Weird Ghosts
True Tales of the Eeriest Legends and Hair-Raising Hauntings Across America
Published on 4. September 2018
224 pages
978-1-4549-3298-7 (ISBN)
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Prepare to be scared! This fully illustrated, award-winning collection of ghost stories will send shivers down your spine.
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 US 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!
Now in a modern square format, featuring more photographs and illustrations and a fresh new design.
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Joanne Austin | Mark Moran | Mark Sceurman
Weird Ghosts
True Tales of the Eeriest Legends and Hair-Raising Hauntings Across America
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09/2018
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Joanne Austin is a freelance writer and editor who works in the financial services industry and for Weird N.J. magazine. She currently lives in northwestern NJ.
Ryan Doan, who created many of the photo montages in this book, is an editor and the Production Associate for Weird N.J., the creative group at the heart of the Weird U.S. series. He lives in NJ.
Ryan Doan, who created many of the photo montages in this book, is an editor and the Production Associate for Weird N.J., the creative group at the heart of the Weird U.S. series. He lives in NJ.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Haunted Houses
- The Rental in the Sourlands
- Some Things are Best Left Alone
- Peaceful Coexistence
- One Child's Story
- The Man of the House
- Famous Crime, Stubborn Bloodstain
- The Haunting of Summerwind
- 2. Terrifying Travels
- Zombie Road
- Reports from the Dead Zone .
- The Legend of Marys Bridge
- Trip to a Cursed Town
- Wisconsin's Chicken Alley
- The Cotton Mill Ghost
- The Nob Hill Ghost
- Have Sword, will Travel
- The Bridge on White Lady Lane
- A Midwestern Counterpart
- Amy of Lick Road
- 3. Historic Haunts
- New Orleanss Haunted Mansion
- A Famous Markets Spirits
- Spirits of Antietam
- The Haunted Launch Pad
- Strange Nights at Fort Mifflin
- The Ghosts of Donner State Park
- Music-Loving Mary
- Closed Due to Ghost
- The Ghosts of Gettysburg
- The Ghost That Moved
- The Sprague Mansion
- 4. The Otherworldly Outdoors
- Worlds Largest Haunted Place
- The Mount Tom Bear
- The Ghost who Drove a Plow
- The Ghost of Fiddlers Rock
- Incident at Ili'ili'opae Heiau
- The Headless Boatman
- 5. Ghostly Graveyards
- The Black Angel's Eyes
- Ghosts of Greenwood
- "Do Not Go Alone!"
- A Cemetery's History
- The Pinewoods Scratcher
- Rose Hill's Persistent Phantoms
- The Witchs Ball
- The Lady in Gray
- Ghost Sightings at Fort Boise
- The Ghost of Little Gracie
- The Tombstone Lei
- Welcome to Spooksville
- Katie Likes Flowers
- 6. Hostel Environments
- The Bullock Hotel
- The 17 Hundred 90 Inn
- The Golden Lamb
- The Halloween Waiter
- The Charlesgate Hotel
- The Tutwiler
- The Stone Lion Inn
- Whispers at the Farnsworth Inn
- The Balsams
- Edgefield
- Robert the Doll
- 7. Eerie Eateries, Spooky Saloons
- Stones Public House
- The Lemp Mansion
- Ghosts of Market Square
- Encounter in a Powder Room
- The Spirits of C Street
- Spirits in Uniform
- Mischief at the Country Tavern
- The Gold Canyon Steakhouse
- 8. School Ghouls
- A Ghost who Cares
- Eastern Illinois University
- The Frat Boy Ghost
- The Dominican College Pacer
- North Dallas High School
- Southern Vermont College
- Mr. Hobart's Son
- A Terrifying Chase
- Spiritus Emeritus
- Phantom Theatergoers
- 9. Institutional Apparitions
- Ghosts of Alcatraz
- The Old Idaho State Penitentiary
- California Dreaming?
- Spirits in Solitary
- Old Wyoming State Penitentiary
- Acknowledgments
- Editorial Credits
- Additional Credits
- Image Credits
