Fear Dat New Orleans: A Guide to the Voodoo, Vampires, Graveyards & Ghosts of the Crescent City
✍️ Anne RiceA guide to New Orleans voodoo, vampires, graveyards, and ghosts by Anne Rice.
Michael Murphy’s previous work Eat Dat established his reputation for blending humor with local culture. The Huffington Post called it essential for anyone visiting New Orleans. This new volume applies that same approach to the city's darker aspects. It covers voodoo rituals, historic cemeteries, and haunted mansions. The bone watcher’s guide helps readers locate specific graves. Information on purchasing gris-gris and getting psychic readings is included. The text highlights bizarre burials and ghastly murders. It presents the greatest concentration of haunted places in America. The tone remains irreverent yet respectful of local traditions.
This guide explores the eccentric and often macabre dark corners of New Orleans. It focuses on the city's unique social conditions and supernatural traditions. The work builds on the success of Eat Dat, which covered local food culture. The publisher is Countryman Press.
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📖 Why choose it
Why this book is worth reading
Readers seeking an accessible entry point into the macabre side of New Orleans will find this volume indispensable. It serves as a practical bone watcher’s guide, offering clear directions to locate specific graves and figures like Marie Laveau and Ruthie the Duck Girl. The text provides essential logistical information for those wishing to purchase authentic gris-gris or obtain psychic readings, making it a functional tool for exploration rather than just a narrative. Those interested in eccentric social conditions, bizarre burials, and ghastly murders will appreciate the detailed yet humorous approach. It does not appeal to academic historians but offers a curated path through the city's haunted mansions and historic cemeteries for the curious traveler.
⭐ Reader reviews
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Needed a good scare and got one. It pairs well with the classics it is clearly in conversation with. My only quibble is that the middle third sags a little. Recommended with reservations.
Got it as a gift for a friend who loves the genre. Some chapters are hard to read in the best possible way. The setting is practically a character, and a hostile one. Glad I finally picked this up.
Finished it over a stormy weekend, which helped. The ending is bleak and honest, not a twist for the sake of one. Glad I finally picked this up.
Was skeptical at first. The ending is bleak and honest, not a twist for the sake of one. Well worth it.
Was skeptical at first. Good introduction if you have not read this author before. My only quibble is that the middle third sags a little. Solid, if not essential.
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📖 Who should read this
Devotees of Gothic lore and paranormal tourism will delight in this irreverent tour. If you crave dry, peer-reviewed academic history or strictly factual accounts devoid of humor and local superstition, this whimsical guide to the macabre is not for you.
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