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In Minnesota, much more than the magnificent scenery will take your breath away. Tales of fright-filled folklore span the length and breadth of the North Star State: * Phantom soldiers of the Civil War walk the remains of historic Fort Ripley, near Little Falls * Renovations to the elegant Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul awakened the ghost of Ben, the spirit of a stagehand from the early 1900s * After one of her clients suffers through a series of disturbing ghostly events, a Minneapolis realtor offers ghost-busting services to potential buyers * The Palmer House Hotel in Sauk Center is haunted by the mischievous ghost of renowned Minnesota author Sinclair Lewis * The last prisoner to be hanged in Minnesota is one of many spirits haunting the Ramsey County Courthouse in St. Paul * After the worst mining disaster in state history, the ghost of a miner and the phantom sound of his warning whistle chased new workers away from the Milford Mine * Minnesota's paranormal experts reveal their approaches and some of the ghostly events they've witnessed. * From mischievous manifestations to grisly ghosts of vengeance, eerie apparitions arise in Rochester, Winona, Avon, Camden, Chanhassen, Stillwater, Montevideo, St. Cloud, Le Sueur and more.

The rich history of Pennsylvania is filled with the unexplained: frightening specters, mysterious apparitions and haunted buildings. Join Dan Asfar as he recounts the Keystone State's most intriguing ghost stories: * Phantoms materialize and eerie lights flash at historic Gettysburg, America's most famous -- and haunted - battlefield. * In a fountain at the notorious Baleroy Mansion in Philadelphia, a young boy sees a skull in place of his own reflection -- a strange premonition of his sudden death a month later. * Every New Year's Day, the spirit of colonial war hero Anthony Wayne wanders Route 322, still frustrated that his earthly remains were buried in separate graves * A three-year-old girl takes a fatal fall while her father paints her portrait, causing it to be inexplicably possessed by her forlorn spirit. * Two mysterious suicides cause a spike in paranormal activity in Tamaqua's haunted Elks Club. * Deceased convicts, driven to insanity by abuse, return to haunt the Eastern State Penitentiary, the first prison where solitary confinement was used. * With strange and often terrifying consequences, Pennsylvania ghosts appear in Pittsburgh, Radnor, Newtown, Lancaster, Hollidaysburg, Bedford, Altoona, New Hope, London Britain Township and more.

Crack open this book and you'll enter the strange world of Ohio's paranormal legacy. As revenge against his faithless fiancee, an Egypt Pike man spends his afterlife terrifying contented lovers who cross the bridge where he took his own life. At the site of a horrific train wreck that claimed nearly 100 lives, the ghosts of victims return in search of answers. The inspiration behind a recent motion picture, a mysterious mothman baffles terrified witnesses on the Ohio-West Virginia border. For anyone interested in the paranormal, Ghost Stories of Ohio is sure to prove chilling and unforgettable.

In the spirit of the author's Ghost Stories of Christmas, Haunted Christmas continues the tradition of sharing captivating and heartwarming tales of ghosts and angels during a magical time of year. Gather together and enjoy these enchanting stories of the true spirits of the season.

The Old South has a rich and fascinating history, filled with extravagant personalities. This collection from ghost researcher Edrick Thay explores centers of paranormal lore, such as Savannah, Charleston and New Orleans, as well as 32 spine-tingling stories from Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Virginia. * The spirits of Marie Laveau and her daughter lead a group of ethereal followers to Bayou St. John in New Orleans, where they practice voodoo. * Security guards hear ghostly voices in the Tennessee State Capitol, where two of the original building planners, long since dead, still quarrel over the details. * The scandalous tale of John McGee Parkman culminates in the haunting of his former residence in Selma, Alabama. * Still mourning the loss of her true love, the ghost of Helen Johnstone returns to the Chapel of the Cross in Madison, Mississippi. * The ghosts of two star-crossed lovers materialize in Castillo de San Marcos in Florida, the first permanent European settlement in the United States.

In Louisiana, disbelief in ghosts is not an option. Some of the best-known hauntings in the country are the unsettled spirits that have roamed the bustling French Quarter of New Orleans since its early days. But while the Crescent City teems with historic paranormal characters, the rest of Louisiana is also rife with intriguing and eerie ghost stories. Come explore the Pelican State and uncover its historic supernatural stars: * The ghost of an old woman killed in a car accident returns to her Baton Rouge home to comfort her grieving family. * A young girl's spirit haunts several generations of a family in New Orleans' Garden District. * A mysterious foreigner known only as 'the Sultan' is massacred along with his servants, forever shrouding his French Quarter dwelling in the mysterious legend of his demise. * Visitors and staff at Oak Alley Plantation, St. James Parish, regularly encounter strange sights and frightening sounds. * Myriad spirits roam the rooms and halls of Myrtles Plantation of St. Francisville, already famous for the eerie tales from its past. * In life, Marie Laveau was undisputed voodoo queen of New Orleans; in death, she still imbues the city with dark magic. * And many more...

The most haunted real estate in America is explored in this volume of chilling tales. In Amityville, New York, an ordinary family is terrified by poltergeists in one of America's most controversial haunted houses. Abraham Lincoln, whose wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, was deeply interested in the paranormal, is said to haunt the White House in Washington, DC. In Galveston, Texas, a fiercely independent yet forlorn woman haunts Ashton Villa, a mysterious structure that survived a massive hurricane. Lalaurie Mansion in New Orleans, once owned by a sadistic southern mistress, is home to some tragic spirits who perished within. Discover these and dozens more remarkable accounts in Haunted Houses.

New York State's rich and colorful history has given rise to a wealth of blood-curdling, spine-tingling tales of the supernatural. Spanning the entire length and breadth of the Empire State, this carefully researched collection of fright-filled folklore explores the unexplained phenomena, colorful spirits and haunted history that make up New York's paranormal legacy: · Popper, a grumpy poltergeist with a tendency to pop open lids, causes a media frenzy on Long Island horses refuse to cross a bridge in the Genessee Valley--where a peddler was killed long ago · Henrietta, a saucy widow with a penchant for the drink, haunts a hard-to-find speakeasy in New York City on moonlit nights · a ghost soldier wanders Fort Niagara in search of his missing head slaughtered during the Revolutionary War · Loyalist Jane McCrea returns to haunt her former home in Fort Edward · a ghost pig, capable of splitting itself in two, chases away visitors to Fishkill · in Nyack, a couple wins an unusual lawsuit, making it illegal to knowingly sell a haunted house in New York State · Martha Mesereau, one of Staten Island's most famous spirits, waits patiently for her husband's return from the Civil War · vehicles and hitchhikers disappear without a trace along Devil's Elbow, an ominous stretch of road in the Catskills

Great read-aloud stories to send shivers down the spines of your audience! People of all ages will clamor to hear bestselling author Jo-Anne Christensen's latest contribution to the ghost stories series, this one a collection of dramatic tales involving Halloween. Take this book along to your next adventure and scare the wits out of your companions.

The Victorian era was a golden age of the paranormal. Famous writers, such as Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan Poe, created fantastic tales that remain the models for contemporary ghost stories. As the interest in the paranormal grew, body-snatchers stole corpses from cemeteries and scientists tried to reanimate them, reflecting a society on the brink of madness. Join bestselling author Jo-Anne Christensen as she explores the most bizarre and remarkable stories from this fascinating era of haunted history.

Gather 'round a blazing fire and break out these spooky and often heartwarming tales from ghost storyspinner A.S. Mott: · three ghost hunters who brave Wooster Mansion become trapped in a ghostly struggle between a murdered father and his children · a fabulously wealthy heir builds a castle on his estate and fantasizes that he is indeed a king, but the venture ends badly when he takes his imagined royal powers too far · a retired firefighter who is forced to face his blindness finds unexpected comfort at a bus stop, where he meets a young woman from another time · in Yiorgas' Taverna, there's more on the menu than calamari and belly dancing. The house special is a psychotic ghost that likes to possess the hired help.

Shamans, psychics, yogis, channelers--almost every culture singles out people with extraordinary gifts. This ambitious book explores the bizarre lives of paranormal celebrities through the ages, from mages and mystics such as Merlin and Rasputin, to controversial contemporaries such as John Edward (Crossing Over) and Gerard Croiset, who was recognized internationally for his ability to find missing objects and persons. As you might imagine, not everyone in this unusual field is genuine; author Chris Wangler also exposes a handful of bona fide paranormal shysters.

Darren Zenko takes us on a cruise around the alternative universe of shapeshifters. Discover the pink river dolphins of Amazonia, said to turn into handsome men in order to seduce young women. Travel to the Orkney Islands to meet the selkies, mystical seals with the power to shed their skins and take human form. In Japan, we encounter the Turtle-princess and kitsune, the fox who changes to human form in pursuit of mischief. The wendigo of the Canadian wilds is a shape-changing eater of human flesh, once a man but now something monstrous. And, of course, we visit the werewolf, reviewing the classic and abundant werewolf legends of 16th-century France and meeting the first werewolf of history, Lycaeon. The book also examines the ample werewolf legends of North and South American native tribes.

Since the dawn of time, people have experienced premonitions. Some foretell disasters, while others help to prevent horrible crimes or accidents. Join author Edrick Thay as he explores the remarkable effects of superhuman perception on the lives of ordinary people. · A soldier who can smell emotions and see death helps his troop avoid a military ambush in the jungle. · On a prairie highway, a woman encounters an eyeless hitchhiker who bears more than a passing resemblance to her ailing aunt. · A vision of twisted metal and broken glass saves a reckless girl from a car accident.

A fun collection of twisted stories just perfect for reading aloud. Here are a few examples: Tempted by an alluring payoff, a teenager delivers a letter to a mysterious house, unaware of the terrifying consequences A droll archaeology professor makes a startling confession in a lecture on the burial habits of different cultures A harried business executive with no time for his daughter learns an important lesson from his dead wife On a corporate training getaway, three men get stranded on a desert island, where they begin to plot the unspeakable. This book is great reading anytime, including when reading aloud at your next backyard barbecue.

If you've got spooks in the neighbourhood, who are you gonna call? Believe it or not, there are real ghost hunters out there; individuals who stake out haunted houses at the request of frazzled home owners, or who skulk through cemeteries at night hoping to capture evidence of the otherworldly on night vision cameras, digital recorders and infrared thermometers. Some are psychics, some scientists---all of them are hell bent on chasing spooks. You'll enjoy these true tales of the ghost hunters' adventures through the haunted landscape of North America.

Pack your flashlight and voice recorder; adjust your electromagnetic field sensor. You're about to explore the after-hours world of paranormal researchers, or ghost hunters. Supernatural storyteller Dan Asfar has compiled some of the creepiest and most intriguing tales from ghost hunters across America, and he invites you along on the hunt for unsettled spirits: * A ghost hunter in Daytona Beach struggles to explain why a young family's house is full of angry--and violent--spirits * A Ghost-hunting society in Michigan succeeds in convincing a tormented spirit to 'cross over' * A psychic ghost-hunting couple can't believe their luck when a ghost shows up in their own home--until its appearance becomes frightening * Known as one of the most haunted places in America, Gettysburg--the site of the bloody Civil War battle--never fails to reward ghost hunters with signs of paranormal presences * Two roommates from Penn State University find themselves plagued with a lonely and intrusive spirit * When a group of Connecticut researchers can't cope with a house of angry demons, they enlist a higher power to exorcise the spirits * A sceptical MTV producer invites a pair of ghost hunters to star in a paranormal reality show, and quickly becomes a firm believer in the ghosts. * Tag along on a real ghost-hunting investigation for an experience you won't soon forget!

As everyone knows, Southerners are great storytellers. Nowhere is this more evident than in Georgia, where dramatic history and larger-than-life personalities make for some of America's most gripping ghost stories. From the hustle and bustle of Atlanta to the haunted squares of Savannah and beyond, Ghost Stories of Georgia will terrify and amaze you: * Sir Godfrey Barnsley, a model for Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind, is forced to confront the terrifying power of a Cherokee curse at his lavish mansion in Adairsville. * Forever heroic, Major John B. Gallie continues to guard Fort McAllister long after the cannon stopped firing. * Forbidden love, consummated only in death, lurks behind a haunting at the Midway Cemetery. * Renovations at Grove Point Plantation, the well-known retreat for the infamous pirate Blackbeard, stirred up more than just dust. * Reservations are no longer available at the Winecoff Hotel in Atlanta, but spirits of guests remained on the premises long after the cataclysmic fire in 1946. * For anyone interested in true tales of the paranormal, Ghost Stories of Georgia is sure to prove a chilling and unforgettable treat.

Embark on a journey into the spirit world of First Nations peoples with some of the most intriguing stories of ghost spirits in nature and the underworld. These stories have been passed on orally through countless generations and are drawn from across the continent.

Best-selling author Barbara Smith presents more than 60 ghost stories based on eyewitness accounts and local lore; each story with romantic love at the heart of it.