Author: Wendy Meadows
Publisher: Majestic Owl Publishing LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Brenda Sheffield is no fan of ghosts. With Halloween rapidly approaching, Brenda puts up with her guests’ fascination with the supernatural – and when her staff hatch an ingenious plan for spooky after-dark tours, she sees it as a great money-making opportunity. But after a lighthearted spot of research leads her to discover the horrifying truth about her beloved inn, her Halloween tours take a more sinister turn… and they soon end in disaster when she stumbles upon a Halloween decoration far more real than anybody wanted. Teaming up with an old historian to unravel the truth behind the newest murder in the Sheffield Bed and Breakfast, Brenda is forced to confront the dark past behind her inn. With mysterious disappearances haunting the town and no culprit in sight, can Brenda track down the killer? Or do the tales of ghosts lurking the halls have more truth to them than she likes to admit?
Ghostly Tours
Author: Wendy Meadows
Publisher: Majestic Owl Publishing LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Brenda Sheffield is no fan of ghosts. With Halloween rapidly approaching, Brenda puts up with her guests’ fascination with the supernatural – and when her staff hatch an ingenious plan for spooky after-dark tours, she sees it as a great money-making opportunity. But after a lighthearted spot of research leads her to discover the horrifying truth about her beloved inn, her Halloween tours take a more sinister turn… and they soon end in disaster when she stumbles upon a Halloween decoration far more real than anybody wanted. Teaming up with an old historian to unravel the truth behind the newest murder in the Sheffield Bed and Breakfast, Brenda is forced to confront the dark past behind her inn. With mysterious disappearances haunting the town and no culprit in sight, can Brenda track down the killer? Or do the tales of ghosts lurking the halls have more truth to them than she likes to admit?
Publisher: Majestic Owl Publishing LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
Brenda Sheffield is no fan of ghosts. With Halloween rapidly approaching, Brenda puts up with her guests’ fascination with the supernatural – and when her staff hatch an ingenious plan for spooky after-dark tours, she sees it as a great money-making opportunity. But after a lighthearted spot of research leads her to discover the horrifying truth about her beloved inn, her Halloween tours take a more sinister turn… and they soon end in disaster when she stumbles upon a Halloween decoration far more real than anybody wanted. Teaming up with an old historian to unravel the truth behind the newest murder in the Sheffield Bed and Breakfast, Brenda is forced to confront the dark past behind her inn. With mysterious disappearances haunting the town and no culprit in sight, can Brenda track down the killer? Or do the tales of ghosts lurking the halls have more truth to them than she likes to admit?
Haunted History of Old San Antonio
Author: Lauren M. Swartz
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625840470
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
Everything is bigger in Texas—including ghosts—especially in San Antonio, considered one of the ten most haunted cities in the world by National Geographic. As the saying goes, “dead men tell no tales.” Or do they? From its humble beginnings as a Spanish settlement in 1691 to the bloody battle at the Alamo, San Antonio’s history is rich in haunting tales. Discover Old San Antonio’s most haunted places and uncover the history that lies waiting for those who dare enter their doorways. Take a peek inside the Menger Hotel, the “Most Haunted Hotel in Texas,” and just a block away, peer into the Emily Morgan Hotel, renovated after a decade of being vacant, was once the city’s first hospitals where many men and women lost their lives. Explore the San Fernando Cathedral, where people are buried within the walls and visitors claim to see faces mysteriously appear. Uncover the legends behind Bexar County Jail. Join authors James and Lauren Swartz and decide for yourself what truly lurks behind the Alamo City’s fabled past. Includes photos!
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625840470
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
Everything is bigger in Texas—including ghosts—especially in San Antonio, considered one of the ten most haunted cities in the world by National Geographic. As the saying goes, “dead men tell no tales.” Or do they? From its humble beginnings as a Spanish settlement in 1691 to the bloody battle at the Alamo, San Antonio’s history is rich in haunting tales. Discover Old San Antonio’s most haunted places and uncover the history that lies waiting for those who dare enter their doorways. Take a peek inside the Menger Hotel, the “Most Haunted Hotel in Texas,” and just a block away, peer into the Emily Morgan Hotel, renovated after a decade of being vacant, was once the city’s first hospitals where many men and women lost their lives. Explore the San Fernando Cathedral, where people are buried within the walls and visitors claim to see faces mysteriously appear. Uncover the legends behind Bexar County Jail. Join authors James and Lauren Swartz and decide for yourself what truly lurks behind the Alamo City’s fabled past. Includes photos!
Haunted Chattanooga
Author: Jessica Penot
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625841531
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The author of the Tattooed Girl series and the author of The Corpsewood Manor Murders of North Georgia team up to delve into Chattanooga’s spirited past. It is the home of one of the most famous railways in American history, the site of a historically vital trade route along the Tennessee River, and the gateway to the Deep South. Chattanooga has a storied past, a past that still lives through the spirits that haunt the city. Whether it is the ghost of the Delta Queen still lingering from the days of the river trade, the porter who forever roams the grounds of the historic Terminal Station, or the restless souls that haunt from beneath the city in its elaborate underground tunnel system, the specter of Chattanooga’s past is everywhere. Join authors Jessica Penot and Amy Petulla as they survey the most historically haunted places in and around the Scenic City. Includes photos! “Until quite recently, Chattanooga was a city whose ghosts were ill documented. Jessica Penot and Amy Petulla’s recent book, Haunted Chattanooga, has helped to fix that.” —Southern Spirit Guide
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625841531
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
The author of the Tattooed Girl series and the author of The Corpsewood Manor Murders of North Georgia team up to delve into Chattanooga’s spirited past. It is the home of one of the most famous railways in American history, the site of a historically vital trade route along the Tennessee River, and the gateway to the Deep South. Chattanooga has a storied past, a past that still lives through the spirits that haunt the city. Whether it is the ghost of the Delta Queen still lingering from the days of the river trade, the porter who forever roams the grounds of the historic Terminal Station, or the restless souls that haunt from beneath the city in its elaborate underground tunnel system, the specter of Chattanooga’s past is everywhere. Join authors Jessica Penot and Amy Petulla as they survey the most historically haunted places in and around the Scenic City. Includes photos! “Until quite recently, Chattanooga was a city whose ghosts were ill documented. Jessica Penot and Amy Petulla’s recent book, Haunted Chattanooga, has helped to fix that.” —Southern Spirit Guide
The Ghosts of Charleston
Author: Julian Buxton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Includes ghost stories from the Aiken-Rhett House, the Garden Theater, and the Cooper River Bridge.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Includes ghost stories from the Aiken-Rhett House, the Garden Theater, and the Cooper River Bridge.
Tales from the Haunted South
Author: Tiya Miles
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469626349
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
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.
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469626349
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
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.
Ghost Tours of Hertfordshire and Essex
Author: Jenni Kemp
Publisher: Austin Macauley
ISBN: 9781788484824
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ghosts are ubiquitous! This guide has 62 tours, which incorporate over 280 towns and villages, and more than 800 sites. Directions are given in each tour to enable the investigator to find the sites. Map references have been included using Ordnance Survey Maps, together with the map numbers, to enable the investigator to find the haunted sites. The purpose of the guide is to enable the enthusiast to seek and observe. There are notes of interest and history notes as the counties are awash with fascinating stories and legends. So decide which tour you are going to tackle first. You may wish to meet the phantom army at Thundridge Church ruins, the screaming woman in Water Lane, Bishop's Stortford, the Witchfinder General, Mathew Hopkins at Manningtree, or maybe the ghostly monks carrying a coffin at Belchamp Walter.
Publisher: Austin Macauley
ISBN: 9781788484824
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ghosts are ubiquitous! This guide has 62 tours, which incorporate over 280 towns and villages, and more than 800 sites. Directions are given in each tour to enable the investigator to find the sites. Map references have been included using Ordnance Survey Maps, together with the map numbers, to enable the investigator to find the haunted sites. The purpose of the guide is to enable the enthusiast to seek and observe. There are notes of interest and history notes as the counties are awash with fascinating stories and legends. So decide which tour you are going to tackle first. You may wish to meet the phantom army at Thundridge Church ruins, the screaming woman in Water Lane, Bishop's Stortford, the Witchfinder General, Mathew Hopkins at Manningtree, or maybe the ghostly monks carrying a coffin at Belchamp Walter.
The Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia
Author: Amy Petulla
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625856458
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
The notorious true crime story of a sex party that ended in double murder in the woods of Chattanooga County, Georgia. On December 12th, 1982, Tony West and Avery Brock made a visit to Corpsewood Manor under the pretense of a celebration. Then they brutally murdered their hosts. Dr. Charles Scudder had been a professor of pharmacology at Chicago’s Loyola University before he and his boyfriend Joey Odom moved to Georgia and built their own home in the Chattahoochee National Forest. Scudder had absconded with twelve thousand doses of LSD and had a very particular vision for their “castle in the woods.” It included a “pleasure chamber,” and rumors of Satanism swirled around the two men. Scudder even claimed to have summoned a demon to protect the estate. But when Scudder and Odom welcomed West and Brock into their strange abode, they had no idea the men were armed and dangerous. When the evening of kinky fun turned to a scene of gruesome slaughter, the murders set the stage for a sensational trial that engulfed the sleepy Southern town of Trion in shocking revelations and lurid speculations.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625856458
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
The notorious true crime story of a sex party that ended in double murder in the woods of Chattanooga County, Georgia. On December 12th, 1982, Tony West and Avery Brock made a visit to Corpsewood Manor under the pretense of a celebration. Then they brutally murdered their hosts. Dr. Charles Scudder had been a professor of pharmacology at Chicago’s Loyola University before he and his boyfriend Joey Odom moved to Georgia and built their own home in the Chattahoochee National Forest. Scudder had absconded with twelve thousand doses of LSD and had a very particular vision for their “castle in the woods.” It included a “pleasure chamber,” and rumors of Satanism swirled around the two men. Scudder even claimed to have summoned a demon to protect the estate. But when Scudder and Odom welcomed West and Brock into their strange abode, they had no idea the men were armed and dangerous. When the evening of kinky fun turned to a scene of gruesome slaughter, the murders set the stage for a sensational trial that engulfed the sleepy Southern town of Trion in shocking revelations and lurid speculations.
Ghosts of Fort Collins
Author: Lori Juszak
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 161423583X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Local tour guide and paranormal expert Lori Juszak proves that underneath this Colorado city’s hip façade lies a history that’s sure to haunt you. From reports of a figure in the old firehouse bell tower to whispered rumors of apparitions seen in basements and tunnels underneath the city, Fort Collins is filled with disturbing and unnatural occurrences. In Old Town, pictures fly off walls, ghostly noises ring out through passageways, and specters pass through brick walls. Tour guide Lori Juszak and her team take readers on a trip through the Choice City’s most chilling hauntings and legends. Meet the boarder at the Antler’s Hotel who never checks out; dance along to the unexplained music in the Museum of Art. Watch out for the ghost at the Armadillo Garage and beware the spirits of the underground morgue! Includes photos!
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 161423583X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Local tour guide and paranormal expert Lori Juszak proves that underneath this Colorado city’s hip façade lies a history that’s sure to haunt you. From reports of a figure in the old firehouse bell tower to whispered rumors of apparitions seen in basements and tunnels underneath the city, Fort Collins is filled with disturbing and unnatural occurrences. In Old Town, pictures fly off walls, ghostly noises ring out through passageways, and specters pass through brick walls. Tour guide Lori Juszak and her team take readers on a trip through the Choice City’s most chilling hauntings and legends. Meet the boarder at the Antler’s Hotel who never checks out; dance along to the unexplained music in the Museum of Art. Watch out for the ghost at the Armadillo Garage and beware the spirits of the underground morgue! Includes photos!
Haunted Eastern Shore
Author: Mindie Burgoyne
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625852851
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Terrifying tales of the ghosts that roam the marshes, swamps, and waterways of the nine counties on Maryland’s eastern shore. They walk beside the murky waters of the Chesapeake Bay, linger among the fetid swamps and roam the manor halls. These are the tormented souls who refuse to leave the sites of their demise. From pitiless smugglers to reluctant brides, the ghostly figures of the Eastern Shore are at once terrifying and tragic. Mindie Burgoyne takes readers on a spine-tingling journey as she recounts the grisly events at the Cosden Murder Farm and the infamous legend of Patty Cannon. Tread the foggy lanes of Kent Manor Inn and linger among Revolutionary War dead to discover the otherworldly occupants of Maryland’s most haunted shore. Includes photos! “A compilation of tales of hauntings and mysteries in the Eastern Shore area . . .The response to the book was so overwhelming, Burgoyne began organizing bus tours that travel to the sites, allowing her fans to see firsthand the location of the hauntings.” —Cumberland Times-News
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625852851
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
Terrifying tales of the ghosts that roam the marshes, swamps, and waterways of the nine counties on Maryland’s eastern shore. They walk beside the murky waters of the Chesapeake Bay, linger among the fetid swamps and roam the manor halls. These are the tormented souls who refuse to leave the sites of their demise. From pitiless smugglers to reluctant brides, the ghostly figures of the Eastern Shore are at once terrifying and tragic. Mindie Burgoyne takes readers on a spine-tingling journey as she recounts the grisly events at the Cosden Murder Farm and the infamous legend of Patty Cannon. Tread the foggy lanes of Kent Manor Inn and linger among Revolutionary War dead to discover the otherworldly occupants of Maryland’s most haunted shore. Includes photos! “A compilation of tales of hauntings and mysteries in the Eastern Shore area . . .The response to the book was so overwhelming, Burgoyne began organizing bus tours that travel to the sites, allowing her fans to see firsthand the location of the hauntings.” —Cumberland Times-News
Haunted Asheville
Author: Joshua P. Warren
Publisher: The Overmountain Press
ISBN: 9781570723100
Category : Ghosts
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
"A beautiful young woman dies from a fall in Asheville's greatest hotel ... and the Pink Lady is said to still wander the massive halls of the Grove Park Inn. A building is constructed on the grounds of a miserable, ancient cemetery ... now they say you can still hear strange noises at night in the halls of Clyde A. Erwin High School. In 1908, a group of prisoners finally comes to Christ ... after being terrorized at night by a spook in the Buncombe County Jail. A distraught mother hangs herself from the rafters of a looming Beaucatcher Mountain bridge ... and the legend of Helen is born. These stories and more can be found within the pages of this remarkable book. A surreal mixture of history and myth, it searches for the fading morsels of truth while examining the feasts of folklore. These are the tales that linger in the minds of Asheville, as old and flavored as the mountains themselves. From secret chambers in aged castles to cryptic etchings on forgotten tombstones, this mountain town is filled with the lore and intrigue of the mysterious side of life."--Publisher description
Publisher: The Overmountain Press
ISBN: 9781570723100
Category : Ghosts
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
"A beautiful young woman dies from a fall in Asheville's greatest hotel ... and the Pink Lady is said to still wander the massive halls of the Grove Park Inn. A building is constructed on the grounds of a miserable, ancient cemetery ... now they say you can still hear strange noises at night in the halls of Clyde A. Erwin High School. In 1908, a group of prisoners finally comes to Christ ... after being terrorized at night by a spook in the Buncombe County Jail. A distraught mother hangs herself from the rafters of a looming Beaucatcher Mountain bridge ... and the legend of Helen is born. These stories and more can be found within the pages of this remarkable book. A surreal mixture of history and myth, it searches for the fading morsels of truth while examining the feasts of folklore. These are the tales that linger in the minds of Asheville, as old and flavored as the mountains themselves. From secret chambers in aged castles to cryptic etchings on forgotten tombstones, this mountain town is filled with the lore and intrigue of the mysterious side of life."--Publisher description