The New England Grimpendium

by J. W. Ocker

Overview

An insider’s guide to wicked, weird, and wonderful New England.

A rich compendium of macabre and historic New England happenings, this travelogue features firsthand accounts of almost 200 sites throughout New England. This region is full of the macabre, the grim, and the ghastly—and all of it is worth visiting, for the traveler who dares! Author J. W. Ocker supplements directions and site information with entertaining personal anecdotes.

Topics include:

• Legends and personalities of the macabre
• Infamous crimes and killers
• Dreadful tragedies
• Horror movie locales
• Notable cemeteries and gravestones
• Intriguing memento mori
• Classic monsters

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781581578621
Publisher:	Countryman Press, The
Publication date:	09/20/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

J. W. Ocker is the Edgar Award-winning author of Poe-Land. He runs the website Odd Things I’ve Seen, where he chronicles his visits to various oddities of culture, art, and history. His writing has been featured in Rue Morgue magazine, CNN.com, American Exorcist: Critical Essays on William Peter Blatty, and Studies in Australian Weird Fiction. Ocker lives in Nashua, NH.

Editorial Reviews

Author J.W. Ocker admits that he's obsessed with the macabre. Who else would seek out the cottage hideaway of Aleister Crowley or visit a 200-year-old hospital to see its 2,500 year-old mummy? In The New England Grimpendium, the keeper of the popular website Odd Things I've Seen charts his journeys to 200 bizarre sites, attractions, and artifacts. His strange destinations include horror movie filming locations, cemeteries, murder scenes, and a visit to the private collection of a demonologist. Memento mori on steroids.