Pennsylvania Ghosts

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 listen.

"My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December 6, 1973." So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue without...

Pennsylvania is rich in history, from infamous Gettysburg battles, Quaker homes, and sprawling college campuses to quaint inns and restaurants. One could make numerous trips to this historical and beautiful state and still not scratch the surface of what it has to offer. Beneath all the majestic beauty and history also lies mayhem, tragic events, stories of madness, and plenty of hauntings to satisfy your inquisitive nature and taste for all that is paranormal.

Pennsylvania is full of history, scenery, charming towns—and enough weirdness to make an ordinary road trip completely impossible. In Weird Pennsylvania Road Trip, you’ll travel from Philadelphia to Erie in search of haunted prisons, battlefield ghosts, underground cave boats, zombie movie landmarks, chocolate-shaped streetlights, burning ghost towns, giant footwear, romantic champagne-glass tubs, and sandwiches stuffed with their own side dishes. Along the way, explore: Haunted cellblocks inside Eastern State Penitentiary Philadelphia’s fascinating museum of medical oddities ...

This program features multicast narration. On the set of a kitschy reality TV show, staged scares transform into unnerving reality in this spooky ghost story from multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Sarah Pinsker. “Don’t talk to day about what we do at night.” When aimless...

These are true ghost stories told by people from Pennsylvania. These ghost stories have been featured in our first 14 books and include: - ''I was mad and thought two kids had wondered upstairs from one of the hotel rooms or from the bar downstairs. I sat up in bed and asked what they were doing there, and they both looked at me like they were shocked and.... '' - ''I distinctly heard a man walk into the bathroom. The door opened, and he cleared his throat. I had not heard my husband pull back in, but I called out his name and...'' - ''It was just a soft smell of lavender perfume drifting ...

This is the story of a farmer, living near Gettysburg when the Battle occurs in July of 1863. He quickly becomes involved in the tragedy of war, caring for the wounded, comforting the dying and burying the deceased. Soon after, he begins to have visits from ghost-like strangers that impact his life and one that redirects his immediate future. It's the story of a young man caught up in an historic event and how he dealt with it.

This is the tenth book of the urban legends series of the United States. This book is full of locations, directions, pictures, folklore, legends and personal accounts of those who have come in contact with these legends themselves. Travel to the Ohio valley and visit haunted roads, bridges and homes. Head to Oklahoma and check out portals, cryptids and cemeteries. In Oregon you will find haunted lighthouses and witches. Over in Pennsylvania you can go to Asylums, Goblins and Werewolves. This collection of legends is not just the well known legends but the lore only known by the locals. Find...

A ragtag group of activists sets out to repatriate the bones of a Blackfeet boy taken to the infamous Carlisle Indian Industrial School in author Stephen Graham Jones’s return to the Blackfeet reservation of his award-winning New York Times bestsellers The Only Good Indians and The Buffalo...

The Old Loggers Path (OLP) is a great walking path for beginner and experienced hikers alike. The looped trail explored the Loyalsock State Forest in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, for 27.8 miles. The mail trailhead parking area is located at Masten, an old ghost town. One of Pennsylvania's most beautiful mountain streams, Rock Run, is considered the highlight of the OLP. The trail meets Rock Run at the confluence of Yellow Dog Run. Other highlights include: Masten Ghost Town, Sprout Point Vista, Sharp Top Vista, and Sullivan Mountain.

Discover creepy tales, ghost riddled towns, eerie phenomena, and unexplained anomalies in one of the most haunted states in the U.S.

As Seen in Scream Magazine Disturbed is set in the Coal Region of Northeast Pennsylvania, a grimly haunted region with a bloody history of conflict between oppressed miners and wealthy coal barons. Many believe that even today, the ghosts of the Molly Maguires – a secret Irish organization that waged war against oppressive labor practices in the 19th Century – still roam the landscape. Into this setting arrives Jonah Frost, a young man with a history of mental illness. Little does he know his new home is inhabited by its former resident, hell-bent on continuing her life’s vendetta. ...

The Blacklick creek valley is not only located in one of the most beautiful parts of Pennsylvania, it is also home to one of the most haunted. Spanning a total area of 36 miles, the Blacklick Valley is a natural area offering a rail trail that runs along disused railroad tracks, and rests along abandoned blast furnaces, and several ghost towns. Other ghost towns found along the scenic trail include Armerford, Bracken, Beulah, Claghorn, Dilltown, Eliza Furnace, Lackawanna No. 3, Nanty Glo, Scott Glenn, Twin Rocks and Webster. Mile signs are posted along the trail to inform visitors of how ...

It's Halloween and Founder's Day in Buckelsmere with a farmer’s market, a community scavenger hunt, a body that disappears into thin air, and a pair of spritely ghost hunters. Ann, Bill, Tom, Robin and Caela try to get through the weekend without becoming corpses themselves. Follow Detective Ann Essex, her associates Detectives Bill Dancer and Tom Van Pelt, best friends Suzanne and Che-Che, and investigative daughter Robin and her ever present friend Caela, as they solve murders and piece together the mysteries they encounter.

Genuine non-fiction accounts of real ghost experiences by real people from the Mid-Atlantic states in their own words. Ghosts of America – Mid-Atlantic features ghost sightings from New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware published in Ghosts of America books 15 through 23. This book features real-life frightening first-hand ghost sightings that have been documented by people from all over the Mid-Atlantic. - ''There had been numerous sightings of an old man wearing a rain jacket and trilby hat sitting at the end of the bar. TV's and lights would turn on and off. We ...

Discover haunted bars, ghost infested taverns, pubs, and saloons that offer the patrons more than just drinks and hospitality. These historic and antiquated establishments offer extreme circumstances filled with paranormal activity, ghost encounters, and an ethereal ambiance like no other place in the world.

Elizabeth, Pennsylvania was named after the beautiful, Elizabeth Mackay Bayard, the wife of Colonel Stephen Bayard, who along with Elizabeth’s brother, Samuel Mackay, founded the town in 1787. Elizabeth later became the bustling borough that it is still known for today in 1834. Their spirit is still felt today as Stephen's wife, Elizabeth walks aimlessly looking for her final resting place that was recklessly unearthed during a time when due care to the graves in the old cemetery were treated with a total diregard to the dead who were buried on "town hill." Virginia is for lovers, and if ...

Step beyond the veil and into the hills and hollows of Westmoreland County, where history lingers like a chill in the air and every whisper of wind carries a story. In this second volume of The Haunted History of Westmoreland County, explore the eerie folklore woven into the region's past—from haunted homesteads and spectral apparitions to whispered legends passed down through generations. These are more than ghost stories. They are echoes of lost voices and unfinished business, each tale a thread in the county's rich cultural tapestry. Within the shadows of the past lie lessons for the ...

In the early spring morning light, shortly after seven o’clock, the body looked like a pile of debris covered by brown and black leaves left over from the previous autumn. A decorated war hero with severe amnesia sustained twelve years before, Clifford Dumont has remained lost in the middle of his life until unexpected events challenge him to confront his suppressed fears and the black wall of his past. When he finds the dead body of his co-worker, Jean-Paul, at a national historical battlefield, Clifford is jarred out of his day-to-day routines. His complacency is further challenged by ...

What begins as yet another assignment for a reporter, a young millennial who relies happily on email and texting as the primary means of communication, develops into a heartfelt mission to tell the story of the people and places in the letters. Dead Letters is an intimate portrait of small-town America and the people who, at times, risked everything in pursuit of economic prosperity, religious freedom, and social equity.