Download or read book The Haunting of Hex Hollow written by Minglei Zhang and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1928, York, Pennsylvania, was thrust into the international spotlight when three men were accused of murdering Nelson Rehmeyer, a local farmer and known powwowing practitioner. Powwowing, according to anthropologist David Kriebel, is a traditional medical practice (Brauche or Braucherei in Pennsylvania Dutch) that was commonly practiced in southeastern and southcentral Pennsylvania. The men told law enforcement that Rehmeyer was a witch and had put dark spells on them. During the subsequent trials, the three men claimed that they could remove a hex that Rehmeyer had placed on them by burying a lock of his hair and burning his copy of The Long Lost Friend. Researching the press reports on the 1928 York witch trials, this thesis utilizes semantic network analysis and historical discourse analysis to examine the media representation developed by newspaper media across time and to study the role of journalism as a key contribution to historical memory. From a sociolinguistic perspective, this thesis treats journalism as a social practice and analyzes discursive strategies in media narratives to study how journalism reconstitutes the past. It avers that media representations of the case used nomination and predication strategies to depict powwowing as "witchcraft" and omitted justifications of powwowing as a belief and practice among the Pennsylvania Dutch. This inaccurate media representation of powwowing played a critical component in shaping the collective memory surrounding the York witch trials and pathologized the community-based beliefs and identities in social remembrance of the York witch trials.
Download or read book The Haunting of Harvest Hollow written by Chera Carmichael and published by Chera Carmichael. This book was released on with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly bonded and juggling deadlines, Violet Morgane has a full plate and no room for new headaches on top of her full schedule. When her new editor insists that she replace a guest speaker at a Storytelling Festival off-realm, Violet is ready to scream. Guest-speaker with her recent deadline looming overhead? No. Old-frenemies from early years in her career? Definitely no. A ghost in their hotel room? This definitely not what Violet signed up for!
Download or read book Weird U S written by Mark Moran and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering all 50 states, "Weird U.S." takes an unconventional look at the oddities, outcasts, and just plain strange things to see or do in America.
Download or read book Pennsylvania written by Matt Lake and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A illustrated collection of tales about weird places and folk traditions in Pennsylvania to be used as a travel guide.
Download or read book HEX written by Thomas Olde Heuvelt and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Originally published as Hex in 2013 by Luitingh-Sijthoff in Amsterdam"--Colophon.
Download or read book Haunted Pennsylvania written by Mark Nesbitt and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eerie stories of ghosts, spirits, and hauntings from across the Keystone State.
Download or read book What Happens Next written by Gail de Vos and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-06-26 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book uncovers the history behind urban legends and explains how the contemporary iterations of familiar fictional tales provide a window into the modern concerns—and digital advancements—of our society. What do ghost hunting, legend tripping, and legendary monsters have in common with email hoaxes, chain letters, and horror movies? In this follow-up to Libraries Unlimited's Tales, Rumors, and Gossip: Exploring Contemporary Folk Literature in Grades 7–12, author Gail de Vos revisits popular urban legends, and examines the impact of media—online, social, and broadcast—on their current iterations. What Happens Next? Contemporary Urban Legends and Popular Culture traces the evolution of contemporary legends from the tradition of oral storytelling to the sharing of stories on the Internet and TV. The author examines if the popularity of contemporary legends in the media has changed the form, role, and integrity of familiar legends. In addition to revisiting some of the legends highlighted in her first book, de Vos shares new tales in circulation which she sees as a direct result of technological advancements.
Download or read book The Big Book of Pennsylvania Ghost Stories written by Mark Nesbitt and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-07-17 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the Keystone State Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Authors Mark Nesbitt and Patty A. Wilson shine a light in the dark corners of Pennsylvania and scare those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From apparitions of fires and soldiers struggling in the cold at Valley Forge, to ghostly children stalking dormitories at Gettysburg College, these stories of strange occurrences are sure to send a chill up your spine. Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.
Download or read book South Central Pennsylvania Legends Lore written by David J. Puglia and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powwow practitioners of York County, the headless ghost of a murdered girl that roams the back roads of Schuylkill County and the Hummelstown Hermit who still lingers in Indian Echo Caverns--these tales are all part of the lore of South Central Pennsylvania. Such legends offer a fuller history of the region, from the folkways of the Pennsylvania Dutch to the stories of the rocky relations between German and English settlers and local tribes. Folklorist David J. Puglia reveals this lore to a new audience and explores the region's more recent legends like the "Wizard of Cumberland County" and Milton Hershey's narrow miss with the Titanic. Join Puglia as he tracks through the hills, houses and hollows of South Central Pennsylvania in search of its legends and lore.
Download or read book American Murder Houses written by Steve Lehto and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are places in the United States of America where violent acts of bloodshed have occurred. Years may pass—even centuries—but the mark of death remains. They are known as Murder Houses. From a colonial manse in New England to a small-town home in Iowa to a Beverly Hills mansion, these residences have taken on a life of their own, gaining everything from local lore and gossip to national—and even global—infamy. Writer Steve Lehto recounts the stories behind the houses where Lizzie Borden supposedly gave her stepmother “forty whacks,” where the real Amityville Horror was first unleashed by gunfire, and where the demented acts of the Manson Family horrified a nation—as well some lesser-known sites of murder that were no less ghastly. Exploring the past and present of more than twenty-five renowned homicide scenes, American Murder Houses is a tour through the real estate of some of the most grisly and fascinating crimes in American history. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS
Download or read book Shadow Atlas written by Jane Yolen and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeking to reclaim humanity's early secrets, the Umbra Arca Society was forged. Equipped with only a compass, a journal, and devotion to truth, these adventurers braved cursed landscapes. The Shadow Atlas collects their adventures.
Download or read book Beyond the Seventh Gate written by Timothy Renner and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the best known legends from York County, Pennsylvania is Toad Road and the Seven Gates of Hell. What is the real story? Where are the Seven Gates of Hell? Where is Toad Road? Extensive research and on site exploration is combined to dispel urban legends while revealing stranger truths.Journey beyond the Seventh Gate and into other weird places in York, Lancaster, and Adams Counties. Explore Hex Hollow, Chickies Rock, lonely graveyards, and old iron forges. Read true tales of bigfoot creatures, witches, ghosts, werewolves, and flying phantoms. Sometimes they haunt the woods behind you. Sometimes they are in your own back yard.
Download or read book The House on Haunted Hollow written by Dayton Young and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The House on Haunted Hollow is a charming holiday story about four mischievous friends who learn a valuable lesson after they disobey their parents and go trick-or-treating at a mysterious mansion. Featuring animated pictures, original music and two different narration tracks, this Halloween book has been kid-tested and teacher-approved to ensure that it can be enjoyed by children of all ages and reading abilities. Chris, Jason, Zoe and Daniel (and Daniel's pet dog, too!) are excited to go trick-or-treating on Halloween night. The four young friends get dressed up in their costumes and pose while their parents take pictures. But before the children are allowed to leave for their Halloween adventure, their parents give them a warning: do not go trick-or-treating at the house on Haunted Hollow. The children set out around their neighborhood, having fun while filling their bags with delicious candy. On their way back home, though, the children stumble upon a creepy, old mansion. They quickly realize that this is the house that their parents warned them about, but their curiosity gets the best of them. They open the gate and make their way up a winding path to the front door of the house on Haunted Hollow, where spooky surprises await them ...
Download or read book The haunted house of Ben s Hollow and other ghostly stories written by Aaron Marc Stein and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Wife The Dog and Animation written by Scott Baltjes and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2023-11-03 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously found on social media and inside birthday cards, Scott’s beloved work is now available as a collection! Featuring such series as Adventure Anne: International Woman of Fortune, Scott Wars, and Bella-Boo: Where Are You?, this first volume includes comics about everything ranging from author’s life as an artist and animator and his wilderness exploits to studio mice—not to mention the wife and the dog. Expect wordplay, holiday cards, search and rescue, marriage, mermaids, figure drawing, dog woes, Hurricane Dorian, and more than a few ghosts—all wrapped up in single-panel comics that highlight the humour in everyday life.
Download or read book Walking with Spirits written by Taylor Ellwood and published by Taylor Ellwood. This book was released on 2020-08-27 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Walking with Spirits, I share my process for connecting and working with spirits that enables you to get consistent results, while building collaborative relationships with the spirits you work with. Working with spirits doesn’t have to involve the coercion of spirits that you find in conventional approaches to spirit work. What I share is an alternative approach that enables you to develop a friendly relationship with the spirits you work with and allows you to get results. Instead of trying to force a spirit to do something for you, you’ll learn the following: How to create a rapport with spirits that allows you to become allies. Why a co-equal relationship with spirits is better than any other type of relationship you could form. What the problems are with conventional Western spirit work techniques such as what you find in the grimoires. How to use experiential embodiment to connect with spirits. How to use a simplified approach to invocation and evocation that allows you to work with spirits and get results. If you’re ready to learn a different approach to working with spirits, where you don’t create enemies, and instead have life long relationships where you and the spirits from working with each other, Walking with Spirits will show you a different path for working with spirits that gets you results.
Download or read book The Haunted House of Ben s Hollow written by A. M. Stein and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Haunted House is a collection of four ghost stories.
