Tales of unexplained phenomena in Maryland, including the bleeding stone of White House Farm, the vengeful ghost of Bigg Lizz, the Chesapeake sea monster fondly known as Chessie, America s most haunted lighthouse, the mysterious Toaster who visits Edgar Allan Poe s grave, and dozens more.

Haunted Maryland: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Old Line State (Haunted Series)

Ed Okonowicz

Parenting & Relationships

Stackpole Books

Welcome Inn, Vol. II of the Spirits Between the Bays series features true stories of unusal events at 13 public sites--including restaurants, inns and museums--visited by people every day. 
We invite the daring, the curious and especially the skeptics, to take a spirited trip across the peninsula. Make your reservations to dine at a haunted table, stay onvernight in a ghost room or tour a mysterious museum. 
Who knows what chills you will experince . . . what phantoms you will meet?

Welcome Inn, Volume III: Haunted Inns, Restaurants, and Museums (Spirits Between the Bays)

Religion & Spirituality

Occult & Paranormal

Myst & Lace Publishers

Vol. IV of the Spirits Between the Bays Series includes 15 true tales about haunted horses, a ghost infested hotel Bigfoot's visits to Maryland, sightings of the Snallygaster, Delmarva's first serial killer, Patty Cannon, and more. 
From Avalon and Ocean City in New Jersey, to Lewes and Wilmington in Delaware and in Baltimore, Reliance and Easton in Maryland, the dead still walk at night.

In the Vestibule: True Ghost Stories from the Delmarva Peninsula to the Jersey Shore (Spirits Between the Bays Series, Volume IV)

Myst & Lace Pub

Crying in the Kitchen, Vol. VI of the Spirits Between the Bays ghost/folklore series, focuses on Mid-Atlantic watertowns--such as Cape May, Lewes, Chincoteague, Salem, New Hope and Rehoboth Beach. 
Read about the headless phantom on Smith Island in the Chesapeake Bay and learn about ghosts featured on the evening Lantern Tours at the old Civil War prison at Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island. 
Discover details on the submerged city of Conowingo, Weather Witch that protects and sunken treasure ship, the Unknown Sailors' Cemetery under the Lewes Ferry Terminal parking lot and the mass graves of Confederate prisoners at Fort Mott National Cemetery. . . and more.

Crying in the Kitchen: Stories of Ghosts That Roam the Water (Spirits Between the Bays)

Myst & Lace Publishers, Incorp

This is the first volume of the DelMarVa Murder Mystery Series. It's early in the 21st century and DelMarVa, the 51st state in the Union, is making headlines. There is full employment. Its residents pay no taxes and the crime rate is falling. With five casino-entertainment centers and a major theme park under construction, it's soon to be one of the country's top tourist attractions. Everything seems to be going well. But, in the second year of this bold experiment in regional government, a serial kidnapper strikes and the victims are a growing number of DelMarVa residents. Will "The Snatcher" ruin the new state's Utopian charm? On will the kidnapper be caught and swing from a noose. In this premier DelMarVa mystery meet Gov. Henry McDevitt, Police Commissioner Michael Pentak and state psychologist Stephanice Litera, as they pursue the region's horrifying serial killer. (These characters return in the sequel--Halloween House.)

Fired!

Literature & Fiction

United States

Myst and Lace Publishers, Inc. [1998]

This sequel to Possessed Possessions includes 40 more amazing true stories of bizarre, unusual and unexplained incidents--all caused by haunted objects like the demented dolls, spirited sculptures, a pesky piano, a killer crib, and much, much, more.

Possessed Possessions 2 : More Haunted Antiques, Furniture and Collectibles

Ghosts roaming a Civil War ishalnd prison—plus eerie tales in nearby Delaware City and Olde New Castle—come alive in this haunted history of Pea Patch Island. The small spit of land in the Delaware River, between Delaware and New Jersey, held 33,000 Confederate prisoners during the Civil War. Those who died on the island took a final ride on the "Death Boat" to be buried on the New Jersey mainland. The author, co-developer and host of the island's Ghost/History tours, shares spooky stories—and more than 70 photographs—of haunted locations, fort history and restless spirits. Comments by fort staff and visitors, plus an apparition captured on film, make this a great book for both Civil War fans and ghost hunters. Also, a tombstone ranking rate's the haunted prison's most spirited sites.

Civil War GHOSTS at Fort Delaware

History

Americas

Myst and Lace Publishers, Inc.

Take a tour of Baltimore's haunted historic sites in this book based on more than a dozen personal interviews with park rangers, graveyard workers, saloon keepers and museum curators. The book includes more than 60 photographs of graveyards, tombstones, forts, ships, haunted restaurants and historic locations. The book's highlights include the city's colorful history as explained through ghost tales and legends, featuring: unexplained activities at the Edgar Allan Poe House and Poe gravesite; 19th century grave robbing practices at the University of Maryland Medical College; spirits in the "catacombs" graveyard beneath Westminster Church; the "Gallows Ghost" and many other active spirits at Fort McHenry; graves and stories in Green Mount Cemetery (including the burial plot of John Wilkes Booth); sailor spirits on the USS Constellation in the Inner Harbor tourist area; several saloon ghosts and sightings in Fells Point; the Legend of "Black Aggie," an active tombstone statue; secret tunnels under Federal Hill; the story of the mysterious Phantom of O'Donnel Heights... and more. In addition a special 1-to-5 "tombstone rating," which was provided by the Baltimore Society for Paranormal Research, is included at the end of each chapter. These tombstone symbols indicate the level of hauntings at each of these public sites. To help teachers use this book in the classroom, a special teacher's guide is available separately. The book is entitled "Baltimore Ghosts and History Teacher's Guide" and was prepared by Cassandra Cogan, a middle school special education teacher in Cecil County, Md. This second edition includes the story Concert by Candlelight, which received a Storytelling World honor award.

Baltimore Ghosts: History, Mystery, Legends & Lore (second edition)

Genre Fiction

Philadelphia firefighter and bartender Joey Novak experiences a life-changing experience when he discovers an old suitcase holding the lost gold presented to the Christ Child by the Three Kings. In a materialistic, seemingly uncaring world, this everyday father and husband learns he has been selected as the next Keeper of the Coins. His job: to share his newfound riches and powers with the desperate and needy who will cross his path. With the help of an ornery, impatient mentor, Joey Novak eventually learns, and lives, the wisdom of the proverb: It is better to give than to receive.

GOLD, Frankincense & Myrrh: A Tale of Love, Magic and a Miracle or Two

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