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Like many great ghost stories, this one claims the origins of some of the evil here are vengeful native american spirits given the plantation was built on tunica burial grounds. True canadian ghost stories by john robert colombo goodreads. Youd think wed all be too polite to cause any sort of ruckuseven after were deadbut it seems that canadian ghosts dont pay any attention to upholding our international reputation for good manners. Weve selected their most compelling submissions and some are downright terrifying.
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