Creepy California

Author: Keven McQueen
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253029139
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 147

Book Description
This “fun primer on California’s macabre and eccentric history” explores true crimes, paranormal reports, and other curious tales from the Pacific Coast (Paul Koudounaris). California has many famous wonders—the beaches, vineyards, and glamorous neighborhoods are all well documented in guidebooks. But there are darker wonders here as well—the kind seldom shared with outsiders. In Creepy California historian Kevin McQueen explores strange tales of unexplained deaths, intentional live burials, true crimes, and ghosts who haunt the Pacific Coast. From the uncanny to the outright paranormal, this chronicle of oddities includes the story of a coroner who “borrowed” the stylish clothes of a dead man and then sold the corpse’s head to a doctor; a rare look inside Stanford University’s secret collection of occult memorabilia; the tale of a haunted, two-story house in San Francisco that was painstakingly moved across town in an effort to dislodge its ghostly tenants; a profile of a lonesome Fort Bragg resident who carved a family for himself out of wood; and many others. An intriguing look at the Golden State’s bounty of unsettling curiosities, Creepy California promises to keep you guessing what other mysteries lurk in the fog.

Spooky Texas

Author: S. E. Schlosser
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1461746442
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 201

Book Description
Suitably, hauntings and paranormal happenings in the Lone Star state are larger than life. Included in this must-read collection are tales of the ghost lights of Marfa, the werewolf of Elroy, and the Devil’s brand in the eternal roundup of El Paso. Your hair will stand on end as you read about the mysteries and lore in Spooky Texas.

Haunted Southern California

Author: Charles A. Stansfield
Publisher: Stackpole Books
ISBN: 081174079X
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
Is there a shadow over this sunny land of healthful vigor and natural abundance? This region includes the Central Coast, the San Joaquin Valley, and metropolitan Los Angeles and San Diego, where readers will encounter the spirits of gold prospectors, cowboys, Spanish padres, and movie stars, as well as the phantom camels of Fort Tejon, the shape-shifting witch of Tulare, underwater UFOs, ghosts aboard the Queen Mary, and the tragic specter of Marilyn Monroe.

California’s Haunted Central Coast

Author: Evie Ybarra
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467140937
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Eerie haunts and stories of apparitions stretch along the California coast from Monterey Bay to the Channel Islands. James Dean's presence lingers at the site of his deadly car crash on Highway 46, and a ghost-in-residence presides over the Robert Louis Stevenson house in Monterey. Learn of the ghoulish murders of the Reed family at the San Miguel Mission, the mysterious spirits that haunt the Hearst Castle and the twisted tales of strange occurrences in what was once the Camarillo State Hospital. Join author Evie Ybarra as she explores the unexplained along this infamous coast.

American Chillers #14 Creepy Condors of California

Author: Johnathan Rand
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781893699632
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
Melanie and Cameron discover a very sinister condor in northern California.

Ghostland

Author: Colin Dickey
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101980192
Category : Ghosts
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
An intellectual feast for fans of offbeat history, Ghostland takes readers on a road trip through some of the country's most infamously haunted places--and deep into the dark side of our history.

A Halloween Scare in Virginia

Author: Eric James
Publisher: Halloween Scare
ISBN: 9781728234007
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
It's Halloween night, and creatures and critters from near and far are starting to gather outside the front door. And now here comes a whole army of monsters, on broomsticks, buses, and bikes, all clamoring in the darkness. What is it they want? Are they coming for you? A delightfully spooky Halloween adventure featuring iconic locations and landmarks from your favorite city, state, or country.

Spooky Colorado

Author: S. E. Schlosser
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762768363
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 211

Book Description
Tales of hauntings, strange happenings and other local lore throughout the Centennial state!

Kentucky Book of the Dead

Author: Keven McQueen
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1614234388
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 135

Book Description
This illustrated compendium by the author of Horror in the Heartland reveals macabre tales of death, hauntings and unexplained events in Kentucky’s past. Author Keven McQueen specializes in uncovering local legends, strange-but-true incidents, and outright hoaxes that newspapers of the past found fit to print. In his Kentucky Book of the Dead, McQueen resurrects creepy stories of life and death in the Bluegrass State, each presented with commentary as well as line drawing by illustrator Kyle McQueen. In these pages, readers will discover the Grim Reaper's creative side, meet the disgusting ghosts of Louisville, and find out more than they to know about old-fashioned embalming techniques. Kentucky Book of the Dead is by turns spine-tingling and entertaining, engrossing and just plain gross

Spooky Oregon

Author: S. E. Schlosser
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762756233
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 211

Book Description
Oregon folklore traditions are kept alive in 25 expert retellings of hauntings and strange happenings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and through artist Paul Hoffman’s evocative illustrations.