The Big Book of Missouri Ghost Stories

by Troy Taylor

Overview

Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the Show Me State

Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author Troy Taylor shines a light in the dark corners of Missouri and scares those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From a headless ghost who stalks the aptly named “Murder Rocks”, to a large hairy monster that roams the banks of the Missouri River, there’s no shortage of bone-chilling tales to keep you up at night. It’s even rumored that the devil himself came to St. Louis in 1949, but nobody knows for sure if he ever left. Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493043842
Publisher:	Globe Pequot
Publication date:	07/17/2019
Series:	Big Book of Ghost Stories
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Troy Taylor is the author of more than 120 books about ghosts and the unexplained in America, including. He is the founder and owner of American Hauntings Tours and Events and founder of the Haunted America Conference, America’s original ghost conference. Along with writing about the unusual and hosting tours, Taylor is also a public speaker on the subject of ghosts and hauntings. has appeared in scores of newspaper and magazine articles about the subject and in hundreds of radio and television broadcasts about the supernatural.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

St. Louis Spirits

Beer So Good Some Will Die for It 8

The Gratiot Street Prison 18

The Mystery of Patience Worth 26

Hauntings of Washington University 36

The Devil Came to St. Louis 47

West of the City

Ghosts of St. Charles 65

Ghost of Meramec Caverns 75

Daniel Boone's Ghost 83

The Clarks Fork Spook 95

The Ghost of Ravenswood 98

Haunts of "Kinney's Folly" 102

Along the Mississippi

The Mystery of Mark Twain 111

The Stillwell Murder 117

Lulabelle's 122

Mark Twain Cave 124

Rockcliffe Mansion 126

Momo, the Missouri Monster 130

The Hunter-Dawson House 135

Port Cape Girardeau Restaurant and Lounge 139

Old Lorimiel Cemetery & the Sherwood-Minton House 141

Down in the Ozarks

Ghosts of the Wilson's Creek Battlefield 147

The Headless Ghost of Murder Rocks 154

Branson, Baldknobbers, and the Ghost of Inspiration Point 159

Ghosts of the Young Brothers Massacre 169

Tales of Pythian Castle 182

Chasing the Hornet Spook Light 186

Ghosts across the Show Me State

The Ghost of Stephens College 199

Ghosts of the Battle of Pilot Knob 203

Hauntings of Potosi 206

Ghosts of Excelsior Springs 216

Spirits of the Belvoir Winery 228

Lingering Ghosts at the Ray County Poor Farm 231

Ghosts of the James Family Farm 237

Ghosts of the Old Fitzpatrick Building 258

Guests Who Have Never Checked Out 262

The Blue Lady of the Muehlebach Hotel 264

The Kansas City Massacre and the Ghost of Frank Nash 266

Bibliography 277