True Haunting/Ghost Books?

Question

Every year I try to buy several books on ghosts and/or true hauntings. It's sort of a Halloween tradition. I mainly buy them for my mother who enjoys them a great deal,... but I must confess I enjoy scaring the hell out of myself as well with a good scary true story.

Could any and all people interested please post some of your best true ghost/hauntings books and the author please so I can get an idea as to what to buy this year? The Halloween season is only a couple months away and I'd like to get them ordered so they'll be here in time.

Thanks

Answer 1

I love a good ghost story, non-fiction/fiction. Here's a few books...







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If you like true haunting stories, A Haunting on discovery, on the TV, is a great show...it's on it's second season...

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Or go to discovery.com and enter A Haunting in the search box...

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Book: American Hauntings
Authors: Mary Beth Sammons, Robert Edwards

From the Publisher
Everybody has read about ghosts in haunted houses, but how many of us know about apparitions that haunt more accessible places: hotels, inns, theaters, college campuses, prisons, and public buildings; not to mention outdoor locales such as parks, cemeteries, and lighthouses?

American Hauntings is a collection of more than 100 true ghost tales set in locales throughout the United States. This thrilling travelogue takes the reader behind the creaky doors of the most haunted places in America. These eerie habitations include some of the best-known and finest travel destinations in the country, including San Diego's Hotel Del Coronado, Jekyll Island off the coast of Georgia, the Lodge in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, and one of Al Capone's old stomping grounds, the Hotel Baker in St. Charles, Illinois.

Ghost hunters will also want to feast on the haunted histories of places like the Pasadena Playhouse in California, the Grand Opera House in Dubuque, the Plymouth Lighthouse in Massachusetts, Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island in Delaware, and even the Las Vegas Strip. The paranormal visitors featured in the book include Abraham Lincoln, Aaron Burr, John Brown, Harry Houdini, and the notorious pirate Blackbeard. Most of the sites are open to the public; addresses are included.

Product Details
Format: Paperback

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Book: Spooky California: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore

Book: S. E. Schlosser, Paul G. Hoffman (Illustrator)

From the Publisher
Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for thirty creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in California. Set in the Golden State's big cities, oceanside towns, rugged mountains, and sparsely populated deserts, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have readers looking over their shoulders again and again.

California's folklore is kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and in artist Paul Hoffman's evocative illustrations. Readers will meet the Queen of Death Valley, cheer on the ghost who haunts his claim-jumping murderer, look out for a blood-hungry rolling head, learn about the sea monster of Monterey Bay Canyon, and hear otherworldly voices from the Pacific Ocean--or simply feel an icy wind on the back of their necks on a warm California evening. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and stormy night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to grandma's, this is a collection to treasure.

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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press

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Book: Pet Ghosts: Animal Encounters from beyond the Grave
Book: Joshua P. Warren

From the Publisher
Is your pet really dead?

Paranormal investigator Joshua Warren thought his dachshund was, but for weeks after her death he still heard her shrill, desperate whining haunting his home. Using an array of high-tech equipment, he searched for her presence. What he found led him on an exploration of ghostly animals throughout history. That exploration is here, in Pet Ghosts.

Ancient and medieval texts from all cultures are filled with references to spectral creatures, from witch's familiars like ominous cats and owls, to giant hellhounds and werewolves. Some beasts, such as fire-breathing dragons, Bigfoot, and Mothman, may even be spirits of mysterious extinct animals.

Today, reports of "phantimals" are as abundant as ever. In Pet Ghosts, Warren recounts many real-life experiences: a man haunted by the cackling calls of his dead African Gray, a "Christmas dinner hog" pursuing the farmer that killed him, a snake that slithers between this world and the next.

Many animals can sense information beyond human ability. Dogs and cats can hear more, birds can see more, and some fish even have a sixth sense for magnetism. What makes the relationship with your pet so special? Perhaps that's what often keeps them around long after death.

Also included in Pet Ghosts:


Interviews with animal experts, such as cryptozoologist Loren Coleman.
Simple tools and techniques for you to find and record your pet's spirit.
Theories on how "phantimals" manifest.
Tips on how to contact your deceased pet.

From known creatures to unknown, ancient to modern, anecdote to scientific theory, in text and pictures, Pet Ghosts is a comprehensive look at how animal spirits relate to humans, for better or for worse, and how you can document them on your own.

Joshua P. Warren is a world-renowned paranormal investigator who currently appears on the Discovery Channel series "X-Ops" and hosts a regional radio show, "Speaking of Strange." He has also been regularly featured on TLC, the Travel Channel, and the History Channel. As president of his research team, L.E.M.U.R., Warren uses scientific methods to document unexplainable activity. He wrote the best-selling Haunted Asheville, which refers to his home city in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and How to Hunt Ghosts. His articles have been published internationally, and he has been covered by such mainstream periodicals as Southern Living, Delta Sky, FATE, New Woman, The New York Times, and FHM.

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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Career Press, Incorporated

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Book: Ghosts of New York
Book: Susan Blackhall

From the Publisher
Ghosts of New York is the first book in a fascinating new series exploring the spirits that haunt America's cities, introducing readers to otherworldly New Yorkers from as far back as pre-Revolutionary times. Step into the shadow-world of ghostly spirits and apparitions who, for one reason or another, chose to stay on in New York after their contemporaries had departed for the afterlife. Visit the White Horse Tavern, where Welsh poet Dylan Thomas died after drinking 18 straight whiskies, but still likes to hover around his favorite table. And why does a young Ziegfeld Follies chorus girl still haunt the New Amsterdam Theatre clutching a blue glass bottle? Read their eerie stories and be awed by many other inexplicable hauntings in this ghostly-guided tour. 20 haunted tales are offered with 70 photographs in suitably spooky sepia tones.

Product Details
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Advanced Global Distribution

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Book:I Never Believed in Ghosts until . . .

By: USA WEEKEND, U S A Weekend Editors (Designed by), U S A Weekend Editors (Designed by), U S A Weekend Editors (Designed by), U S A Weekend Editors (Designed by)

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Good ghost stories can make your hair stand on end, but there's nothing scarier than a true ghost story. Last Halloween USA Weekend asked readers to share their most mysterious encounters. This spellbinding collection presents the 100 best entries and includes tales of haunted houses, possessed objects, ghosts, unseen spirits, and more.

From the Publisher
100 of the most spine-tingling ghost stories collected from USA WEEKEND readers across America.

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Format: Paperback
Publisher: NTC Publishing Group

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Book: The Ghost Next Door
Author: Mark Alan Alan Morris

From the Publisher
Most people think of ghosts as rare, elusive creatures that are more or less inaccessible to the average Joe. Sure, we read about them, watch TV shows about them and tell stories about them, but we'll probably never run into one -- right? Don't be so sure. Even if you've never personally encountered a ghost, chances are you know someone who has. The Ghost Next Door takes a revealing look into the lives of average, everyday people from across the country who have had experiences in the realm of the unexplained. Whether you're a true believer in ghosts or a hardnosed skeptic, you're sure to get a chill or two when you read about the woman who was visited by her grandfather...on the night of his funeral! Or the man who was forced to move by a troublesome spirit...only to find it had followed him! As you make your way through these and other genuinely spooky stories, you'll probably find that ghostly encounters are a lot more common than you had imagined. Could there be a "haunted house" in your town? Perhaps on your very street? Maybe even right next door?

Synopsis
A thrilling collection of true ghost stories from everyday people across the U.S.

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Format: Paperback
Publisher: iUniverse Star

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Book: Haunted Rhode Island
Author: Thomas D'Agostino

From the Publisher
Small and alluring, Rhode Island is home to many who refuse to leave, even after death. Illustrated with over 60 photos, here are tales of hauntings, vampires, mysterious cairns, wailing brooks, and floating coffins encountered throughout Rhode Island. Haunted locations include Barrington, Bristol, Burrillville, Charlestown, Coventry, Cranston, Cumberland, East Providence, Exeter, Foster, Glocester, Jamestown, Middletown, Narragansett, New Shoreham, Newport, North Kingstown, Portsmouth, Providence, Scituate, Smithfield, South Kingstown, Tiverton, Warren, Warwick, West Greenwich, West Warwick, Westerly, and Woonsocket. Long dead sailors prowl lonely docks, departed schoolmasters seek their charges, phantom girls giggle in a state park, ambushed soldiers of centuries past scream, and a mysterious man in gray walks among the tombstones. These are tales sure to chill you in the dead of night!

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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.

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Book: City Ghosts: True Tales of Hauntings in America's Cities
Authors: Mary Beth Sammons, Robert Edwards

From Our Editors
This truly haunting assemblage contains more than 100 documented tales of ghostly visitations in cities throughout the United States. From coast to coast, City Ghosts raises restless spirits who survived their own demise. Half travel guide, half history, this evocative book literally adds a new dimension to the urban experience.

From the Publisher
From Chicago to San Francisco, Boston to Seattle, every city in America has more than its fair share of ghostly inhabitants. The authors introduce these phantasmic urban figures, with a chilling collection about historic and modern day ghosts who continue to haunt the buildings, streets, parks, and harbors throughout the cities of America. It's a travel guide of sorts, with a description of the place, history, and spectral appearances, along with information on ghost tours, people who have glimpsed these ghosts, and more. The very colorful reporting explains how these visitors from beyond have shaped America's cities and how, even today, they continue to have a profound influence on both the tourist trade and lore.

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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Incorporated

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Answer 2

I have a collection of books and some of them are mainly about true ghost stories.I really enjoy reading that kind of books and I just can't help myself read more than 5 chapters a day.I watch a show called "Most haunted".Anyway,I have a book called "Haunted Schools:True Ghost Stories" by Allan Zullo.It talks about 9 haunted schools and what happened to consider that school haunted.I have another book called "The World's Most Haunted Places" by Jeff Belanger.It's about places all around the world that are haunted.Good Luck with the book search and I hope you get the kind of book you want.

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Answer 3

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True Haunting/Ghost Books?
Every year I try to buy several books on ghosts and/or true hauntings. It's sort of a Halloween tradition. I mainly buy them for my mother who enjoys them a great deal,... but I must confess I enjoy scaring the hell out of myself as well with a good scary true story.

Could any and all people...

Answer 4

Best North Carolina Ghosts by Terrance Zepke. Real, short, interesting.

Answer 5

Have you ever gone on Ghostvillage.com? This is a really good web site for ghost stories as well as ordering ghost related books. You should try it.

Answer 6

Look for books by Sylvia Browne. She has some out about her experiences with ghosts. She's a psychic, and she explains a lot about them. I have a lot of her books.

Answer 7

Well for 2015 the true story of a haunting the forgotten as seen on discovery channel will be out in spring it is called harvesting shadows by doug burchill if u look for the campaign on indiegogo in january u can get your name in the book i am so excited to read it

Answer 8

I'm not all that familiar with true ghost books -- but I will give you a few websites to check out:

http://www.the-atlantic-paranormal-society.com/

http://www.unknownmagazine.com/

http://www.ghostpix.com/

These are all interesting sites. Check out the EVP sections.

You may find some recommended reading on these sites, as well. Enjoy!

Answer 9

i have a true ghost story! once me and my freind were at my dads house and was changing my sisters diaper and my friend was walking in the hall and saw my brother talking to somone in the closet. but it was only my freind,me,my brother, and my twin sisters. so i asked my brother who he was talking to he said jonie what does she look like he said long black hair with brown eyes she was 18 years old. we found out somone dyed in our house i always had a bad vibe there but never mentioned it.

Answer 10

Of course, there's the Amityville Horror.

Answer 11

THERE IS A SERIES CALLED "HAUNTED OHIO", I THINK THERE ARE AT LEAST 4 BOOKS