The Nelson House is an imposing edifice by anyone's standards. Three stories tall and on a hill overlooking the York River, the house was believed to … [Read more...] about Yorktown Ghost Stories: Colonial era ghosts still haunt the streets of this landmark village of the American Revolution
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The death, resurrection and retribution of Zona Heaster Shue, The Greenbrier Ghost
Zona Heaster Shue was born in the mountains of West Virginia. Raised around Richlands, as far as we know, Zona never left Greenbrier county in her too … [Read more...] about The death, resurrection and retribution of Zona Heaster Shue, The Greenbrier Ghost
The ghosts of St. Helena’s chapel of ease and Land’s End light – true hauntings from South Carolina’s sea islands
St. Helena Island, a sea island located in the Port Royal Sound of South Carolina has a long history. Some say it's the oldest settlement in the … [Read more...] about The ghosts of St. Helena’s chapel of ease and Land’s End light – true hauntings from South Carolina’s sea islands
A True Ghost Story from the Sea: The Curse of the Charles Haskell
At top, Tropical Storm Ida, Stephen Fields Beach, Plymouth, Massachusetts. I fear thee, ancient Mariner! I fear thy skinny hand! And thou art long, … [Read more...] about A True Ghost Story from the Sea: The Curse of the Charles Haskell
True Confessions: In which the author relates his own encounters in the land of Sleepy Hollow
Above: The shot I was taking in Washington Irving's Sunnyside when the lady laughed. People are always asking me if I believe these stories, they say … [Read more...] about True Confessions: In which the author relates his own encounters in the land of Sleepy Hollow
Peter Stuyvesant: A citizen of old New Amsterdam, carrying on nearly 400 years later in New York City
Statue of Peter Stuyvesant, St. Marks-Church-In-The-Bowery. Before there was New York, there was New Amsterdam. Founded by the Dutch in 1614, New … [Read more...] about Peter Stuyvesant: A citizen of old New Amsterdam, carrying on nearly 400 years later in New York City
A warlock’s curse? The ghosts of Salem’s Howard Street Burying Ground
Salem's Howard Street Burying Ground with the Old Jail in the Background Giles Corey married three times, the last time when he was pushing eighty … [Read more...] about A warlock’s curse? The ghosts of Salem’s Howard Street Burying Ground
Tales of Old Stony Brook II: Of William Sidney Mount, spirits and Spiritualism
The Hawkins Mount House. In Richard Matheson's classic novel from the 1970s, Hell House, a team of investigators are sent to spend a week in a … [Read more...] about Tales of Old Stony Brook II: Of William Sidney Mount, spirits and Spiritualism
