Ghost Mountain

Ghost Mountain is a mountain that appeared yesterday, changing the lives of the local people; the town drunk, a retired teacher and her dog, a young soul and his wife, an old soul. It is a story about all that is unmistably present, yet never truly fathomable in our lives.

Grand Cayman Island. AJ Bailey wishes she could forget her friend’s tragic death. Yet, the crystal-blue Caribbean offers none of its usual comfort. Especially when an expedition brings her across the floating, naked body of a drowned teenager. Haunted by the memories of her lost friend, AJ involves the local police service before moving on with her business.

Life is about to change for Brian Henderson, now that he knows the secrets of Beach Drive. Unbeknownst to Brian and the others, they have brought something else home with them after their misadventure in the forest. The spirit of a mountain man has followed them to Frederickport with a secret of his own.

A compelling work of investigative journalism that explores the surprising origins and hidden ramifications of an epic late 1960s hoax, perpetrated by cultural luminaries, including Victor Navasky and E.L. Doctorow. For readers curious about the surprising connections between John F. Kennedy, Oliver Stone, Timothy McVeigh, Alex Jones, and Donald Trump.

New Guinea became the site of one of the World War II's most savage campaigns. Despite their lack of jungle training, the 32nd Division's Ghost Mountain Boys were assigned the most grueling mission of the entire Pacific campaign: to march 130 miles over rugged mountains and to protect the right flank of the Australian army as they fought to push the Japanese back to the village of Buna.

There are secrets deep in the Appalachian Mountains that are as old as time. Magic, mysteries, the macabre. Secret societies, feral people, the fae, and wandering spirits that the world forgot. These six stories bring the timeless folk story tradition of Appalachian Kentucky storytelling into modern times with contemporary settings. These are the witches and the wanderers of Ghost Mountain.

From across the sea, they came by the thousands, escaping war and poverty in southern China to seek their fortunes in America. Converging on the enormous western worksite of the Transcontinental Railroad, the migrants spent years dynamiting tunnels through the snow-packed cliffs of the Sierra Nevada and laying tracks across the burning Utah desert. Their sweat and blood fueled the ascent of an interlinked, industrial United States. But those of them who survived this perilous effort would be pushed to the margins of American life and then to the fringes of public memory.

Step into the haunted past of the Appalachian Mountains. The Appalachian Trail is a place of natural beauty—but also of unexplained horrors. For centuries, travelers have reported eerie whispers in the fog, shadowy figures between the trees, and chilling encounters with spirits that refuse to rest. In this collection, 15 terrifying true ghost stories are brought to life through immersive, narrative-driven retellings. From legendary haunted cabins to mysterious vanishings and encounters with vengeful spirits, these chilling tales will make you think twice before stepping into the woods at ...

In Ghosts of Iron Mountain, Phil Tinline traces the roots of today’s fears back to the years after the Second World War, when America was the most powerful nation the world had ever known. He tells, in vivid, entertaining and brilliant detail, the story of a literary hoax that shocked a nation. Its impact – and its astonishing afterlife – reveal America’s fears as you’ve never seen them before.

Matt Lee, the sole survivor of a bloody battle with a band of Indians, stepped into insanity. For two years, Matt Lee, in his madness, would become the Ute Indians’ greatest enemy; they started calling him - Ghost. Matt Lee stepped back over into the land of the rational the day he rescued a Ute princess from a mountain lion attack. Forever grateful, she would become his wife, Walk with Ghost. Follow this Kurt James western adventure of redemption and revenge of a man the Indians called “Ghost” as he battles Indians, racial hatred, mountain lions, avalanches, bounty hunters, and ...

Roberts writes stories from a wide variety of locations: "Night of the Hunt" in Hendersonville, North Carolina; "Return of the Bell Witch" in Adams, Tennessee; "The Shenandoah Stage" in New Market, Virginia; "Chain Gang Man" in Decatur, Alabama; "Fort Mountain" in Fort Mountain, Georgia; "Laura" in Campbellsville, Kentucky; and "The Coming of the Demon" in Middleway, West Virginia.

Genuine non-fiction accounts of real ghost experiences by real people from the Rocky Mountain and Desert states in their own words. Ghosts of America – Rocky Mountains and Deserts features ghost sightings from Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming published in the first 10 Ghosts of America books. This book features 81 real-life frightening first-hand ghost sightings that have been documented by people from all over the Rocky Mountains and the deserts. If you like our previous books and the ghost stories on ghostsofamerica.com you will love this book.

The Spectra of the Dark Mountain is a story that unites fantasy, dark fantasy, terror and regionalism set in northeastern Brazil, to tell the story of John Felix, an unusual and introspective man, who lives in particular conflict with reality before his eyes and his imaginary world inside his mind. The story addresses in particular, the birth of the myth of the hero, who has to descend into the darkness, to go crazy, to transform himself, to "die" and be reborn as "new man."

This omnibus edition includes books five and six in the bestselling World's Scariest Places series. Mountain of the Dead – The greatest unsolved mystery of the 20th century—until now. On the night of February 1, 1959, in the remote Siberian wilderness, nine Russian hikers slashed open their tent from the inside and fled into a brutal blizzard. By morning, all were dead, several having suffered horrific, violent deaths. The mystery behind their demise, known as the Dyatlov Pass Incident, has perplexed investigators for decades. Now, an American true-crime writer sets out to retrace their...

Auf unerklärliche Weise steht plötzlich ein Berg dort, wo zuvor nur brachliegende Felder waren. Die neue Erhebung bringt das Leben der lokalen Bevölkerung über Nacht durcheinander: Da sind der Landeskartenbeamte, der seine Stunde gekommen sieht, und seine schöne Frau mit den Korkenzieherlocken, die sich sehnlich ein Kind wünscht. Da sind der stadtbekannte Säufer, der aber kein Alkoholiker ist, und die frühpensionierte Kunstlehrerin, deren Hund tragisch an einem Ball erstickt.

Robert Crain’s perfect life is being torn apart... While recuperating at home from a car accident, men in ski masks break into his house and render him unconscious. When he awakens the next morning he is confronted by a nightmarish truth -- that his wife and son are gone. But it doesn’t take long before he learns he’s not dealing with ordinary kidnappers. They aren’t interested in ransom money. No, what they want is unthinkable -- to see Robert fight other strangers to the death… And if he refuses, he will never see his family again. Accompanied by his loyal German shepherd, ...

Appalachian Mountain Handbook reveals the life and culture of people born and raised in the mountains of Appalachia. This includes their Language. Superstitions. Ghost Stories. Remedies.Cures. Potions. Sayings. Euphremisms. Growing Food. Fields and Streams. Games they Play. Favorite Food Recipes. Drinks they Make.

Mountain men honor a debt...it will probably cost them their lives Claude and his two friends have wintered with their adoptive Crow clan. They can't forget their companions massacred by the marauding Piegan Blackfeet. The thought of their remains scattered where they fell haunts them. They vow to return and bury the bodies and to avenge their murders. What they find, what they experience, will drive them to the edge of madness.

MOUNTAIN SPRINGS COZY MYSTERY SERIES – Books 1-3 Book 1 – Missing, Presumed Unwed Book 2 – Curses, Fowled Again! Book 3 – Beasties and Butterscotch Pie Introduction Sharon Triplett’s life-change was to retreat to the majestic mountains, settle into her inherited family home with her two kids, plucky pet parakeet, Seymour, and try to recover from the tragic death of her husband, a hotshot, undercover, city detective. It was an elegant plan. It should have worked. But then, astoundingly, Seymour, began eerily communicating to her in her dead husband’s voice and Sharon’s life was...

Is this the beginning of a whole new life, or was it always going to be yet another false start? Gerry and his scientist colleague are back in Montworth, supported by a grant given by the young CEO of Toven Discoveries to gather a few facts before announcing the Mosasaurs' existence to the world press. Gerry is happily basking in a renewed sense of his own identity as plans are put in place to take a quick jaunt to the lower reaches of the Himalayas in an attempt to retrace Joe Bucket's footsteps and find the source of the original dinosaurs. However, life was never meant to be a straight ...