The Big Book of Ohio Ghost Stories

The Big Book of Ohio Ghost Stories
Author: James A. Willis
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2019-07-17
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1493043919

Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the heart of America Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author James A. Willis shines a light in the dark corners of Ohio and scares those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From ghostly soldiers that still haunt Fort Meigs to the eerie Franklin Castle, there’s no shortage of bone-chilling tales to keep you up at night. There’s even a carved tombstone of an infant at Cedar Hill cemetery, whose ghostly eyes keep watch over those wander too close. Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.

Ohio Ghost Hunter Guide II: Haunted Hocking - A Ghost Hunter's Guide II to Ohio

Ohio Ghost Hunter Guide II: Haunted Hocking - A Ghost Hunter's Guide II to Ohio
Author: Jannette Quackenbush
Publisher: 21 Crows Dusk to Dawn Publishing
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2013-04-19
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1940087058

Ohio Ghost Guide II Ghost Stories. Haunted Hikes. Pictures. Discover Ohio's Spookiest Campfire stories-- Old Man's Cave - How it got its name Ash Cave's Pale Lady Cedar Falls Lone Grave at Allen's Knob outside Lancaster Legend of Airplane Hollow near Nelsonville The Mysterious Grave of Osa Wilson in Lawrence County Stumpy Hollow San Toy Ghost Town Elizabeth's Grave in Chillicothe Dead Man Hollow near Portsmouth Moonville Tunnel Marietta's Many Ghosts And so many more! If you’re looking for an adventure outside of the ordinary, the Ghost Hunter’s Guide II offers plenty of places to begin your journey. Explore southeastern Ohio from a different angle- Discover haunted places, local legends, and scary tales of the Hocking Hills and areas within a short drive of this wilderness retreat and paranormal hotspot. Ghostly screams are still heard deep in a dark, hidden hollow where a plane crashed in Hocking County. A spectral woman walks the old gravel road in a campground near Old Man’s Cave. And a doctor who died a mysterious death haunts a library in Ironton . . . and the cemetery where he was buried! Haunted Hocking II has over 60 NEW stories of the chilling, terrifying, and even the weird.

The Ghostly Tales of Ohio's Haunted Cemeteries

The Ghostly Tales of Ohio's Haunted Cemeteries
Author: Kate Byrne
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2023-08-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 143967874X

Ghost stories from Ohio’s haunted cemeteries have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! Welcome to the spooky cemeteries of Ohio! Stay Alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms. Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Ohio’s haunted cemeteries forever, and have you sleeping with the lights on!

Haunted Cemeteries of Ohio

Haunted Cemeteries of Ohio
Author: E.R. Cutright
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2022-09-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 1439676038

Listen to the unrestful dead of the Buckeye State Throughout Ohio, chilling tales abound of places where the dead do not rest in their peaceful earthen beds. At a field east of Cleveland, a ghost once led an unsuspecting man to the hidden grave of a missing farmworker. The strains of a long-dead violinist's instrument continue to echo across the hillside at a cemetery outside Cincinnati. Near Columbus, a small country graveyard is haunted by the spirit of a young girl with an ancestral connection to a dark chapter of America's past. Join writer and ghost tour guide E.R. Cutright as he shares these tales and more on a journey into the haunted cemeteries of Ohio.

Spooky Great Lakes

Spooky Great Lakes
Author: S. E. Schlosser
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2024-08-20
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1493085700

Pull up a chair or gather 'round the campfire and get ready for creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences from times past! Great Lakes folklore traditions are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S.E. Schlosser and through artist Paul G. Hoffman's evocative illustrations. You'll meet ghosts and witches, hear things that go bump in the night, and feel an icy wind on the back of your neck on a warm summer evening. The stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again.

Legends and Lost Treasure of Northern Ohio

Legends and Lost Treasure of Northern Ohio
Author: Wendy Koile
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2014-01-21
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1625847181

Unearth the history behind northern Ohio's best treasure tales, from sunken ships to misplaced spoils of war. Perfect for fans of historical mysteries and legends. Encounter a cast of characters as rich as any secret hoard, such as the notorious gangster John Dillinger, who left a trail of robbed banks, dead bodies and buried loot across the northwest stretch of the state. Read about the disaster that befell the G.P. Griffith, the tragic massacre of a family for money and the Ohio counterfeiters who plagued the nation. But tread cautiously in your treasure hunt--Mad Anthony Wayne's gold is said to be jealously guarded by a dark, ghostly figure. Author Wendy Koile is a lifelong resident of Ohio. In 2012 she published her first book, Geneva on the Lake: A History of Ohio's First Summer Resort. When not writing or traveling, Koile teaches at Zane State College. Koile founded her own treasure hunting club, First Glass Gals.

Haunted Ohio

Haunted Ohio
Author: Charles A. Stansfield Jr.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2019-06-26
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1493040847

Dead presidents, swamp monsters, and spying spaceships figure prominently in this collection of eerie tales from the Buckeye State. From across the plains to the metropolitan centers of Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati come a variety of stories and legends, including the phantom in Dayton's Woodland Cemetery who perches atop his tombstone, the pitiful spirits of the Millfield miners, the fearsome ghost of boatman Mike Fink, and many more.

Haunted Hamilton, Ohio

Haunted Hamilton, Ohio
Author: Shi O’Neill
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2021
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467149330

At a casual glance, Hamilton is a typical midwestern town, but a closer look reveals strange and inexplicable events of possibly supernatural origin. A mischievous poltergeist plays its tricks in a High Street tavern. More than a century ago, a young boy narrowly escaped death in a fall that left him gravely ill, and some say his cries still echo in his family home. A vaporous woman appears on the stairs of a Hamilton home once owned by one of the county's richest men. Could this be his daughter who died from suicide? Hamilton native and contributor to the Dayton Lane Ghost Walk Shi O'Neill mines the history of the town's many spectral occurrences.