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Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > General
A mariner inherits a skull that screams incessantly along with the
roar of the sea; a phantom hare stalks the moors to deliver justice
for a crime long dead; a man witnesses a murder in the woods near
St. Ives, only to wonder whether it was he himself who committed
the crime. Offering a bounty of lost or forgotten strange and
Gothic tales set in Cornwall, Cornish Horrors explores the rich
folklore and traditions of the region in a journey through mines,
local mythology, shipwrecks, seascapes, and the coming of the
railway and tourism. With stories by Gothic luminaries such as Bram
Stoker and Edgar Allan Poe, this new collection also features
chilling yarns of the haunted peninsula from a host of
underappreciated writers from the past two centuries.
Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the Mountain State Reader,
beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal,
where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author
Rosemary Ellen Guiley shines a light in the dark corners of
Virginia and scares those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling
collection. From the headless ghosts wandering Droop Mountain to
the tortured spirits of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, there's
no shortage of bone-chilling tales to keep you up at night. Around
the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big
book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.
Springfield has launched a lot of history, from the career of
Abraham Lincoln to the wagon train that bore the Donner party to
their fate. While taking this tour with Garret Moffett, you will
come face to face with the history that has refused to leave. Meet
the Gibson Girl who turned society circles into s ances during her
life and the vengeful actor who held down a leading role as
mischief-maker after death. And maybe you should pause before you
shake the hand of a Civil War re-enactor at Camp Butler, just to
make sure that his skin isn't as gray as his coat.
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