Join two ufology researchers as they stare into the cold, black eyes of alien visitors-those little Gray bastards who are omnipresent in our daily lives. Watch the skies! Grays secretly reveal their outrageous spacecraft to selected, awestruck witnesses. Watch your bedrooms! Grays materialize silently beside beds to abduct paralyzed victims. Every aspect of human life is impacted by their incessant presence, from genes of the individual to the fate of humanity. Explore the story of Earl Heriot, rich in details of bizarre experiences with these Gray aliens over a lifetime. Discover specific aspects of the alien menace, including abductions; communications through artists; interconnections between Grays, ghosts, and other paranormal phenomena; and a history of alien attacks on humans. What emerges is a strange, often terrifying, glimpse into the machinations of the Gray aliens as they lurk at the fringes of human consciousness. Read with caution!

Come visit Manchester, New Hampshire! You'll see children playing ball, people jogging by, and a host of pious nuns and monks. It all seems pretty wholesome, until you realize that the people you're seeing are ghosts! Covering everything from the haunted houses of today, back to the local legends of the Native Americans who lived here long before Manchester existed, this book will give you a different perspective of the history and culture of New Hampshire's Queen City--a ghostly one. *Who is the ghost that calms the frightened patients at Elliott Hospital? *Are child laborers still haunting the R. G. Sullivan Building? *Would you jog with the deceased River Road Jogger or visit the haunted Youth Detention Center on River Road? *And are you brave enough to read about the Hanover Street apartment with demon-like occurrences? *Read an interview with Manchester's very own ghost hunter, and learn how to experience the paranormal yourself. If you dare... These are only some of the chills and scares that reside within these pages!

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!

New Hampshire is a state rich with history; some of it haunted. Explore the ghosts and their haunts in towns such as Alton, Dover, Franconia, Litchfield, Nashua, Portsmouth, and West Chesterfield that will leave your senses tingling with adventure. Get the shivers as you: *Visit spirits of yesteryear still lingering in the historical societies of Goffstown and Hampton, New Hampshire. *Join the ghosts of haunted restaurants and taverns in Concord, Laconia, Merrimack, and Windham as they loiter in their favorite rooms. *Sit a spell in a haunted hotel in Bretton Woods or nestle into an eerie Durham bed-and-breakfast. *Take a tutorial in terror at one of the many schools in Keene where immortal tenants roam the halls. *Encounter a dead pirate in the Isles of Shoals or banshee on an island off the smallest coastline in the United States. *Stopover to see the haunted cemetery in Hollis and Conway where the dead rise from their tombs and glow before your eyes. These tales, and more throughout New Hampshire, will keep you chilled as you explore its ghostly side.

Ghosts of pirates, centuries dead, still roam New Englands coast and the towns they terrorized in life. Great ships rise from the bottom of the sea eternally searching for home shores. Read the stories of Captain Kid, Blackbeard, Anne Bonney, Black Bellamy, and other burley buccaneers who haunt the land and seas looking for lost treasures and fortunes plundered in lust!\nLearn about Goat Island, where wraiths of hanged pirates rise up, seeking vengeance for their untimely deaths. You can almost hear the oars of the phantom dory that patrols the Isles of Shoals in search of its next victim. Tales present ghostly ladies who mourn the passing of some of the most ruthless characters history can name. \nHere you can sail with pirates on thirty-eight eerie adventures you will never forget.

Legends of abandoned old graveyards and some not so abandoned abound-the crying dog in the cemetary well, the wandering ghost of Long Tom March, who carries a deck of cards and won't rest until he finds a winning poker hand. Next to a graveyard where an arm is buried, the old piano in the fogotten church plays. These and other tales along with some more recent real-life experiences will intrigue you, skeptic or not. Read the tales with an open mind. They are for pleasure, a bit of paranormal, a little seriousness, and hopefully a laugh or two. If you are a nonbeliever in the supernatural, you may change your skepticism is etched in stone. Then again the author learned that nothing is etched in stone forever. This humorous book also includes some unusual coffins, tombstones, and epitaphs as well as some early Texas burial traditions.

Journey through Connecticut using this unconventional guidebook containing 82 odd locations to visit on your next outing. Travel to the far-reaching corners of the state to discover Branford's Thimble Islands and the Beckley Furnace in East Canaan. Learn about larger-than-life characters, like the legendary strongman Elmer Bitgood and the dead-and-ghostly religious zealot Jemima Wilkinson. Read spine-tingling accounts of a Norwich area medium and the specters of Woodbury. In addition to the extraordinary stories, discover tidbits sprinkled throughout that will give you "While You're There" ideas to add to your trip and a section highlighting destinations along the way, like restaurants, breweries, and inns. There are 45 colorful images to enhance your tour. Connecticut has plenty of strange and unusual history and folklore that will have you wandering slightly off the beaten path. Carry a big stick!

Discover ghostly history right in the heart of the Bluegrass State. Visit Bobby Mackey's haunted music world where you may see the headless ghost of Pearl Bryan. Pull up a chair to dine with the ghost of Jesse James at the Talbott Tavern, but watch out...he likes to startle diners. Head over to the Old Jailer's Inn to spend the night where condemned prisoners scream and ghostly figures wander from room to room. Whether you hunger for a taste of the grisly and macabre or just want to be entertained by a good, old-fashioned ghost yarn, Kentucky is the place for you. Just don't say we didn't warn you.

Plato's legend of Atlantis has become notorious among scholars as the absurdest lie in literature. Atlantis Destroyed explores the possibility that the account given by Plato is historically true.
Rodney Castleden first considers the location of Atlantis re-examining two suggestions put forward in the early twentieth century; Minoan Crete and Minoan Thera. He outlines the latest research findings on Knossos and Bronze Age Thera, discussing the material culture, trade empire and agricultural system, writing and wall paintings, art, religion and society of the Minoan civilization. Castleden demonstrates the many parallels between Plato's narrative and the Minoan Civilization in the Aegean.
Fired by the imagination a new vision of Atlantis has arisen over the last one hundred and fifty years as a lost utopia. Rodney Castleden discusses why this picture arose and xplains how it has become confused with Plato's genuine account.

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New Orleans is haunted. Its rich culture and stormy history make the city a haven for supernatural activity. Based on a six-year scientific study by the International Society for Paranormal Research (ISPR), this book separates facts from folklore and local legends, taking the reader on a fascinating trip through more than 25 different haunted properties. Spend a night in the Bourbon-Orleans Hotel, where there are many guests besides the ones on the registry. Stop by O'Flaherty's Irish Channel Pub, and find out why there are security bars on the third floor windows. Step aboard light aircraft carrier USS Cabot to encounter crew members who were lost years ago in a kamikaze attack. In addition to the thrill and suspense of the profiles themselves, this book is a firsthand account of paranormal research. ISPR, founded in 1972, is an internationally renowned organization devoted to the study of ghosts and the paranormal. The group has investigated properties worldwide, often with amazing results. With these expert guides, prepare for a fabulous tour of a spectacular city!

From disembodied screams of a murdered girl heard beneath gothic arches of the St. Johns Bridge to moving furniture and ethereal figures spotted in The White Eagle bar, Portland knows its ghosts. Read about a veteran of the First World War still waiting to return home from battle and a spectral beast roaming the woods at the edge of town. Relive the tragedy of the Shanghai Tunnels where men were drugged and kidnapped, and women were imprisoned and forced into immoral servitude, as well as haunted houses, apartments, restaurants, and hotels that dot the city. Yes, Portland knows its ghosts. And now you can know them, too.

Catherine has a special gift; it's a blessing and a curse. She is haunted by demons, ghosts from her family's past and from Glasgow's disturbing history. A 19th century murder, 21st century prostitution ring and 20th century drowning. Meet Pat Jones, a restless murdered soul who tells the tale of stolen love, betrayal, murder and prostitution. It all becomes very personal for Catherine Fleming a young psychic who quickly becomes embroiled in a murky Glasgow underworld she had never imagined in her worst nightmares. The more she tries to ignore the voices, the more she is drawn into the realm of the dead and the world of human trafficking. Can she discover the secret buried deep within her family's history and the secrets hidden in a city linking the past with the present? It began with Pat Jones and a river...where will it end?

In Cursed in the Carolinas, Patty A. Wilson recounts tales of genuine maledictions intended to invoke evil and unease across both North and South Carolina. The pages will bring to life these stories, letting you decide whether the resulting tragedies were simply bad luck, coincidences...or something far more sinister.

Take a spine-tingling tour of Atlanta and North Georgia that presents real life ghost stories and encounters with the world beyond. Meet ghosts from the Civil War, life-saving guardians, mischievous southern belles, and demonic entities as you explore The Fox Theatre, Dahlonega Gold Museum, Tilley Mill, The Shakespeare Tavern, The Eagle Tavern Museum, and Tunnel Hill. Be prepared to be chilled to the bone in Georgia!

Las Vegas is a city with a rich history and colorful past, complete with famous skeletons in her closets and numerous ghosts making their presences known around town. From the orbs that show up in photos taken in the Luxor's lobby to the ghosts of two murdered children that roam Green Valley Park, there is a dark side of the city that lurks behind the famous marquee signs and jackpots. Wander the gardens of Bugsy Siegel's old stomping grounds, eat at the restaurant Liberace once owned and seems to still frequent today, or stare up at the top of the Stratosphere and try to imagine how anyone could ever jump. Enjoy this handy guide as you explore the city; a city where the odds are good that a spirited lady luck will lure you back again and again.

Discover spirited happenings throughout Missouri! Visit Branson where the ghost of actor Cameron Mitchell smiles at people in gift shops and restaurants. Witness long-dead soldiers still fighting at Wilson Creek National Battlefield. Stop by Springfield to see a ghost cat that runs the stairs of Pythian Castle. Learn about shadow figures at North Lawn and Salem Cedar Grove cemeteries in Salem, and hear the cry of the Banshee at Devil's Elbow. Make your acquaintance with "famous" ghosts of Billy the Kid, pianist Scott Joplin, outlaws Jessie and Frank James, Bonnie and Clyde, and Wyatt Earp. These stories and more will convince you that Missouri is haunted!

Hungry Souls recounts stories and accounts from earthly visitations from the dead in Purgatory. Includes images from the Purgatory Museum in Rome. Riveting.

The Rook family run a little business: ghost hunting. And things have picked up recently. Something's wrong. It's been getting noticeably worse since, ooh, 2016? Bad spirits are abroad, and right now they're particularly around Coldbay Island, which isn't even abroad, it's only 20 miles from Skegness. The Rooks' 'quick call out' to the island picks loose a thread that begins to unravel the whole place, and the world beyond. Is this the apocalypse? This might be the apocalypse. Who knew it would kick off in an off-season seaside resort off the Lincolnshire coast? I'll tell you who knew - Linda. She's been feeling increasingly uneasy about the whole of the East Midlands since the 90s.

The busy metropolis of New York, so rich with history and life, is also home to some of the creepiest and spookiest ghosts around. From the Metropolitan Opera House to the dazzling lights of Broadway, and even down the massive network of subway lines under the city, ghosts and ghouls provide folklore to pique the curiousities of tourists and locals alike. Here, historic landmarks, private mansions, and even public parks are possessed by restless spirits who, like so many others, found New York and decided to stay. Explore haunted hotels, bars, restaurants, and shops and admire interesting photographs that illustrate haunted locales.

Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for thirty creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in Pennsylvania. Set in the Keystone State's big cites, rural communities, rugged mountains, and vast woodlands, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have readers looking over their shoulders again and again. Pennsylvania's folklore is kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and in artist Paul Hoffman's evocative illustrations. Readers will meet the phantom drummer of Valley Forge, cheer on the ghost who haunts a bowling alley in Allentown, search for the mysterious jail cell handprint in Carbon County, and feel an icy wind on the back of their necks on a warm Pennsylvania evening. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and stormy night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to grandma's, this is a collection to treasure.