Download or read book America s Most Haunted Encyclopedia Series Vol II written by US Ghost Adventures and published by . This book was released on 2023-08-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's Most Haunted: Volume II Encyclopedia Series explores both historic sites and little known haunts throughout southern New England. Learn about the ghosts that still linger in The Witch House and other infamous buildings in Salem, Massachusetts, or take a detailed, photographic tour of the notorious Lizzie Borden House, where Mr. and Mrs. Borden were gruesomely murdered. Enjoy macabre history? Learn about the mysterious armored skeleton unearthed in Fall River, Massachusetts, or visit the Providence Athenaeum, in Providence, Rhode Island, where Edgar Allan Poe can be seen wandering the library in ghostly form. Read about the infamous Shunned House and why HP Lovecraft still haunts this historic home, or travel back in time with us to uncover the haunted history of the White Horse Tavern, the oldest tavern in the country, where several spirits still stop by for a visit on a daily basis. Explore a myriad of beautiful and notable locations, from haunted bridges and universities to an eerie stone tower, riddled with paranormal phenomena. Drawn from real-life research on behalf of US Ghost Adventures, Volume II weaves dark history together with authentic ghost stories and hauntings for a chilling, unforgettable chronicle of some of the most haunted and historic homes, hotels, asylums and public buildings in New England. This is the second installment in the America's Most Haunted Series.
Download or read book America s Most Haunted Encyclopedia Series Vol II written by US Ghost Adventures and published by . This book was released on 2022-09-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the Massachusetts Volume II of America's Most Haunted where we unlock the eerie secrets of Salem, Boston, and Fall River. Salem has a reputation as one of America's most haunted cities. Between 1692 and 1693, 200 villagers faced accusations of witchcraft, 19 of whom were executed by hanging. This period saw the deadliest witch hunt in American history that left a bloody stain on Salem. The poor men and women who never got a fair trial still hold a grudge against the living and make their ire known.Considering Boston is chock-full of historical landmarks and old buildings, it's safe to say that there are a few haunted sites that are worth checking out. At almost every corner of the city, there's a site that is infamous for its hauntings. What's more, there's a wide variety of venues that are said to contain ghostly spirits. You can find haunted houses, cemeteries, and historical landmarks, all with a unique twisted backstory.Nantucket Island is home to many ghost stories due in part to its history in whaling and commerce. Spooky stories of unexplained occurrences in Nantucket include rumors of flickering lights, items moving on their own, and translucent figures.Fall River is known for a gruesome double murder, where Lizzie Borden allegedly murdered her father and stepmother with an ax. The brutal murders of Fall River attract all sorts of strange entities. Ghosts, spirits, and ghouls are known to haunt the streets of this quiet town.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Haunted Places Revised Edition written by Jeff Belanger and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now updated:Information on hundreds of supernatural sites, compiled by dozens of the world’s leading paranormal investigators. For years, paranormal investigative groups have been studying their local ghosts with scientific equipment as well as with psychics and seances. This directory is a repository of some of their most profound cases. From across the United States, Canada, and many spots around the globe, ghost investigators tell of their sometimes-harrowing experiences, share their research, and give readers an overview of both well-known and obscure haunted locales. From private residences to inns and restaurants, battlefields to museums and libraries, graveyards to churches, Encyclopedia of Haunted Places offers supernatural tourists a guide to points of interest through the eyes of the world’s leading ghost hunters. Research notes, location background, firsthand accounts, interviews with leading paranormal researchers, and photographs featuring ghostly manifestations comprise the hundreds of haunted listings in this directory. 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.
Download or read book The Haunting of Twentieth Century America written by William J. Birnes and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From the Nazis to the new millennium"--Jacket.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of the Gothic 2 Volume Set written by William Hughes and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-12-21 with total page 887 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE GOTHIC “Well written and interesting [it is] a testament to the breadth and depth of knowledge about its central subject among the more than 130 contributing writers, and also among the three editors, each of whom is a significant figure in the field of gothic studies … A reference work that’s firmly rooted in and actively devoted to expressing the current state of academic scholarship about its area.” New York Journal of Books “A substantial achievement.” Reference Reviews Comprehensive and wide-ranging, The Encyclopedia of the Gothic brings together over 200 newly-commissioned essays by leading scholars writing on all aspects of the Gothic as it is currently taught and researched, along with challenging insights into the development of the genre and its impact on contemporary culture. The A-Z entries provide comprehensive coverage of relevant authors, national traditions, critical developments, and notable texts that continue to define, shape, and inform the genre. The volume’s approach is truly interdisciplinary, with essays by specialist international contributors whose expertise extends beyond Gothic literature to film, music, drama, art, and architecture. From Angels and American Gothic to Wilde and Witchcraft, The Encyclopedia of the Gothic is the definitive reference guide to all aspects of this strange and wondrous genre. The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature is a comprehensive, scholarly, authoritative, and critical overview of literature and theory comprising individual titles covering key literary genres, periods, and sub-disciplines. Available both in print and online, this groundbreaking resource provides students, teachers, and researchers with cutting-edge scholarship in literature and literary studies.
Download or read book America s Most Haunted Encyclopedia Series Vol I written by and published by US Ghost Adventures Books. This book was released on 2020-11-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These tales of hauntings, ancient and modern, weave together to tell the history of the Mid-Atlantic cities of Williamsburg, Richmond & Washington, D.C.,. An uncompromising look at the sordid pasts of three of the most important cities in American history. Drawn from real-life research for US Ghost Adventures spine-tingling late-night tours on these cities' streets. This volume represents countless hours of research, real-life sightings, and tales from the cities themselves, with confirmed ghost stories from history and current sources and the contexts and historical facts. This volume is just one in a series of cities from across the United States, detailing in horrific spectacle the hauntings of our greatest cities.
Download or read book The Big Book of Pennsylvania Ghost Stories written by Mark Nesbitt and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2008-07-28 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A treasury of 125 ghost stories from the Keystone State makes up this huge volume. Each region of Pennsylvania is represented by an assortment of eerie tales, gathered by two of the state's best-known authors on the subject, including: • Tragic specters of Gettysburg • Pittsburgh's legendary Green Man • Revolutionary spirits in Philadelphia • Foreboding Ax Hollow near Erie • Mysterious mountain tales of the Scotia Barrens, Captain Phillips's murdered rangers, and the Lost Children of the Alleghenies
Download or read book This House Is Haunted written by Hans Holzer and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 1078 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVJoin paranormal expert and storyteller extraordinaire Hans Holzer as he investigates the most famous, and infamous, real-life haunted houses/divDIV Perhaps no other paranormal situation captures our imagination more than a haunted house. The idea of sharing a home with the dead is unsettling for the current inhabitants, but according to professor Hans Holzer, it can be equally as upsetting to the ghost. In The House Is Haunted, Holzer explores more than eighty haunted houses—all over the United States and abroad—dissects their history, and speculates on the reasons the otherworldly inhabitants continue to stay in their earthly abodes. /div
Download or read book Haunted Places written by Hans Holzer and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVJoin paranormal expert and ghost hunter Hans Holzer as he investigates the most famous haunted locations around the world/divDIV Ghosts have been known to haunt not only houses but other locations as well—such as dark forests, trains, ships, and even airplanes. Professor Hans Holzer looks at several of the most menacing of these cases, from the ghost bride of Nob Hill in San Francisco to the “gray man” of Pawley’s Island in South Carolina and the haunted organ at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut./div
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Haunted Places written by Jeff Belanger and published by Career Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Haunted Places is the first directory to be written by dozens of the world's leading paranormal investigators, collected by Jeff Belanger of Ghostvillage.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Haunted Places written by Jeff Belanger and published by . This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Haunted Places is the first directory to be written by dozens of the world's leading paranormal investigators. Research notes, location background, first-hand accounts, and many anomalous photographs featuring ghostly manifestations comprise the hundreds of haunted listings in this directory. For years, paranormal investigati...
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience written by William F. Williams and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience is the first one-volume, A-to-Z reference that identifies, defines, and explains all of the terms and ideas dealing with the somewhat murky world of the "almost sciences". Truly interdisciplinary and multicultural in scope, the Encyclopedia examines how fringe or marginal sciences have affected people throughout history, as well as how they continue to exert an influence on our lives today. This comprehensive reference brings together: superstitions and fads that are part of popular culture, such as fortune telling; healing practices once thought marginal that are now become increasingly accepted, such as homeopathy and acupuncture; frauds and hoaxes that have occurred throughout history, such as UFOs; mistaken theories first put forward as serious science, but later discarded as false, such as phrenology and racial typing, etc. More than 2000 extensively cross-referenced and illustrated entries cover prominent phenomena, major figures, events topics, places and associations.
Download or read book America s Most Haunted Places written by Bruce Roberts and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1976 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen ghost stories associated with historically important locations in the United States including Fort Ticonderoga, Gettysburg, Harper's Ferry, and the Comstock Lode.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits written by Rosemary Guiley and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits, Third Edition includes more than 600 fascinating entries about ghosts, hauntings, related paranormal phenomenon, the people who investigate them, and the key theories about what causes them. Widely regarded as the definitive reference in the field, this encyclopedia provides comprehensive coverage written in an engaging style. Paranormal expert Rosemary Ellen Guiley has compiled extensive research on the most current theories about what causes ghosts and the many new haunting cases documented since publication of the second edition. The third edition has been substantially updated with the addition of more than 130 new entries, more than 20 new black-and-white photographs, and an updated foreword by Troy Taylor, author and founder of the American Ghost Society. Many entries include bibliographical listings for further reading.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of the Gothic written by William Hughes and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 880 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encylopedia of the Gothic features a series of newly-commissioned essays from experts in Gothic studies that cover all aspects of the Gothic as it is currently taught and researched, along with the development of the genre and its impact on contemporary culture. Comprises over 200 newly commissioned entries written by a stellar cast of over 130 experts in the field Arranged in A-Z format across two fully cross-referenced volumes Represents the definitive reference guide to all aspects of the Gothic Provides comprehensive coverage of relevant authors, national traditions, critical developments, and notable texts that define, shape, and inform the genre Extends beyond a purely literary analysis to explore Gothic elements of film, music, drama, art, and architecture. Explores the development of the genre and its impact on contemporary culture
Download or read book The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Victorian Women s Writing written by Lesa Scholl and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-12-15 with total page 1753 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the late twentieth century, there has been a strategic campaign to recover the impact of Victorian women writers in the field of English literature. However, with the increased understanding of the importance of interdisciplinarity in the twenty-first century, there is a need to extend this campaign beyond literary studies in order to recognise the role of women writers across the nineteenth century, a time that was intrinsically interdisciplinary in approach to scholarly writing and public intellectual engagement.
Download or read book Haunted Histories in America written by Nancy Hendricks and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you believe in ghosts, you're in good company. Haunted Histories brings America's most ghostly locales to life, illuminating their role in shaping U.S. history and detailing how they became the nation's most feared places. Haunted Histories takes readers on a state-by-state journey across the United States, exploring the nation's most feared places. Along the way, the text introduces readers to new ghostly tales and takes a fresh look at familiar stories and locations, with an eye to history. From well-known spooky spots like Salem, Massachusetts, to such lesser-known ones as the Shanghai Tunnels of Portland, Oregon, where spirits are supposedly trapped, readers will discover not only where America's most haunted places are but also why they are said to be haunted. The ghosts of the doomed Donner Party allow readers to experience the arduous and often deadly journey of America's westward wagon trains, while different kinds of "spirits" haunting old distilleries allow readers to discover how whiskey almost derailed the new American nation before it was born. This book can be studied for academic purposes as a historical reference, used as a source for classroom assignments, or simply read for the pleasure of a great story.
