Spooky New England by S.E. Schlosser

The Devil put down the glass and said: "Now, I think you have seen for yourself that I can make you the richest man in the province. So, in return for your agreement to deliver your soul to me," he drew a thick parchment from his pocket, "I will engage, on my part, to fill your boots with gold on the first day of each month."

Meet General Moulton of Hampton, New Hampshire, who learns too late that you should never try to trick the Devil. The Devil and Jonathan Moulton is just one of 30 spooky New York characters found in these expertly retold folktales by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser.

You will also encounter:

• The ghost of a drowned sailor, who haunts a house in Cape Cod
• The Lady in Black, who haunts Fort Warren in the Boston Harbor
• Emily, the angry ghost of a jilted girl who haunts a covered bridge in Vermont
• Tom Dunn, who must dance to save his soul from the evil spirits residing on Rag Rock
• The Witch-Sheep of Narragansett, Rhode Island
• Uncle Kaler, a Maine wizard who helps an eloping couple escape from their pursuers
• The friendly -- or is he -- Black Dog of the Hanging Hills
• Plus 23 more New England ghosts and spooks ranging from a witch who torments a stingy fisherman to the fighting frogs of Windham.