Spooky New York

New York's folklore is kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Scholosser, and in artist Paul Hoffman's evocative illustrations.

Introduction

Part One: Ghost Stories

1. The White Lady of the Lake
Irondequoit

2. Party at Wild Goose Tavern
Ellis Island

3. The Gray Lady
Richmond Town, Staten Island

4. Redemption
West Seneca

5. The Central Park Skaters
Manhattan

6. Buried Treasure
Liberty Island

7. The Phantom Fire Ship
The Bronx and Long Island Sound

8. Observatory
Empire State Building, Manhattan

9. The Rising of Gouverneur Morris
Morrisiana, The Bronx

10. Tug-of-War
Halfmoon

11. Going Fishin'
Herkimer County

12. The Poker Game
Lowville

13. The Galloping Hessian
Tarrytown

14. The Satin Dress
Flushing, Queens

15. One Last Drink
New York City

Part Two: Powers of Darkness and Light

16. The Gold Tooth
Albany

17. The Night-riders
Copake

18. Rival Fiddlers
Brooklyn

19. Baker's Dozen
Albany

20. The Wizard in the Hollow
Sag Harbor, Long Island

21. Henry Hudson and the Kaatskil Gnomes
Catskill Mountains

22. The Maid of the Mist
Niagara Falls

23. The Hermit's House
Adirondack Mountains

24. The Loup-Garou's debt
Mooers

25. Aunty Greenleaf and the White Deer
Brookhaven, Long Island

26. Van Wemple's Goose
Brooklyn

27. High Hat
Alleghany County

28. The Ramapo Salamander
Rockland County

29. La Chaisse-Gallerie
Lake George

30. Jan Sol and the Monster
Wall Street, Manhattan