The reputation of the Old South tends toward the spectacular. In this fascinating collection, Edrick Thay narrates the unexplained--and inevitably tragic--tales that make the Old South one of America's most storied regions. Discover centers of paranormal lore, such as Savannah, Charleston and Raleigh, or learn about the ghosts of proper gentlemen and Southern belles obsessed with the survival of Old Dixie.

Visit the ghosts of America's heartland with this volume of paranormal accounts from Ohio. Stop at the Buxton Inn and glimpse its spirited guests. Tour Athens reportedly one of the world's most haunted places, and learn how the town of Wooster got back more than just an antique when it retrieved an ancient steam pumper.

In all of paranormal folklore, no story is more popular or common than that of the haunted house. Author Edrick Thay has gone in quest of some of the most enduring or extraordinary such tales and has brought them together in this collection. Did a devil baby once live in famed Hull House in Chicago? Does Abe Lincoln still walk the halls of the White House? Were the strange events recorded at a house in Amityville, New York, a hoax or an amazing example of a powerful afterlife spirit? Do the ghosts of the infamous Donnelly family, murdered by vigilantes, still wander their Ontario homestead? Learn about these and dozens of other remarkable accounts in Haunted Houses.