Halloween Brings Creepy Books About Hammond Castle

Oct. 9, 2012 - PRLog -- As the welcome spookiness of Halloween nears and Hammond Castle Museum in Gloucester, Massachusetts, begins its annual “Haunted House” attraction, the Quincannon Publishing Group is offering two of its most popular Hammond Castle titles at a special price. The Ghosts of Hammond Castle and Echoes from the Castle Walls are each normally priced at $10.95 but throughout October they are being sold as a pair for $19.95 plus shipping & handling of $4.50.

Echoes from the Castle Walls is a collection of short stories actually written by John Hays Hammond, Jr., the inventor who built Hammond Castle to serve as his laboratory and residence. At the encouragement of his father’s friend, Rudyard Kipling, Hammond dabbled in writing fiction and all of his stories—all previously unpublished—are gathered in this book.

The Ghosts of Hammond Castle recounts years of ghostly happenings at the castle. Such paranormal occurrences seem to be tied to the antique architectural elements incorporated in the building as well as the artifacts in the museum collection. The incidents are told in a "sitting ’round-the campfire” style  by Hammond biographer John Dandola.

The entire line of Hammond Castle books (including two mystery novels which prominently feature John Hays Hammond, Jr., and the castle) can be viewed and ordered at  http://www.quincannongroup.com/HammondCastleTitles.html.