Author: Jeff Duke
Publisher: Adventure Publications
ISBN: 1591937760
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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Mississippi’s Scary Ghost Stories A graveyard where the dead do anything but rest peacefully, a haunted bridge that was the site of unspeakable violence, the ghost of an ancient witch who roams the dark woods—Mississippi has long been regarded as one of the most haunted states in America. This collection of ghost stories by author Jeff Duke presents the freakiest, most surprising ghostly tales of the Magnolia State. Horror fans will delight in these 14 chilling tales about haunted locations. They’re based on reportedly true accounts, which prove that Mississippi is the setting for some of the most compelling ghost stories ever told. The short stories are ideal for quick reading, and they are sure to captivate even the most reluctant of readers. So try them alone at home, or share them with friends around a campfire.
Author: Jeff Duke
Publisher: Adventure Publications
ISBN: 1647553105
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 78
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Read 14 chilling ghost stories about reportedly true encounters with the supernatural in Mississippi. A graveyard where the dead do anything but rest peacefully, a haunted bridge that was the site of unspeakable violence, the ghost of an ancient witch that roams the dark woods—Mississippi is among the most haunted states in America. This collection of ghost stories presents the creepiest, most surprising tales of the Magnolia State! Author Jeff Duke grew up in Mississippi—with a fascination for things that go bump in the night. As an adult, the professional writer spent countless hours combing the region for the strangest and scariest run-ins with the unexplained. Horror fans and history buffs will delight in these 14 terrifying tales about haunted locations. They’re based on reportedly true accounts, proving that Mississippi is the setting for some of the most compelling ghostly tales ever told. The short stories are ideal for quick reading, and they are sure to captivate anyone who enjoys a good scare. Share them with friends around a campfire, or try them alone at home—if you dare.
Author: Barbara Sillery
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1455616362
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 335
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“Excellent . . . provides well-researched history as well as reports of recent unusual phenomenon” —from the author of Biloxi Memories (Southern Spirit Guide). The Hospitality State plays hosts to dozens of supernatural entities in this creeptastic guide to the other side. Chilling accounts of poltergeist activity include such landmarks as the McRaven House, where spiteful spirits smack guests without warning and an image of a Confederate soldier appears in contemporary photographs. A section on Anchuca in Vicksburg describes the vision of a woman in a fancy dress who floats through bedroom doors and the sound of dripping water without a source. Other establishments include Merrehope, King’s Tavern, and the Williams Gingerbread House. “Sucked me right in to Mississippi’s rich, haunted history. Sillery eloquently describes the settings of her stories, so I could easily visualize each of the places she writes about . . . At some points, I was scared out of my bones.” —Jackson Free Press
Author: Alan Brown
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781617031434
Category : Ghosts
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Some of the nation's most compelling ghost stories owe their origin to "The Father of Waters." Ghosts along the Mississippi River is the first book-length collection of ghost tales from the small towns and bustling cities that have grown up along its banks. The states represented in this book include Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. Unlike most collections of "true" ghost stories, Ghosts along the Mississippi River draws from the folk traditions of the northern and the southern United States. These tales are populated with Federal and Confederate soldiers, Native Indians, wealthy entrepreneurs, actors, college students, hotel owners, preachers, slaves, and planters. According to some paranormal investigators, the large number of ghost stories from the Mississippi's river towns, and from watery sites all over the world, are proof that large bodies of water are conductors of psychic energy. Granted, no concrete proof exists that there is a definite connection between the river and any actual ghosts or spiritual phenomena. What is indisputable, though, is the fact that the ghost stories included in Ghosts along the Mississippi River are an invaluable record of the values, dreams, fears, and lives of the people who have called the river home.
Author: Kathryn Tucker Windham
Publisher: University of Alabama Press
ISBN: 0817318860
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 153
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Ghost stories from Mississippi.
Author: MR Robert D Broughton MS
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781522763628
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 574
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A thrilling novel about a, factual account of the Tennessee-Mississippi state line controversies and corruptions spanning over four decades, 500 pages written in novel form; Get immersed in the lives and stories of Buford Pusser, Jack and Louise Hathcock, Nelson Timlake, George North, W.O. Hathcock, Carl White, Junior and Shirley Smith, and countless others.. Read the words of Camilla Floyd as she chillingly shares her father's confessions before he dies, and examine the evidence that law enforcement blatantly ignored for their own gains. In addition to reading the accounts and stories of these people, you will view never before seen pictures, documents, and artifacts that were never released to the public.Like all ghost stories, it's simply what you dare to believe. PURCHASE TODAY : Amazon.com
Author: Tiya Miles
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469626349
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 175
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In this book Tiya Miles explores the popular yet troubling phenomenon of "ghost tours," frequently promoted and experienced at plantations, urban manor homes, and cemeteries throughout the South. As a staple of the tours, guides entertain paying customers by routinely relying on stories of enslaved black specters. But who are these ghosts? Examining popular sites and stories from these tours, Miles shows that haunted tales routinely appropriate and skew African American history to produce representations of slavery for commercial gain. "Dark tourism" often highlights the most sensationalist and macabre aspects of slavery, from salacious sexual ties between white masters and black women slaves to the physical abuse and torture of black bodies to the supposedly exotic nature of African spiritual practices. Because the realities of slavery are largely absent from these tours, Miles reveals how they continue to feed problematic "Old South" narratives and erase the hard truths of the Civil War era. In an incisive and engaging work, Miles uses these troubling cases to shine light on how we feel about the Civil War and race, and how the ghosts of the past are still with us.
Author: Alan Brown
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625841612
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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Meridian once echoed with the high and lonesome sound of early country music pioneer Jimmie Rodgers. With the right ears, that lonely wail may still be heard from the spirits that haunt this historic east Mississippi community. Now, for the first time, Meridian ghost expert and local author, Alan Brown, surveys the city's many sites of ghostly activity and recounts chilling tales of spirits past. From the Gypsy Queen's grave at the Rose Hill Cemetery to the phantom that haunts Stuckey's Bridge, this frightening collection offers adventurous readers a view into a side of Meridian's history that is rarely seen.
Author: Elizabeth Tucker
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1604733179
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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Why do so many American college students tell stories about encounters with ghosts? In Haunted Halls, the first book-length interpretive study of college ghostlore, Elizabeth Tucker takes the reader back to school to get acquainted with a wide range of college spirits. Some of the best-known ghosts that she discusses are Emory University's Dooley, who can disband classes by shooting professors with his water pistol; Mansfield University's Sara, who threw herself down a flight of stairs after being rejected by her boyfriend; and Huntingdon College's Red Lady, who slit her wrists while dressed in a red robe. Gettysburg College students have collided with ghosts of soldiers, while students at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College have reported frightening glimpses of the Faceless Nun. Tucker presents campus ghostlore from the mid-1960s to 2006, with special attention to stories told by twenty-first-century students through e-mail and instant messages. Her approach combines social, psychological, and cultural analysis, with close attention to students' own explanations of the significance of spectral phenomena. As metaphors of disorder, insanity, and school spirit, college ghosts convey multiple meanings. Their colorful stories warn students about the dangers of overindulgence, as well as the pitfalls of potentially horrifying relationships. Besides offering insight into students' initiation into campus life, college ghost stories make important statements about injustices suffered by Native Americans, African Americans, and others.
Author: Troy Taylor
Publisher: Whitechapel Productions
ISBN: 9781892523204
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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St. Louis ghosts, legends & lore! Welcome to Haunted St. Louis ... one of the grand cities of the Mississippi River, the gateway to the western frontier and a very haunted place! This is no mere book of ghost stories by a page-turning account of how history and hauntings have shaped the city, from the early days to the 1904 World's Fair, the bloodbath of Prohibition and beyond. Taylor plunges the reader headlong into the mysterious past, violent history and bloody deeds of this great city, intertwining these events with tales of ghosts, hauntings and the unsolved!
