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Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Unexplained phenomena / the paranormal > Ghosts & poltergeists
Take a ghostly tour of West Chester, Pennsylvania, to learn the
myths, legends, and stories of ghosts that haunt this historic
town! Visit with spirits of the Revolutionary War at Market and
High Street or a shadow person lurking at Everhart Grove, Marshall
Square Park, and Hemlock Alley. Join a paranormal research team on
investigations of poltergeist, residual, and intelligent activity.
Delve into the dark side of West Chester, but be prepared to be
scared long into the night.
The Bluegrass State of Kentucky has a macabre assortment of hotels
and inns, restaurants, parks, roads and highways, cemeteries, and
historic locales that are haunted by ghosts that linger and grow.
Examine more than 40 locations providing visitor
information-including places to go, things to do, and tasty morsels
to eat-as you explore the history, legends, and ghosts of haunted
Kentucky. Read about Abraham Lincoln, who dreamed of his own
assassination, and a well-wishing female specter at Mark's Feed
Store. Visit the Shandies Restaurant where chairs move by
themselves, or meet the ghost bride of Cumberland Falls, who rises
out of the water on nights of the full moon. Be careful at Child's
Branch Bridge where an unfriendly ghost causes drivers to crash,
and listen to the murderer at Pioneer Cemetery who screeches in
pain before his hanging. A detailed listing of locations will start
your ghostly journey of Kentucky. Happy haunting!
Join in the fun of ghost hunting as you travel through the
paranormal hotspots of Maine! Learn of the cries of the insane
ghost who mourns her dead husband at the Boon Island Lighthouse.
Read about the bloody ghost of George Vigny who may be guarding
pirate loot on Jewell Island. Maybe you will get a sense of a
haunt's lovely perfume in the Schaeffer Theater at Bates College.
These and other spine-tingling tales of ghostly Maine will keep you
reading long into the night!
San Francisco is a dynamic city built upon a rich and vibrant
history overflowing with the ghostly intrigue. This book relates
tales of the most famous ghosts said to haunt the city. Learn
about:; a rum-soaked body who continues to haunt the Atherton
Mansion.; eerie piano playing by the musical spirit at York Hotel's
Empire Plush Room.; moving lights and footsteps of soldiers long
gone from the abandoned Park Presidio military hospital.; the
praying ghost at the CCS Elementary School. These and many more
spirited tales will haunt you as you delve into San Francisco's
ghostly atmosphere. Also, learn to conduct your own ghostly
research!
A fascination with ghostly phenomena is sweeping the country. There
is plenty to fascinate right here in the Valley Forge area! Delve
into the area's unique culture and stormy history by exploring
sixty ghostly accounts of creepy places, non-living people, and
paranormal phenomena. You won't want to miss: *General "Mad
Anthony" Wayne, as he searches for his bones in Valley Forge, *the
furniture-moving ghosts at the Phoenixville Public Library , *the
happy child spirits at the Manor House Bed and Breakfast, *the
ghostly Civil War soldier, Jeremy, who spins a single rose at the
Mansion House Inn, *the fantastic yearly celebration of the 1950s
horror film, The Blob, at the Blobfest of Phoenixville, and *the
ghostly inhabitants at the Corner Stores. These are only a few of
the strange tales that will keep you contemplating ghostly visitors
long into the night.
Explore the paranormal history of Oklahoma through its colorful
ghost stories and legends, as well as through the eyes of a
renowned paranormal team. Have drinks with outlaw ghosts in an old
saloon and tip your hat to the lady spirits upstairs in the
bordello. Discover why several professional basketball players fear
a hotel in downtown Oklahoma City. Learn about an alternate ending
to the life of Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth.
Follow the atlas and investigate the famous Stone Lion Inn, the 101
Ranch, Overholser Mansion, and other historic haunted locales
throughout the state. This spine-tingling cross-section of
Oklahoma's history includes dozens of tales of Native Americans,
the Civil War, famous outlaws, Wild West shows, oil boomtowns,
railroad legends, deadly tornados, and historic Route 66. Haunted
Oklahoma awaits you!
Tour Indiana University's spooky Bloomington campus and Southern
Indiana's haunted houses and creepy corners. Be introduced to
timeless campus ghosts such as the Girl in Yellow of Read Hall who
stumbles about looking for her sliced-away face, the shadow dog
that growls and patrols the Indiana Memorial Union, and the Lady in
Black who has drifted along sidewalks of East Third Street since
1911. The mysterious Buskirk-Showers Mansion is where one might be
locked in the restroom or find wine glasses smashed. The Story Inn
is where the blue lady might stare back at you from a mirror. Meet
the paranormal teams who have investigated notorious haunted
locations, such as the Crump Theater where phantom music and
fragrances are often experienced and Stepp Cemetery with its many
legends and scares. Join the haunts at Hoosier Halls!
Savannah, Georgia, has been rated among the top three haunted
cities in America today and for good reason! True stories of
ghosts, poltergeists, and strange and unusual spiritual events in
Savannah will make you shiver as you read about: ac The tragic air
crash that killed crew and observers--are they still here with us?
ac A dark shadow in the attic of the Krouskoff Mansion on East
Abercorn Street--the one that just waits and watches. ac Gravesites
by the runway at the Savannah International Airport--why are they
there? ac The skeleton found in the wall at the Foley House Inn
where a murderous secret is buried. These and other scary tales of
Savannah will have you reading deep into the night, proving that
real life experiences are, indeed, far stranger than fiction.
Includes a detailed touring map so that you, too, can visit
Savannah's Ghosts!
Over ninety public houses and hotels are featured in this book.
There is a brief overview of each one, giving type of inn and the
fare on offer. Every inn has a story to tell. Some were patronised
by royalty, others were smugglers dens or the local 'pick-up
joint'! Some were caught up in the civil wars of the 1600s, others
were a venue for an illicit romance. A few have even been involved
in a murder. Above all, in every one of these hostelries, at one
time or another, a ghost has made its presence felt.
"In the top corner of the window a pale, milky-white wisp is rising
almost to the top of our ten-foot ceiling.... I am startled but not
afraid.... Mostly, I am engrossed; I have never seen anything like
this before (or since) and it fascinates me." Dennis Waskul writes
these lines-about his first-hand experience with the
supernatural-in the introduction to his beguiling book Ghostly
Encounters. Based on two years of fieldwork and interviews with 71
midwestern Americans, the Waskuls' book is a reflexive ethnography
that examines how people experience ghosts and hauntings in
everyday life. The authors explore how uncanny happenings become
ghosts, and the reasons people struggle with or against a will to
believe. They present the variety and character of hauntings and
ghostly encounters, outcomes of people telling haunted legends, and
the nested consequences of ghostly experiences. Through these
stories, Ghostly Encounters seeks to understand the persistence of
uncanny experiences and beliefs in ghosts in an age of reason,
science, education, and technology-as well as how those beliefs and
experiences both reflect and serve important social and cultural
functions.
A hundred years after their deaths, meet keepers who still keep the
lights burning. Meet their spurned lovers, who moan and wail;
wronged wives, who play pianos; bereaved mothers, who still search
for their children; and devoted housewives, who still lend a hand
with the cleaning choresaall long-since passed away, at least from
this realm. Travel around the borders of this great country,
visiting the remote lighthouses of the two great oceans, and along
the shores of the Great Lakes. Learn the grisly tales of disastrous
deaths and unsolved murders, lost loves, and hurrendous storms. A
wonderful read for all who love lighthouses or goosebump
adventures.
Journey through supernatural Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Connecticut, and Maine to experience 20 real encounters with ghosts
and phantasms. Within these pages visit ghostly homes, haunted
shipwrecks, businesses, and famous spooky historical places, as you
explore paranormal situations that defy rational explanation. Read
about a spirit cat continuing to make her presence known to help
her grieving owner, and a ghost that stands in a doorway, but
cannot come in. Experience objects that appear out of nowhere and
consider the persistent appearance of the same name, number, and
visions. Find out how dreams and intuition can become reality. See
actual pictures of apparitions and paranormal phenomena. You are
sure to experience some of the spookiest and creepiest encounters
from New England in this spooky second volume.
Over the years, the Great Lakes a Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie,
and Ontario a have carried Native Americans, explorers, immigrants,
bandits, miners, warriors, and entrepreneurs and have inspired
great tales of life on and around the water. What secrets do the
Great Lakes, also known as the Five Sisters, hold deep? With nearly
60 images and illustrations, Great Lakes Folklore aims to answer
that question. Relive the saga and tragedy of maritime ships the
Success and Griffin. Meet the nefarious Lake Erie monster. Learn
the story of Oliver Hazard Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie. These
stories and more await. May they take you to places you have never
been before.
Explore haunted places of Montgomery County, Maryland, and its
surrounding area through 53 ghostly stories: Brookeville to
Gaithersburg, Poolesville, and Leesburg, Virginia; the C & O
Canal to Rockville and Silver Spring; Chevy Chase and Washington,
D.C. to Sandy Spring. Learn about the many ghosts, apparitions, and
supernatural occurrences that can't be explained logically,
including the Headless Horseman that continues to terrorize
visitors to the old railroad bridge; the poltergeist that haunts
the Madison House; the Tommyknocker at the Maryland Mine; and the
farmer that keeps searching for his buried treasure. The history of
gold mining, presidential politics, the Civil War, the burning of
Washington during the War of 1812, the French and Indian War, and
various important personages come to life through these
mind-tingling stories. Are you brave enough to take this haunted
journey back into time?
Like every state in the Union, Virginia has unique myths, legends,
and yes, even true stories that sound much like legends, but
aren't. Learn about the urban legend of the Bunnyman and what
happens to mortals at his Bunnyman Bridge in Clifton at midnight on
Halloween. Prepare to discover the myths surrounding Edgar Allan
Poe and other famous Virginians. See why Natural Bridge is actually
a haunted tourist attraction. And what makes the Great Dismal Swamp
so creepy: Is it the ghosts or Bigfoot? Meet the Witch of Pungo in
Virginia Beach and find out that Mothman and the Jersey Devil
actually visited Virginia. Read Virginian stories of witches,
demons, monsters, ghosts, pirates, strange animals, and soldiers
from the Civil War. Come visit a most amazing, frightening, and
even intriguing Virginia that you never knew existed.
There are few factual books written about poltergeist phenomena,
John's Fraser's Poltergeist! A New Investigation Into Destructive
Haunting fills that void, advancing and updating Colin Wilson's
work Poltergeist!, this study's namesake from over 38 years ago.
Fraser takes readers on a journey from the Borley Rectory to the
Isle of Man, and grounds his readers in an historical overview of
'Poltergeist phenomena'. He examines where such events overlap with
other paranormal investigations of 'apparitional' ghosts. What do
they have in common, what do they differ? To answer this, Fraser
looks to new research on paranormal events, never before published
in book form. Fraser contends, perhaps controversially, that ghost
sightings are and always will be ambiguous and near-impossible to
prove, that only Poltergeist phenomena can be empirically verified.
Pennsylvania's Lower Susquehanna Valley, including Dauphin,
Lancaster, Cumberland, Adams, and York Counties, is no stranger to
the existence of ghosts, angels, and elementals. Visit haunted
hotspots to see what shows up in mirrors at Golden Lane Antiques
and Art Gallery and hear secrets kept in Hanover, where family cats
are mistreated by ghosts. Spend time with elementals at Chickie's
Rock or Fort Hunter Park. Descend into Catacombs at Bube's Brewery
in Mt. Joy, have your picture taken with a ghost at Allenberry
Playhouse in Boiling Springs, and be pushed by ghosts at the
Accomac Inn. These stories and more will show that the energy of
mankind, nature, and spirituality connect the physical and
spiritual world in Pennsylvania's Susquehanna Valley.
Stories of lost and haunted treasure sites are intermingled through
three states in southern New England: Rhode Island, Connecticut,
and Massachusetts. Explore supernatural history that abounds and
visit ghost towns, lost Native American villages, forgotten mines,
and valuable gem discoveries. Pirates were welcome, and when they
visited, the legends suggest that they left their loot behind.
Begin your search in Rhode Island where Captain Kidd is said to
have buried coins at the northern tip of Sandy Point. (Coins from
his era have been found here!) Seek pirate treasure said to be
hidden in Brooklyn, Windham County, Connecticut (you'd have to look
out for the headless horseman who was killed for the gold in
question). Pirate treasure is said to be buried on Money Hill in
Cape Cod, Massachusetts. A large amount of British gold and silver
was discovered in 1973 and thousands of coins have been found
dating from the late 18th century. But beware, black dog guardians,
wildmen, and pirate ghosts protect these treasures from ever being
found. Yo Ho.
Pennsylvania has a long and creepy history. These stories showcase
some of the spookiest places in the Keystone State that have played
important roles in the state's unique culture. The encounters are
as varied as the landscape, ranging from a lonely haunted hiking
trail in a mountain forest where a murder victim still seeks
justice, to a busy city intersection where a luckless ghost of a
hanged woman lingers. Find out if there's really something to be
feared on Cult House Road in Chadds Ford, where the trees seem to
grow intentionally away from the road. Is a murder spree to blame
for the spookiness? And one mustn't forget to visit America's first
serial killer, at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Yeadon; but be
careful, because you might get a migraine at this grave site.
Ghosts of murderers, maids, Major Generals, and even a monster or
two are among the beings you will encounter within these pages. The
one thing these lost souls share is a desire to have their story
told. Find a comfy chair and settle in as you visit the spookier
side of Pennsylvania.
Alameda, Oakland, and Berkeley, California (across the bay from San
Francisco), don't have much in common at first glanceuntil after
dark. Visit with none-too-friendly ghosts of the Pardee Home Museum
who, even now, still talk to visitors. Learn about the poltergeist
in a medical office that levitates ashtrays and throws typewriters.
Read about a threatening, smoky wraith that glides across the gym
at the Alameda High School. Explore Mound Street, former Native
American burial grounds, and the cemetery ghosts of Mills College.
A psychic shares her impression of an Alameda restaurant. Find out
how a dead neighbor communicated through a computer screen. Public
buildings and private homes, and even a student co-op are not
immune from spirits haunting Alameda, Berkeley, and Oakland. To
those of us who believe, ghosts are everywhere; these cities are no
exception.
Investigate the ghosts of the Pacific Northwest with this useful
field guide to spectral haunts! Visit a community in Seattle built
over top a children's graveyard, where unsuspecting homeowners
report ghostly children in their homes. Read about ghastly
happenings in Aberdeen where the ghost of Billy Ghol is still seen
at the town pub. Take a stroll through Seattle's Pike Place Market
and discover the many souls who have never left this tourist
hotspot, such as the female barber who sang her victims to sleep in
order to rob them. Have dinner in FDR's railroad car in Georgetown,
where the staff has followed a beautiful mysterious lady into the
back room, only to have her vanish before their eyes! Hunting
ghosts in the Pacific Northwest is a haunting good time!
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