Spooky and set in colonial times?

[Rachel]

I'm looking for "scarry" story(s) set in colonial times (or there about)– short stories, fiction, nonfiction, anything.

Thanks!

 

[Occlith]

The only book I can think of now is Something Upstairs by Avi. It's a ghost story although it's not too scary. It's set in modern times; the main character travels back in time with the ghost.

 

[sparkchaser]

Legend of Sleepy Hollow springs to mind but I am sure you read that already.

 

[Rachel]

Thanks for the recos guys! I'll check out Something Upstairs. As for Sleepy Hollow, I did read it, and it was more saterical than scary (which is often the same thing ), but definitely a contender for a re-read!

Anybody else maybe?

 

[Canker]

Robert McCammon's Speaks the Nightbird

 

[Rachel]

Ooooo! That looks perfect. Thanks, Canker!

 

[Rachel]

Unfortunately, I found Speaks the Nightbird to not really be to my liking.

The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-Day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege turned out to be a surprisingly creepy and entertaining alternative. Very readable and quick moving... and nothing like The Crucible.