Don't turn off the light while you immerse yourself in these tales of haunted houses, inns, and restaurants around the world. Are they really true? Who cares! Anyone who's ever designed or remodeled a building knows how easy it is to become possessed by turrets, corbels, stairways, and all sorts of architectural things.
From the Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, Massachusetts, to the Winchester Mansion in San Jose, California, author Nancy Roberts brings us 24 spine-chilling tales of ghostly hauntings across America. Roberts interviewed each contributor and includes brief historical background on each haunting, information on the sites, phone numbers for potential visitors, and more.
Collected from his own personal investigations, Hans Holzer takes readers to more than 50 locations, both private homes and public places, where ghosts have been spotted. This book includes case studies, photos, and the history and psychology of each ghost.
Another ghostly book by Hans Holzer, this one continues where the first left off. Holzer provides a fascinating tour of haunted locations, with pictures he claims proves the the existence of spirits.
Beth Scott and Michael Norman spent 18 years collecting "true" ghost stories from all 50 states and some Canadian provinces. This 672-page book covers all types of hauntings, from the terrifying to the sublime, from the yarns and folklore to current news stories.
Sheila Turnage takes readers to 90 of the Southeast's best haunted inns across nine states, with telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and rates for visitors. The book includes eyewitness stories of the hauntings from guests, employees, and owners. The introduction gives helpful information for the first-time ghost hunter.
Robin Mead's guide to haunted hotels in Canada and the U.S. covers 27 states, 3 territories, and more than 80 possessed lodgings. Stories of each ghost's past and appearances accompany hotel descriptions, along with the travel information for the curious and thrill-seekers who want to plan a supernatural vacation.
Authors Robert James and Anne Wlodarski take readers to more than 500 places where you can have dinner, a drink, and perhaps spend the night with a spooky guest. The illustrated and detailed listing includes history of the hauntings with telephone numbers and other information for making reservations.
Subtitled, "Everything You Need to Know About Encountering over 100 Ghosts, Phantoms, and Spectral Entities," this guide from W. Haden Blackman itemizes more than 100 haunted sites and their resident ghosts. Blackman includes addresses, the number of ghosts present, their identities, the type of activities observed, and more.
Dennis William Hauck leads us to more than 2,000 sites of paranormal activity across the United States, organized by state. Often used as a "travel guide" for those interested in paranormal activity, "The National Directory" is the good book for planning a spooky trip alone or with the kids. Not just haunted locations, but sacred sites, UFO landings, and more are listed here.
The perfect companion to "The National Directory," here Hauck takes us around the world to more ghostly abodes and other supernatural locations in Great Britain and Europe, Canada, South America, Australia, Northern Africa, and Asia. Included are more than ninety black-and-white photos, travel directions, phone numbers, and more.