Weird Ghosts
Weird Ghosts

Author: Joanne Austin

Publisher: Union Square + ORM

Published: 2018-09-04

Total Pages: 605

ISBN-13: 1454932988

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Afully illustrated, award–winning collection of tales about haunted places—some of which you can visit. If you're fascinated by haunted houses, ghostly graveyards, historic haunts, institutional apparitions, or spirited saloons, this spooky and spine-tingling collection of supernatural stories from across the U.S. will tantalize your paranormal palate. Some of these hot spots are open to the public (and we include their address and website information), while others are private residences with no visitors allowed. In this bone-chilling volume, witnesses tell terrifyingly true tales of cursed roads, ghoulish schools, eerie eateries, and more—so expect to be frightened out of your wits!

Weird Hauntings
Weird Hauntings

Author: Mark Moran

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9781402742262

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Discusses the hauntings of various houses throughout the United States.

Ghosts and Haunts of the Civil War
Ghosts and Haunts of the Civil War

Author: Christopher K. Coleman

Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM

Published: 1999-09-12

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 1418530476

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Explore the strange and shadowy side of the civil war . . . A fascinating collection of ghostly sightings, auspicious visions, audible manifestations, and uncanny premonitions. In 1872 a photographer who claimed he could capture the "essence' of dead relatives took an image purporting to show Mary Todd Lincoln with the protective ghost of Abraham Lincoln behind her. The spirit of George Washington who appeared to John C. Calhoun in the 1840s to persuade him not to dissolve the union. The nameless drummer boy from the Army of Ohio who still plays at the Shiloh battlefield The twentieth-century schoolchildren who heard the Irish brigade on the Antietam battlefield Teddy Roosevelt and First Lady Grace Coolidge who both claim to have enountered Abraham Linicoln in the White House Jefferson davis and his wife Varina who both have been seen at Fort Monroe, Virginia, where he was imprisoned after the War

Haunted Maine
Haunted Maine

Author: Charles A. Stansfield

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780811733731

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Tales of pirates, witches, and other amazing denizens of the state of Maine. A fun look at spooky legends and stories of the paranormal, including the guardian spirit of Portland Head Light, the preacher and the cats from Hell, the ghost of Marie Antoinette, the ghost who toasts independence, and the logger who befriended the Devil. Other titles in series: Haunted Connecticut Haunted Delaware Haunted Jersey Shore Haunted Massachusetts Haunted New Jersey Haunted New York Haunted Pennsylvania

The Big Book of Ohio Ghost Stories
The Big Book of Ohio Ghost Stories

Author: James A. Willis

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-07-17

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1493043919

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Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the heart of America Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author James A. Willis shines a light in the dark corners of Ohio and scares those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From ghostly soldiers that still haunt Fort Meigs to the eerie Franklin Castle, there’s no shortage of bone-chilling tales to keep you up at night. There’s even a carved tombstone of an infant at Cedar Hill cemetery, whose ghostly eyes keep watch over those wander too close. Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.

Spirits Out of Time
Spirits Out of Time

Author: Annie Wilder

Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780738714400

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Annie Wilder's collection of true family ghost stories gathered from old letters and family genealogy books or told around the dinner table. --Provdied by publisher.

Ghostly Evidence
Ghostly Evidence

Author: Kelly Milner Halls

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Published: 2014-10-01

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 1467705934

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It's late at night, and you're on a tour of a so-called haunted house. You see something out of the corner of your eye and quickly snap a photo. Your hands tremble as you lower the camera. Your eyes widen as you stare at the image you've just captured. A face seems to be lurking in the background. But when you look up, there?s no one standing there! Was it a ghost? Ghost sightings are reported all the time. Many are easily explained. Others are harder to dismiss. But is there any proof? To find out, Kelly Milner Halls explored haunted houses. She examined photographs and investigated eyewitness accounts from ghost hunters, mediums, and paranormal experts. What's the verdict? Are the spirits of the dead wandering among us? Explore her findings and decide for yourself.

Ghosts of Weirdwood
Ghosts of Weirdwood

Author: Christian McKay Heidicker

Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)

Published: 2021-04-06

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 1250302919

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In this second action-packed and hilarious Weirdwood adventure by William Shivering and Newbery Honor winner Christian McKay Heidicker (Scary Stories for Young Foxes), two thieves and their ghost friend wage a battle against a shadowy magical organization intent on opening a Rift between the worlds of the living and the dead. "[W]ill delight and satiate those besotted with Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Artemis Fowl, Miss Peregrine, the Spiderwicks." —New York Times Book Review on Thieves of Weirdwood Fresh off of heroically saving their city from nightmarish monsters, 12-year-old reformed thieves Arthur and Wally are determined to join the Wardens of Weirdwood—defenders of the border between the Real and Imaginary worlds. Their mission: defeat the Order of Eldar, a shadowy group that exploits the creatures of the Fae for their own gain. When the Order opens what seems to be a Rift between the worlds of the living and the dead, they set up a menagerie of ghosts to make money off those grieving for their lost loved ones. As spirits begin to cross over into Kingsport, Arthur, Wally, and their ghost companion, Breeth, will have to return a fleet of dead souls to the other side of the Veil. Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky and Keeper of the Lost Cities.

Haunted New Jersey
Haunted New Jersey

Author: Patricia A. Martinelli

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2020-06-11

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 1493045733

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Phantom pirates, water monsters, and mythical snakes figure prominently in this collection of eerie tales from the Garden State. From this state’s bucolic, rolling farmland to its heavily populated shore come a variety of stories and legends, including a murderer whose body parts were used for medical (and other) experiments, the “White Pilgrim” who died of the disease he believed he could never get, and an Indian chief who used a swastika to protect a group of defenseless schoolgirls.

Whiskey and Other Unusual Ghosts
Whiskey and Other Unusual Ghosts

Author: S.L. Edwards

Publisher: JournalStone

Published: 2023-02-17

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1685100562

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Whiskey and Other Unusual Ghosts debuts a meteoric new voice in modern dark fiction. In these tales, you’ll discover the humanity of horror, and the traumas that birth ghosts of all kinds. From inner demons to the bloodied fields of war, Edwards maintains his unique voice while whispers of classic writers such as Arthur Machen and Thomas Ligotti shine through. Edwards enters the contemporary dark fiction crowd with a standout collection that is likely to cement his position amongst the modern greats. With a new introduction to the second edition by Mer Whinery,the original introduction by Gwendolyn Kiste, and artwork by Yves Tourigny. “Armed with a taut understanding of power and the damage that power can do, Sam’s stories are conscientious, unsparing, and a reflection of the world we’ve broken. A writer with a vision to watch.” — Nadia Bulkin, author of She Said Destroy “Whiskey and Other Unusual Ghosts by S.L. Edwards is a startling debut collection whose author has unflinching insight into the political and the personal, into the human and the inhuman alike. A true standout among the new voices in modern Horror. Fans of Nadia Bulkin will find a lot to love here.” — Matthew M. Bartlett, author of Gateways to Abomination and Where Night Cowers