A Rainy's Nights Worth of Ghostly Reading

Recently my husband and I took a trip to the Oregon Coast. While there we naturally visited the haunted spots. We spent time at two ghostly lighthouses, a haunted restaurant and of course the used book store. While browsing the dusty little shop we discovered an entire shelf of ghost books. Oh! It might be raining, cold and windy, but we were in luck. All those ghost books and a few extra days to read them. Naturally we left with a bag full of books.

One of my favorite page-turners is Scottish Ghost Stories by James Robertson. If you like reading about headless apparitions, fog-shrouded castles, and strange unexplained noises, you'll enjoy this well researched book.

Antoinette May's Haunted Houses and Wandering Ghosts of California presents stories and black and white photos of several of the golden state's most famous haunted spots. How I missed this one the first time around is beyond me.

As a fan of ghostly folklore I found myself unable to put down Angus MacLean's The Ghosts of Frank and Jesse James And Other Stories. Besides the ghostly James brothers there are the headless husband and lots of other specters to ponder within the pages of this little book.

Not really ghosts but strange nonetheless, is Midnight Dreary The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe by John Evangelist Walsh. So what are the facts concerning the death of Mr. Poe? Regardless of the truth, this book will probably keep you interested till the very last page.

Civil War Ghosts and Legends by Nancy Roberts certainly satisfied this history buff's curiosity about some of those ghostly soldiers who continue their long ago battles.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Troy Taylor is not only a prolific writer, but one of the finest writers of ghostly goings on that I've had the pleasure of reading. His No Rest For the Wicked is a treat from beginning to end, especially if you happen to be a fan of ghostly bootleggers and long dead starlets. Just to keep up to date on the latest ghost hunting techniques read Troy's new Ghost Hunter's Guidebook. This is a sensible book written in a very straightforward manner.

While I'm repeating myself let's not forget Dennis William Hauck's The National Directory of Haunted Places. I believe no traveler should be without this book. It may suffer a few little inaccuracies, but there's none better for keeping the weary ghost-hunting traveler on the road to a good ghostly spot.

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