Ghost Stories and Folklore – ÁðÁ§ÉçÇø ÁðÁ§ÉçÇø Publishing is the largest English-language publisher east of Toronto Tue, 14 May 2024 12:31:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 153484567 Legends and Monsters of Atlantic Canada /store/legends-and-monsters-of-atlantic-canada.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:56:56 +0000 /store/legends-and-monsters-of-atlantic-canada.html/legends-and-monsters-of-atlantic-canada Atlantic Canada is home to a unique blend of multicultural folktales, legends and mysteries. Perhaps nowhere else is the richness of belief in the supernatural, long a staple of our founding peoples, such an important part of our history and culture.Long-time ghost hunter and author Darryll Walsh documents the many stories and legends from around the Atlantic region. He provides startling new information about Oak Island, site of one of the longest running treasure hunts in history, where many believe a fortune in stolen booty buried by pirates still exists. Walsh delves into the magical world of fairies and recounts the tales of a terrifying assortment of creatures that forestry workers have encountered in our woods. He charts the course of phantom ships that travel along our coasts and inland seas, doomed to sail on forever.Discover how our own version of Bigfoot once terrorized Viking settlers in Newfoundland, and may still be shocking unwary hikers to this day. There are tales of the Devil himself, who has travelled this region luring men into mortal games of cards where the stakes are unreasonably high. Moreover, there are stories about demons, banshees, hairy bipeds, goblins, devil hounds, splinter cats, gumberoo, shagamaw, glawackus, loup-garu, werewolves, sea serpents, will-o-the-wisp, and jack-o-lanterns.Legends and Monsters of Atlantic Canada is an exciting assortment of historical and contemporary legends with creatures that will chill the bones of even the most jaded reader. Parapsychologist Darryll Walsh has brought together for the first time a wide range of Atlantic Canada's mysterious beings, creatures of the night, historical mysteries, and urban legends, many not seen before in print.

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]]> 56241 Heartbreak Homes /store/heartbreak-homes.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:49:13 +0000 /store/heartbreak-homes CCBC Experts’ Pick: October 2022 A gripping locked-door YA murder mystery told from multiple perspectives from Governor General’s Award – and Crime Writers of Canada Award – nominated author of […]

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]]> 89776 The Dead Die Twice /store/the-dead-die-twice.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:47:31 +0000 /store/the-dead-die-twice Anticipated, full-colour collection of photo essays from photographer and amateur historian focusing on the forgotten cemeteries of Nova Scotia, blending travel writing and poetic, narrative nonfiction. Steve Skafte has lived […]

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]]> 90711 Wild Ghost Chase /store/wild-ghost-chase.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:45:21 +0000 /store/wild-ghost-chase Middle-grade adventure sequel to Hackmatack-shortlisted Chasing the Phantom Ship, set on Nova Scotia’s Northumberland Shore. Picture this — you and your friends are visiting an elderly neighbour when you notice […]

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]]> 89862 If I Were a Zombie /store/if-i-were-a-zombie.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:45:06 +0000 /store/if-i-were-a-zombie-2 If I were a zombie
I'd package my drool
put it in Mason jars
sell it at school.

This hilarious picture book written by Hackmatack Award-nominated Kate Inglis has two children trying to outdo one another, imagining what they could do if only they were a zombie, a ninja, or a robot. With outrageously entertaining rhyming text and brilliant illustrations from artist Eric Orchard, this is sure to be a favourite with readers of all ages.

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]]> 84740 Maritime Monsters /store/maritime-monsters-2.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:42:58 +0000 /store/maritime-monsters-2 This children's picture book is a field guide to Maritime monsters, taken from local folklore and legends. The monsters described include Prince Edward Island's Old Hook-Snout, New Brunswick's Acadian Werewolf, Nova Scotia's Parker Road Phantom and Newfoundland's Not-So-Cuddly Kraken!

Each entry includes a short story featuring the monster and a field guide entry: location, diet, size, frequency, description, and special monster-hunting advice. An indispensable resource for the young Maritime monster hunter!

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]]> 82583 Screech! /store/screech.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:39:11 +0000 /store/screech Adapted from family stories told across Newfoundland and passed down over generations, these 10 spine-tingling tales traverse centuries and introduce readers to nooks and the Island?s nooks and crannies. This spooky collection features black-and-white illustrations as well as traditional context on each story and the art of storytelling in Newfoundland.

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]]> 84665 Where the Ghosts Are /store/where-the-ghosts-are.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:36:16 +0000 http://nimbus.ca/store/where-the-ghosts-are If you're from Halifax, you've probably heard that the Five Fisherman Restaurant is supposedly haunted, and that Georges Island is overrun with ghosts. If you're from Nova Scotia, you probably know about rumours of buried treasure on Oak Island, or about the UFO sighting in Shag Harbour. But what about the Grey Lady of Stoney Beach? Or the Ghost of Haddon Hall? Featuring addresses and GPS coordinates, this guide to Nova Scotian haunts maps out the origin stories of 50 spooky tales.

Author Steve Vernon has covered every corner of the province in search of the spooky, bizarre, and unexplained. The perfect companion for those interested in the history of the province and thrill-seekers alike, Where the Ghosts Are is a DIY-ghost tour of Nova Scotia's most haunted spots.

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]]> 78949 Found Drowned /store/found-drowned.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:36:09 +0000 http://nimbus.ca/product/found-drowned Based on a true unsolved crime from 1877, Laurie Glenn Norris's debut novel tells the story of two small towns linked by the disappearance of a teenage girl. Mary Harney is a dreamy teenager in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, whose ambitions are stifled by her tyrannical grandmother and alcoholic father. When Mary's mother becomes ill, an already fragile domestic situation quickly begins to unravel until the September evening when the girl goes missing.

Across the water on Prince Edward Island we meet Gilbert Bell, whose son finds a body washed up on the beach below the family farm. As the community is visited first by the local coroner and then by investigators, Glenn Norris paints a fascinating and darkly comic picture of judicial and forensic procedures of the time. At once tightly plotted and pensive, the novel travels back to the circumstances that led to Mary's disappearance and then back further to the circumstances of her parents' marriage, all the while building toward a raucous courtroom finale.

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]]> 79044 The Walking Bathroom /store/the-walking-bathroom.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:33:17 +0000 /store/the-walking-bathroom.html/the-walking-bathroom It's Halloween and Amayah doesn't have a costume to wear to school. She dressed as a ghost for the last three years in a row, witches are overdone, and fairies are not her style. She wants to be something different, something creative, something no one else in the world has ever been in the history of Halloween.

A sweet story of standing out and fitting in, The Walking Bathroom is the newest book from award-winning author and spoken-word poet Shauntay Grant (Up Home). With fun, vibrant artwork from Erin Bennett Banks (Change of Heart), this imaginative tale is bound to inspire some unique costumes and become a Halloween favourite!

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