntings, legends about ships, planes and scary places, unsolved mysteries....all sorts of weirdness to choose from! The stories are interesting, varied and short. Perfect for enticing reluctant readers (and grandmas who like to read creepy tales!).

Frightening Phantoms and Haunted Habitats collects 26 stories. Each is about 3-4 pages long. Easy reading length. There are also some great black and white illustrations by Jael. The drawings really make the stories pop. The front cover art is awesome as well.

I enjoyed this fun story collection. My favorite tale is one from Oxenby, England about a black cat who is a messenger of death. Creepy cool! The stories are varied, but all have a supernatural, lightly scary theme. All are middle grade appropriate. The book includes a glossary and bibliography.

Very enjoyable, quick read. I will definitely be reading more of the author's books!