The Big Book of Texas Ghost Stories

The Big Book of Texas Ghost Stories
Author: Alan Brown
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2012-08-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0811748537

The best ghost stories from the Lone Star State, including . . . • Spirits of the Alamo • The Black Hope Horror • Hauntings at the Driskill Hotel • The legend of El Muerto • Woman Hollering Creek • Stampede Mesa

Spooky Texas

Spooky Texas
Author: S. E. Schlosser
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2008-08-13
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1461746442

Suitably, hauntings and paranormal happenings in the Lone Star state are larger than life. Included in this must-read collection are tales of the ghost lights of Marfa, the werewolf of Elroy, and the Devil’s brand in the eternal roundup of El Paso. Your hair will stand on end as you read about the mysteries and lore in Spooky Texas.

The Big Book of California Ghost Stories

The Big Book of California Ghost Stories
Author: Janice Oberding
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2021-09-01
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1493058630

Few states can rival California in terms of natural beauty and exciting history. But nearly three centuries of violent crime, sickness, greed, and murder have tarnished the Golden State and made it ripe for ghosts and hauntings. From the Spanish priests who founded the first missions in their quest to bring Christianity to the Native people of the region, to the ill-fated Donner Party committing acts of cannibalism in order to survive. This book explores the most famous ghost stories from California’s past (dating back to the 18th century) with spine-tingling details that will delight readers.

The Big Book of California Ghost Stories

The Big Book of California Ghost Stories
Author: Janice Oberding
Publisher:
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2021-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781493058624

Few states can rival California in terms of natural beauty and exciting history. But nearly three centuries of violent crime, sickness, greed, and murder have tarnished the Golden State and made it ripe for ghosts and hauntings. From the Spanish priests who founded the first missions in their quest to bring Christianity to the Native people of the region, to the ill-fated Donner Party committing acts of cannibalism in order to survive. This book explores the most famous ghost stories from California's past (dating back to the 18th century) with spine-tingling details that will delight readers.

Ghost Stories of California

Ghost Stories of California
Author: Barbara Smith
Publisher: Lone Pine Pub
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2000
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781551052373

California's rich and colorful history has produced a wealth of tales about the supernatural. These unique tales of scary folklore come from all over the state and include such legends as the ghostly sailors that roam the decks of the Queen Mary at Long Beach to the malevolent phantoms that still haunt Alcatraz.

California’s Haunted Central Coast

California’s Haunted Central Coast
Author: Evie Ybarra
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2018
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467140937

Eerie haunts and stories of apparitions stretch along the California coast from Monterey Bay to the Channel Islands. James Dean's presence lingers at the site of his deadly car crash on Highway 46, and a ghost-in-residence presides over the Robert Louis Stevenson house in Monterey. Learn of the ghoulish murders of the Reed family at the San Miguel Mission, the mysterious spirits that haunt the Hearst Castle and the twisted tales of strange occurrences in what was once the Camarillo State Hospital. Join author Evie Ybarra as she explores the unexplained along this infamous coast.

The Big Book of Ghost Stories

The Big Book of Ghost Stories
Author: Otto Penzler
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Total Pages: 850
Release: 2012-09-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307474496

Over a thousand pages of haunted—and haunting—ghost tales: the most complete collection of uncanny, spooky, creepy tales ever published! Edited and with an introduction by Otto Penzler. Including stories by Joyce Carol Oates, Rudyanrd Kipling, Isaac Asimov, James MacCreigh, and many more! Featuring eerie vintage ghost illustrations. The ghost story is perhaps the oldest of all the supernatural literary genres and has captured the imagination of almost every writer to put pen to the page. Here, Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler has followed his keen sense of the supernatural to collect the most chilling and uncanny tales in the canon. These spectral stories span more than a hundred years, from modern-day horrors by Joyce Carol Oates, Chet Williamson and Andrew Klavan, to pulp yarns from August Derleth, Greye La Spina, and M. L. Humphreys, to the atmospheric Victorian tales of Rudyard Kipling, Edith Wharton, and H. P. Lovecraft, not to mention modern works by the likes of Donald E. Westlake and Isaac Asimov that are already classics. Some of these stories have haunted the canon for a century, while others are making their first ghoulish appearance in book form. Whether you prefer possessive poltergeists, awful apparitions, or friendly phantoms, these stories are guaranteed to thrill you, tingle the spine, or tickle the funny bone, and keep you turning the pages with fearful delight. Including such classics as “The Monkey’s Paw” and “The Open Window” and eerie vintage illustrations, and also featuring haunted mansions, midnight frights, lovers from beyond the grave, rapping, tapping, wailing shades, and ghosts, ghouls, and specters galore! AlsoFeaturing haunted mansions, midnight frights, lovers from beyond the grave, rapping, tapping, wailing shades, and ghosts, ghouls, and specters galore!

Haunted East Los Angeles

Haunted East Los Angeles
Author: Mario Becerra
Publisher: CreateSpace
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2015-06-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9781514609569

Haunted East Los Angeles invites you to take a tour of the most haunted locations in this incredible town. The book includes chapters on: Evergreen Cemetery, Stevenson Middle School, Casa Del Mexicano, Linda Vista Community Hospital and the "Night Stalker" Richard Ramirez. Tales of devil worship, spirit children, ouija boards, poltergeists, graveyard apparitions, death and love fill the pages of Haunted East Los Angeles.

The Big Book of Paranormal

The Big Book of Paranormal
Author: Tim Rayborn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 576
Release: 2021-08-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1646430522

Prepare to be baffled with The Big Book of Paranormal! Dive deep into urban legends, creepy hauntings, and tales of the unexplained with the Big Book of Paranormal. Featuring over 300 hair-raising, spine-chilling stories around Bigfoot, the Loch Ness, UFOs, aliens, curses, ghosts, and unsolved mysteries. Otherworldly illustrations and images bring these mystical and frightening tales to life and make the stories creep off the page. This is the perfect gift for the little ghost-hunter or paranormal enthusiast in your life!

Ghosts and Legends of Nevada's Highway 50

Ghosts and Legends of Nevada's Highway 50
Author: Janice Oberding
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 117
Release: 2018-09-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 1439665095

The 287-mile stretch of highway that runs east to west across Nevada's desert is billed as the "Loneliest Road in America." But those who explore it find there is plenty to discover along the way in the towns of Austin, Eureka, Ely, Fallon and Fernley. Every one of these places has its own unique history, ghosts and stories to tell. From the sordid lynching of Richard Jennings to the humorous legend about a famous sack of flour, author Janice Oberding treks across Highway 50 seeking spirits and uncovering the tales of Singing Sand Mountain, the Red-Headed Giants, the Giroux Mine Disaster and many more.