The Big Book of Pennsylvania Ghost Stories

The Big Book of Pennsylvania Ghost Stories
Author: Mark Nesbitt
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2019-07-17
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1493043935

Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the Keystone State Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Authors Mark Nesbitt and Patty A. Wilson shine a light in the dark corners of Pennsylvania and scare those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From apparitions of fires and soldiers struggling in the cold at Valley Forge, to ghostly children stalking dormitories at Gettysburg College, these stories of strange occurrences are sure to send a chill up your spine. Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.

Haunted Pennsylvania

Haunted Pennsylvania
Author: Mark Nesbitt
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2006
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0811732983

Eerie stories of ghosts, spirits, and hauntings from across the Keystone State.

Ghosthunting Pennsylvania

Ghosthunting Pennsylvania
Author: Rosemary Guiley
Publisher: Clerisy Press
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2009-09-29
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1578603536

Rosemary Ellen Guiley is a renowned expert on paranormal, visionary, and spiritual topics. She puts her expertise to use in this guide to the scariest sites in the Keystone State. Each destination includes a detailed description and photographs so readers may test their own ghosthunting skills or visit from the safety of their armchairs. Firsthand accounts of otherworldly encounters bring the spooks into view, while a Ghostly Resources section points ghosthunters to further information.

True Ghost Stories of Lancaster County Pennsylvania

True Ghost Stories of Lancaster County Pennsylvania
Author: Dorothy Burtz Fiedel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 92
Release: 1995
Genre: History
ISBN:

A collection of true accounts of ghosts and other mysteries in the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country, including the Manor Street mystery, the beast in the basement, the Hempfield haunting, the Marietta ghost walk and others.

Ghost Stories of Pennsylvania

Ghost Stories of Pennsylvania
Author: Dan Asfar
Publisher: Ghost House Pub
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2002
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781894877084

The rich history of Pennsylvania is filled with the unexplained: frightening specters, mysterious apparitions and haunted buildings. Join Dan Asfar as he recounts the Keystone State's most intriguing ghost stories: * Phantoms materialize and eerie lights flash at historic Gettysburg, America's most famous -- and haunted – battlefield. * In a fountain at the notorious Baleroy Mansion in Philadelphia, a young boy sees a skull in place of his own reflection -- a strange premonition of his sudden death a month later. * Every New Year's Day, the spirit of colonial war hero Anthony Wayne wanders Route 322, still frustrated that his earthly remains were buried in separate graves * A three-year-old girl takes a fatal fall while her father paints her portrait, causing it to be inexplicably possessed by her forlorn spirit. * Two mysterious suicides cause a spike in paranormal activity in Tamaqua's haunted Elks Club. * Deceased convicts, driven to insanity by abuse, return to haunt the Eastern State Penitentiary, the first prison where solitary confinement was used. * With strange and often terrifying consequences, Pennsylvania ghosts appear in Pittsburgh, Radnor, Newtown, Lancaster, Hollidaysburg, Bedford, Altoona, New Hope, London Britain Township and more.

Haunted Pennsylvania

Haunted Pennsylvania
Author: Mark Nesbitt
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2019-06-26
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1493040863

A collection of frightening stories, including the Civil War ghosts of Gettysburg, spirits at John Brown's tannery, the fiddling ghost of Potter County, hauntings at the Eastern State Penitentiary, the mysterious indelible handprint, and many more.

Ghosts of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Ghosts of Southwestern Pennsylvania
Author: Thomas White
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2010-08-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 1614234175

The author of Witches of Pennsylvania and “Pittsburgh’s Historian of the Supernatural” takes on the region’s folklore, ghost stories, and urban legends (Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership). The ghostly woman of Summit Cut Bridge, a black hound that guards the Gates of Hell and the whispering dead entombed beneath the Black Cross—these are the spirits of southwestern Pennsylvania. Join local author Thomas White as he recounts such chilling stories as that of Revolutionary War witch Moll Derry and the phantom bride of White Rocks and the hair-raising tale of the angry specter of a steel millworker burned alive in a ladle of molten iron. Ascend the secret stairs of the Cathedral of Learning in Pittsburgh and wander the dim stretch of Shades of Death Road in Washington County to encounter the otherworldly denizens of the Keystone State. Includes photos!

Supernatural Lore of Pennsylvania

Supernatural Lore of Pennsylvania
Author: Thomas White
Publisher: American Legends
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781626194984

Strange creatures and tales of the supernatural thrive in Pennsylvania, from ghostly children who linger by their graves to werewolves that ambush nighttime travelers. Passed down over generations, Keystone State legends and lore provide both thrilling stories and dire warnings. Phantom trains chug down the now removed rails of the P&LE Railroad line on the Great Allegheny Passage. A wild ape boy is said to roam the Chester swamps, while the weeping Squonk wanders the hemlock-shrouded hills of central Pennsylvania, lamenting his hideousness. On dark nights, the ghosts of Betty Knox and her Union soldier beau still search for each other at Dunbar Creek. Join Thomas White and company as they go in search of the truth behind the legends of supernatural Pennsylvania.

Haunted West Virginia

Haunted West Virginia
Author: Patty A. Wilson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2019-06-21
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1493040820

Thrilling stories of supernatural occurences in West Virginia, including the restless spirits of Harpers Ferry, the legendary Mothman of Point Pleasant, the ghosts of Twistabout Ridge, the phantom hitchhikers on the West Virginia Turnpike, and many more.

Brandywine Valley Ghosts

Brandywine Valley Ghosts
Author: Laurie Hull
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780764330414

Tour the Brandywine Valley's most fascinating haunts, including private homes, offices, restaurants, and a battlefield. Spend time with a Revolutionary War sentry in Concord Township, on duty for over 200 years. Visit the Colonial Plantation in Edgemont where a lonely child spirit reaches out for the comforting hand of an adult. Learn what caused a building inspector to flee from a site in Thornton without stopping to collect his tools. These and more ghostly stories await you. Curl up in a comfy chair and be prepared to be scared!