For eons New York State's "Queen of American Lakes" has attracted tribes, traders and tourists. Since today's Village of Lake George abounds with eerie activity this suggests the mountain retreat may be a portal drawing the long dead as well... "Haunted Lake George" recounts the region's storied history and weaves a tapestry of awesome mysteries. Centuries of gruesome battles left behind a militia of earthbound spirits. These restless specters haunt the southern shore, historic sites and several surrounding restaurants. Other amazing phantoms populate their favorite places 'round the haunted lake. Resorts, grand homes, cemeteries and hiking trails are the stomping grounds for many ethereal souls. Tread softly on this hallowed ground and best look over your shoulder for that re-enactor in authentic garb may not be a bona fide soldier - he might be a genuine ghost!
Lake Tahoe's natural splendor conceals its haunted history. Locals say the ghosts of the Donner Party haunt their doomed campsite in the Sierras. Wealthy recluse George Whittell is said to have never left his beloved Thunderbird Lodge, though he died in 1969. The ghosts of Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe and members of the Rat Pack are thought to gallivant in the showroom and cabins of the Cal Neva Lodge, a popular celebrity retreat. Prisoners from the past may remain in the old Truckee Jail, and the restless spirit of a murdered showgirl might linger in the Tahoe Biltmore. Travel back to Tahoe's golden age and explore where glamour meets ghoul with the queen of haunted Nevada, Janice Oberding.
Often shrouded in an eerie mist, the Adirondack Mountains are a perfect backdrop to the mysterious and the haunted. Troubled spirits of former patients roam the campus of the historic Dr. Trudeau Tuberculosis Sanitorium just outside Sarnac Lake. The ghost of Grace Brown, tragically murdered by her lover in 1906, drifts over the waters of Big Moose Lake. A long-deceased runaway slave remains a guest at the Stagecoach Inn in Lake Placid. The Sagamore Resort on an island in Lake George has been welcoming vacationers since 1883, and many have never left. Held captive in a remote mansion by her husband until her death, Mary Rhinelander still wanders the burned-out ruins of her earthly confinement. Writer and paranormal investigator Dennis Webster highlights the scariest haunts the Adirondacks can offer.
Suitably, hauntings and paranormal happenings in the Lone Star state are larger than life. Included in this must-read collection are tales of the ghost lights of Marfa, the werewolf of Elroy, and the Devil’s brand in the eternal roundup of El Paso. Your hair will stand on end as you read about the mysteries and lore in Spooky Texas.
In famed author-illustrator P.J. Lynch’s gorgeous tale, he creates two worlds—underwater and above—to tell an epic and haunting love story. Jacob and his father are the only people who fish Lake Spetzia, which was formed when the river was dammed and their town was flooded. The villagers say the lake is haunted, but Jacob and his father don’t want to leave, because Jacob’s mother is buried in the cemetery below the water. As Jacob grows up, a village girl named Ellen falls in love with him, and he with her. But before they are married, Jacob disappears—lured underwater by the ghosts who inhabit the sunken village. Years go by, with Jacob held captive by the watery spirits and Ellen never giving up hope that she will find him, until a fateful night when Jacob sees the light of Ellen’s boat floating above. Can he break free and reach the surface? Masterful illustrations alive with achingly expressive characters and eerie underwater light bring readers into acclaimed creator P.J. Lynch’s rich world of love, loss, and hope.
Travel Michigan’s coast—and into the state’s history—with otherworldly tales of the spirits of those who sought to keep its waters safe. Michigan has more lighthouses than any other state, with more than 120 dotting its expansive Great Lakes shoreline. Many of these lighthouses lay claim to haunted happenings. Former keepers like the cigar-smoking Captain Townshend at Seul Choix Point and prankster John Herman at Waugoshance Shoal near Mackinaw City maintain their watch long after death ended their duties. At White River Light Station in Whitehall, Sarah Robinson still keeps a clean and tidy house, and a mysterious young girl at the Marquette Harbor Lighthouse seeks out other children and female companions. Countless spirits remain between Whitefish Point and Point Iroquois in an area well known for its many tragic shipwrecks. Join author and Promote Michigan founder Dianna Stampfler as she recounts the tales from Michigan’s ghostly beacons. “Haunting tales of Michigan’s lighthouses . . . Her stories come from lighthouse museums, friends and family.”—Great Lakes Echo
"A snooping expert of major proportion...with all the zeal of a dingo on heat!" - New Weekly Magazine "...His colourful tales make for great reading" - Access Hollywood "Australia's greatest mystery hunter" - Sunday Telegraph The truth is not the only thing out there...So is Tim the Yowie Man! So named after spotting a yowie (an Australian "bigfoot") in the rugged Snowy Mountains of Australia, Tim the Yowie Man is a mystery investigator and "cryptonaturalist" who is fast becoming the world's pre-eminent authority on strange and bizarre phenomena... Tim can be best described as Fox Mulder from the X-Files meets the Bushtucker Man. From his headquarters located in the heart of the nation's capital, Canberra, Tim travels extensively around Australia and the world to investigate hidden or unnatural and natural phenomena. Poltergeist in the pantry? Bunyip in the basement? That's right - if anything bizarre has happened in the world, Tim is first on the scene to investigate and validate. Tim is also a merry prankster and agent provocateur. His most audacious exploit to date was gate-crashing the filming of the US "Survivor II" series in outback Qld. His daring stunt of dropping chocolate bars from a helicopter to the show's contestants, as well as posting a map divulging the secret location of the "Survivor II" site on his personal website incited an international media frenzy and much gnashing of teeth from CBS TV executives. Receiving some1.5 million daily hits to his website, articles in the Australian and international press (from the New York Post to The Washington Post), scores of radio and TV interviews as well as a spot as guest commentator for "Survivor II" on Access Hollywood,Tim the Yowie Man became an instant larrikin sensation. The Adventures of Tim the Yowie Man is jam-packed with more than a dozen classic, spooky and kooky adventures including: * Illegally trespassing on the top secret set of the "Survivor II" TV series - chartering a chopper and dropping chocolate bars on the show's contestants as outraged producers and TV execs race about in a panic and later threaten to sue Tim's shorts off... * Diving in the murky depths of the Loch Ness in search of Nessie * Trekking in the Swiss Alps Valley of Lotschental on the trail of the Hairy Man * Struggling with the Hawaiian Lava Tubes Pig Monster * Fending off an attack from an aggressive rock ape at the Rock of Gibraltar * Coming face to face with a Tasmanian tiger in the vast wilds of western Tasmania * Searching for the mysterious Min Min Lights in central Australia All this and much, much more as Tim the Yowie Man investigates those stories that upon hearing you think to yourself, "that can't possibly be true...Or can it?"
Chicago is full of ghosts, mysterious deaths, murders, and tragic events. Visit over eighty macabre Chicagoland locations you'd never want to visit after dark. The most famous Chicago ghost stories, including ""Resurrection Mary"" and ""Bachelor's Grove,"" are featured along with some lesser-known tales such as ""The Sunnybrook Asylum"" and ""The Gate.
Often shrouded in an eerie mist, the Adirondack Mountains are a perfect backdrop to the mysterious and the haunted. Troubled spirits of former patients roam the campus of the historic Dr. Trudeau Tuberculosis Sanitorium just outside Sarnac Lake. The ghost of Grace Brown, tragically murdered by her lover in 1906, drifts over the waters of Big Moose Lake. A long-deceased runaway slave remains a guest at the Stagecoach Inn in Lake Placid. The Sagamore Resort on an island in Lake George has been welcoming vacationers since 1883, and many have never left. Held captive in a remote mansion by her husband until her death, Mary Rhinelander still wanders the burned-out ruins of her earthly confinement. Writer and paranormal investigator Dennis Webster highlights the scariest haunts the Adirondacks can offer.
