World's Most Haunted Places

by Jeff Belanger

Overview

People have been entertained by tales of ghost sightings for hundreds of years. Author and Ghostvillage.com founder Jeff Belanger explores some of the most haunted places in the world, from California to Queensland, and reports back with spine-tingling first-hand accounts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781601637819
Publisher:	Career Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/15/2004
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Jeff Belanger has been studying and writing about the supernatural for regional and national publications since 1997. In 1999, Belanger launched Ghostvillage.com as a repository for his writings. Since then, the site has grown to be the largest paranormal community on the Web, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors per year. His books include Communicating with the Dead, Encyclopedia of Haunted Places, and Ghosts of War.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	11
Chapter 1	Ballygally Castle Hotel - Ballygally, Ireland	13
Chapter 2	The Rms Queen Mary - Long Beach, California	21
Chapter 3	The 1891 Castle Inn - New Orleans, Louisiana	29
Chapter 4	Rose Hall Great House - Montego Bay, Jamaica	37
Chapter 5	Hibbing High School - Hibbing, Minnesota	45
Chapter 6	The Deane House - Calgary, Alberta	53
Chapter 7	Imperial Casino Hotel - Cripple Creek, Colorado	61
Chapter 8	The Catacombs Museum - Paris, France	69
Chapter 9	Big Nose Kate's Saloon - Tombstone, Arizona	77
Chapter 10	Ordsall Hall - Salford, England	85
Chapter 11	The White House - Washington, D.C.	93
Chapter 12	The Alaskan Hotel - Juneau, Alaska	103
Chapter 13	Monte Cristo Homestead - Junee, New South Wales	111
Chapter 14	Mercy Brown, the Rhode Island Vampire - Exeter, Rhode Island	119
Chapter 15	Empress Theatre - Fort Macleod, Alberta	127
Chapter 16	Thornewood Castle - Lakewood, Washington	135
Chapter 17	The Skirrid Mountain Inn - Llanvihangel Crucorney, Wales	143
Chapter 18	Archer Avenue's Resurrection Mary - Chicago, Illinois	149
Chapter 19	Billy Bishop Legion Hall - Vancouver, British Columbia	157
Chapter 20	South Bridge Underground Vaults - Edinburgh, Scotland	163
Chapter 21	The Pirates' House - Savannah, Georgia	171
Chapter 22	Boggo Road Gaol Museum - Brisbane, Queensland	179
Chapter 23	Stone's Public House - Ashland, Massachusetts	187
Chapter 24	Muncaster Castle - Ravenglass, England	195
Chapter 25	The Andrew Bayne Memorial Library - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	203
Chapter 26	The Spaghetti Warehouse - Houston, Texas	211
Chapter 27	The Olde Angel Inn - Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario	219
Chapter 28	The Whaley House - San Diego, California	227
Chapter 29	The Tower of London - London, England	235
	Afterword	245
	Resources	247
	Index	249
	About the Author	255

Editorial Reviews

Series Review: Haunted: Ghosts and the Paranormal "Written in a relatively journalistic style, Belanger’s texts show that he has obviously done his research...would be great sources for school reports..." —School Library Journal

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