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Living Ghosts and Mischievous Monsters: Chilling American Indian Stories by Dan SaSuWeh Jones

November 11, 2024 by cosbrarian Leave a Comment

Readers who have been craving a selection of tales reminiscent of Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark should look no further than Living Ghosts and Mischievous Monsters: Chilling American Indian Stories, compiled by Ponca storyteller Dan SaSuWeh Jones.  Jones is a busy guy: he is a writer, producer, and artist; he’s worked as an Imagineer for Disney and produced for Sesame Street; he is a sculptor, a former Chairman of the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, and he assembled this creepy collection of […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Featured, Horror, Short Stories Tagged With: American Indian, Dan SaSuWeh Jones, folklore, Ghost Stories, Indigenous Americans, Native American, ponca, scary stories, spooky, supernatural, urban legends

cosbrarian's CBR16 Review No:9 · Genres: Children's Books, Featured, Horror, Short Stories · Tags: American Indian, Dan SaSuWeh Jones, folklore, Ghost Stories, Indigenous Americans, Native American, ponca, scary stories, spooky, supernatural, urban legends ·
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