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Mysterious New England, edited by Austin N. Stevens, is an older (1971) book of folklore and weird stories — including ghost stories — from around New England.  All of them appeared in Yankee magazine and were tremendously popular. Mysterious New England probably won’t appeal to someone who wants just ghost stories, or only true stories.  … Continue reading

Sometimes the seriousness of ghosts and ghost hunting… it catches up with me.  I need a break from EMF meters, EVP, and trekking around in the dark, wondering what weirdness is next on the menu. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith, is a laugh-out-loud break from ghost hunting.  In fact, … Continue reading

Ghosthunters by John Kachuba is a page-turner for anyone who — like me — appreciates this genre of first-person stories of ghosts, ghost hunters, and haunted places. The full title of this book is “Ghosthunters: On the Trail of Mediums, Dowsers, Spirit Seekers, and Other Investigators of America’s Paranormal World.” I’m not sure that’s entirely … Continue reading

True Tales of Ghostly Encounters edited by Andrew Honigan, is a great book for anyone with a brief amount of time to read, a short attention span, or a thirst for true ghost stories that confirm the afterlife. This book is a collection of the best true, first-hand reports of ghosts, from the pages of … Continue reading

This huge volume of ghost stories is from an earlier era in ghost hunting. It is among the largest compilations of ghost stories.  In most cases, author Hans Holzer describes the legends and then tells us about his investigations at the site. In an era with limited historical resources, Holzer relied on personal experiences and … Continue reading

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