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Books in Haunted America series

  • Haunted America

    Matt Chandler, Suzanne Garbe

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2014)
    This series sends readers on a spine tingling tour of America. They will travel from coast to coast and uncover some of America’s most hauntingly frightful places. With eerie images and quotes from real visitors of the spooky sites, readers won’t want these tours to end!
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  • Trapped in Room 217

    Thomas Kingsley Troupe

    Paperback (Jolly Fish Press, Sept. 1, 2018)
    Jayla Walters isn t sure what to expect when her father s job uproots her and her brother, Dion, to Estes Park, Colorado. But right away, something doesn t seem right with their hotel. Jayla soon discovers that their home for the week, Room 217 of the Stanley Hotel, is the most haunted place in all of Colorado. Barely asleep the first night, Jayla watches a ghostly woman walk toward her bed. And the ghost visits her room every night. What does the ghost want? And what happens when Jayla and Dion get in her way? Every state has its own spine-tingling stories of ghosts and mysterious hauntings grounded in its regional history. The Haunted States of America series uses real-life ghost lore as jumping off points to new, chilling tales. But beware: sometimes real life is stranger than fiction.
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  • Ghosts of the Yadkin Valley

    R.G. Absher

    Paperback (The History Press, June 11, 2009)
    The rolling hills and hollers of the Yadkin Valley have been home to many historic events, from Stoneman's raid to the hanging of Tom Dooley. These events have left their imprint on the county's architecture and landscape, and some of them have even left a ghostly legacy. Ghosts of the Yadkin Valley is a collection of spine-tingling tales, including ghost stories from many of the area's National Historic Register sites. Join local storyteller R.G. Absher as he relates the history behind the haunts.
  • Nashville Haunted Handbook

    Donna Marsh, Jeff Morris, Garett Merk

    Paperback (Clerisy Press, Sept. 13, 2011)
    Nashville Haunted Handbook is the second book in the new Haunted Handbook line within the popular America's Haunted Road Trip series. The Haunted Handbooks are city-specific travel guides to nearly one hundred places within a major city.Each of the places in Nashville Haunted Handbook is presented in a two-page spread that includes directions, a brief history, details about how the place is haunted, and advice on visiting the place. Each spread also includes one or two photos. The places are organized into sections, including schoolhouses, roads and bridges, hotels and inns, and others.Nashville Haunted Handbook is written with the ghost enthusiast in mind. All 100 chapters contain information on the history as well as the haunting surrounding each location, as well as detailed directions on how to locate each site. Many of the chapters also contain insider information that only a local would know, making it easier for ghost hunters to investigate.
  • Ghosts of the Southwest: The Phantom Gunslinger and Other Real-Life Hauntings

    Ted Wood

    Hardcover (Walker & Co, June 1, 1997)
    Describes homes and hotels, restaurants and towns in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas and the ghosts that haunt them
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  • Haunted States of America

    Thomas Kingsley Troupe

    Paperback (Jolly Fish Press, Sept. 1, 2018)
    Every state has its own spine-tingling stories of ghosts and mysterious hauntings grounded in its regional history. The Haunted States of America series uses real-life ghost lore as jumping off points to new, chilling tales. An author's note provides historical origins and fascinating facts, but beware: sometimes real life is stranger than fiction.
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  • Trapped in Room 217

    Thomas Kingsley Troupe

    Hardcover (Jolly Fish Press, Sept. 1, 2018)
    Jayla Walters isn t sure what to expect when her father s job uproots her and her brother, Dion, to Estes Park, Colorado. But right away, something doesn t seem right with their hotel. Jayla soon discovers that their home for the week, Room 217 of the Stanley Hotel, is the most haunted place in all of Colorado. Barely asleep the first night, Jayla watches a ghostly woman walk toward her bed. And the ghost visits her room every night. What does the ghost want? And what happens when Jayla and Dion get in her way? Every state has its own spine-tingling stories of ghosts and mysterious hauntings grounded in its regional history. The Haunted States of America series uses real-life ghost lore as jumping off points to new, chilling tales. But beware: sometimes real life is stranger than fiction.
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  • Ghosts of the West Coast: The Lost Souls of the Queen Mary and Other Real-Life Hauntings

    Ted Wood

    Library Binding (Walker & Co, April 1, 1999)
    Chronicles true ghost stories from Washington State, Oregon, and California, including those about the gold miners of Bodie State Historic Park, the Whaley House in San Diego, and the Heceta Head Lighthouse.
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  • Spirits of the Storm

    Thomas Kingsley Troupe

    Paperback (Jolly Fish Press, Sept. 1, 2018)
    Sara Leung is prepared for a long, quiet night when she tags along on her mom s overnight inventory shift at a discount store in Galveston, Texas. But it isn t long before the night turns spooky when Sara spots ghostly children playing in the aisles of the store. She hears their laughter in the toy section. They send her messages. Sara quickly finds there are children everywhere in the store who want her help. But what do they need? And are they stuck in the store forever? Every state has its own spine-tingling stories of ghosts and mysterious hauntings grounded in its regional history. The Haunted States of America series uses real-life ghost lore as jumping off points to new, chilling tales. But beware: sometimes real life is stranger than fiction.
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  • Ghostly Reunion

    Thomas Kingsley Troupe

    Paperback (Jolly Fish Press, Sept. 1, 2018)
    City-boy Robby Warner is spending the Fourth of July holiday in the small town of Hibbing, Minnesota, where the only thing that s happening is his large, chaotic family reunion. It isn t long before he and his cousins decide to escape the crowd to explore all that the town has to offer. But while visiting an outdated bus museum, strange things start to happen, like bus windows closing on their own. When Robby plays back a video he took at the museum, he hears a ghostly voice whisper to him. The ghost is looking for something he d lost. Will the ghost find what he s looking for, or will he keep searching for eternity? Every state has its own spine-tingling stories of ghosts and mysterious hauntings grounded in its regional history. The Haunted States of America series uses real-life ghost lore as jumping off points to new, chilling tales. But beware: sometimes real life is stranger than fiction.
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  • Beware the Bell Witch

    Thomas Kingsley Troupe

    Paperback (Jolly Fish Press, Sept. 1, 2018)
    Miles Watley is pretty sure hes going to die of boredom when his family moves to the small town of Adams, Tennessee. The only thing that is remotely interesting to him is the Bell Witch Cave that local lore claims is haunted. While exploring the cave, he and his brother, Ryder, spot a young girl who simply vanishes into the darkness. Shortly after, weird, ghostly things start happening in his familys new house, the most perplexing of which is Ryders strange behavior and his dads mysterious illness. It becomes clear that the Watleys have something the ghost wants. It isnt their house, is it?
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  • Nashville Haunted Handbook

    Donna Marsh, Jeff Morris, Garett Merk

    Hardcover (Clerisy Press, July 1, 2018)
    Nashville Haunted Handbook is the second book in the new Haunted Handbook line within the popular America's Haunted Road Trip series. The Haunted Handbooks are city-specific travel guides to nearly one hundred places within a major city.Each of the places in Nashville Haunted Handbook is presented in a two-page spread that includes directions, a brief history, details about how the place is haunted, and advice on visiting the place. Each spread also includes one or two photos. The places are organized into sections, including schoolhouses, roads and bridges, hotels and inns, and others.Nashville Haunted Handbook is written with the ghost enthusiast in mind. All 100 chapters contain information on the history as well as the haunting surrounding each location, as well as detailed directions on how to locate each site. Many of the chapters also contain insider information that only a local would know, making it easier for ghost hunters to investigate.