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Indiana Ghost Folklore
by Tom Baker
Explore Indiana, perched on the disquieting frontier between the banal and the bizarre! Visit haunted hollows and baleful abodes of the Hoosier state's most dreadful locales. Take a ride down the banister of Culbertson Mansion, thrill to a true account of the possession of Lurrancy Vennum, splash into the murky waters beneath Lake Busco to find a real-life sea monster, and learn the twisted history of William Dudley Pelley, a man who claimed contact with beings from another world! Ride the Vincennes Airship, high above the windswept plains with the "Hartford Visitors." Indiana has witches, werewolves, ghosts, ghouls, and Hairy Men galore, in this shivery exploration of the dark side of Hoosier history.
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Haunted Gary
by Ursula Bielski
In 2014, the story of Gary’s “Demon House” shocked the world, drawing millions into the terrifying tale of a contemporary exorcism. For many residents, however, ghosts are just part of the community. From the haunting of the Jackson Five to the ghost ship Flying Cloud, local legends abound. Ghostly echoes may linger from a fiery 1918 train wreck that claimed the lives of eighty-six circus performers. A young murderess, said to have drowned her children in the Little Calumet River, reportedly haunts the Cline Avenue freeway. And the spirit of Alice Gray, the most famous of myriad recluses, is said to remain in Duneland.
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Haunted Tales from the Region: Ghosts of Indiana's South Shore
by Dorothy Salvo Davis
South Shore lights blaze through the night, warding off restless spirits that slink among shadows. Join paranormal researcher and author Dorothy Salvo Davis as she reveals the legends and ghouls that haunt this generally peaceful area. Journey to deceased pop legend Michael Jackson's home in Gary and experience a chill as the unexplained dances before you. Does a chimp's apparition play among the walkways and cages of the Washington Park Zoo? Dare to discover. And visit John Dillinger's ghostly gang hideout in Hammond and the uneasy Hoosiers of LaPorte, who suffer the shrieks emanating from wicked Bella Gunness' ever-tortured victims.
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Encyclopedia of Haunted Places: Ghostly Locales from Around the World
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Encyclopedia of Haunted Places, written by dozens of the world's leading paranormal investigators, includes research notes, location background, firsthand accounts, interviews with leading paranormal researchers, and anomalous photographs featuring ghostly manifestations. Now in its second edition, the Encyclopedia of Haunted Places has been updated with dozens of new listings, new information on existing haunts, and a comprehensive directory of paranormal investigators.
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Weird Encounters: True Tales of Haunted Places
by Ryan Doan
Presents over seventy-five supernatural stories of hauntings from across the United States, including an Illinois inn haunted by its dead owner, and a bridge in Mississippi haunted by a serial killer and his victims.
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The World of Lore: Dreadful Places
by Aaron Mahnke
Expanding on the content of the popular podcast, the third edition of the series that explores folklore and legends from around the world offers a tour of lurid landmarks and haunted places in New Orleans, Virginia, Colorado and England.
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Haunted Indiana
by Mark Marimen
Here are collected a sampling of the ghostly tales that are told throughout the length and breadth of Indiana. The ghost of a faceless nun, who glides silently through the empty expanse of a college hall. A nineteenth-century barn that has been converted into an elegant restaurant, yet has kept the revenant of a farmer who died there decades before. The spirit of the famous "Diana of the Dunes," who returns to her home among the Indiana Dunes from which death took her more than a half century ago. A major metropolitan highway, haunted by two beautiful female ghosts, who each met her fate along the roadway. As the slogan goes, "There's more than corn in Indiana." If the ghostly legends and tales that can be heard are to be believed, indeed there are also restless spirits that refuse to stay buried and forgotten. Don't miss the other titles in the series, Haunted Indiana 2, Haunted Indiana 3, and Haunted Indiana 4.
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South Bend Ghosts: & Other Northern Indiana Haunts
by Stephen Osborne
Take a haunted journey to discover the ghosts and legends of South Bend and northern Indiana. Meet the ghosts of football great George Gipp, that still haunts his old stomping grounds at Notre Dame University and the infamous Belle Gunness, who murdered over 40 people at her LaPorte farmhouse. Feel goose bumps rise as you learn of a ghostly girl, that hangs from the bell tower at St. Mary's College. Enjoy a meal at Tippecanoe Place Restaurant, where a ghost may pass right through you, and stay at the Inn at Aberdeen, where you may come face-to-face with the spirit of a playful little girl ghost! Haunted roads, unexplained lights on the horizon, a house that possesses those who dare reside there, and even phantom felines await you in South Bend and the surrounding area.
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Midwest Hauntings
by Harold Lee Prosser
Experience ghosts, hauntings, paranormal and supernatural occurrences, and the ongoing presence of UFOs! See the spirits of Frank Sinatra and John Dillinger in Chicago, the ghost of Ernest Hemingway fishing on Walloon Lake, and the ghosts of Anoka State Hospital. Watch the ghosts of Elizabeth Polly at Sentinel Hill, Catherine Sutter in search of her children, and the ghost haven at Eldridge Hotel. These and other paranormal occurrences await you.
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The Ghosts of Chicago: The Windy City's Most Famous Haunts
by Adam Selzer
From Resurrection Mary and Al Capone to the Murder Castle of H. H. Holmes and the funeral train of Abraham Lincoln, the spine-tingling sights and sounds of Chicago’s yesteryear are still with us...and so are its ghosts. Seeking to find out what we really know about the ghastly past of this famously haunted metropolis, professional ghost hunter and historian Adam Selzer pieces together the truth behind Chicago’s ghosts, and brings to light dozens of never-before-told firsthand accounts. Take a historical tour of the famous and not-so-famous haunts around town, from the Alley of Death and Mutilation to Satan’s Mile and beyond. Sometimes the real story is far different from the urban legend—and most of the time it’s even gorier.
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Haunted Crown Point, Indiana
by Judith Tometczak
From the jail cell that once held John Dillinger to quaint shops with dark beginnings, the restless spirits of Crown Point purportedly result from a century-old hex. Legend had it that a caravan of gypsies found themselves unfairly exiled from town. Forced to leave their beloved dead behind in unmarked graves, they invoked a venomous curse on the townspeople and vowed that no ancestor would be allowed eternal peace. Paranormal researcher Judith Tometczak exposes evidence of this deceptively quiet town's dark side.
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Haunted Hoosier Trails: A Guide to Indiana's Famous Folklore Spooky Sites
by Wanda Lou Willis
Wanda Lou Willis takes readers on a frightening journey across Indiana, exploring haunted houses, rivers, and other locations. Supplemented with excellent original maps, photos, and illustrations, Haunted Hoosier Trails is a collection of spooky tales and real-life horror stories that doubles as a Halloween travel guide.
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Ghosts of the Revolutionary War
by Christopher E. Wolf
The Revolutionary War has sparked legends, ghost stories, and tales of haunted battlefields. Explore the ghostly side of the fight for American independence with stories collected for the first time in one volume, from all thirteen of the original American colonies that rebelled against England.
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Creepy Chicago
by Krystyna Poray Goddu
A dark street curves around Lake Michigan to a cemetery. A cold wind blows. Mist rises from the lake. Suddenly, you feel you are not alone. Is somebodyor somethinghiding in the mist? Get ready to read four chilling tales about Chicagos spookiest spots. This 24-page book features controlled, narrative nonfiction text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The colorful design and spooky art will engage and terrify emergent readers.
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Ghostly Evidence: Exploring the Paranormal
by Kelly Milner Halls
Examines ghost culture and myths, discussing what a ghost may appear as, the places they are reported to appear, people who claim to connect with ghosts, and paranormal hoaxes.
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Tragic Theaters
by Natalie Lunis
Readers will get a lesson in history in this series of titles that looks at what happened in various historical places and how these happenings are tied to tales of ghosts, poltergeists and other unexplainable phenomena.
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The Mystery of Haunted Houses
by Chris Oxlade
Part of a series which examines the evidence available for some of the world's most mysterious phenomena, and looks at how science can be used in an attempt to explain such mysteries.
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Famous Ghosts
by Michael Teitelbaum
Describes famous ghosts stories and leaves it up to the reader to decide if they are real or imagined
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Ghosts
by Stuart Webb
Recounts stories of ghost sightings, haunted places, and possession
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