Spooky New Jersey 2/e

GLOBE PEQUOTISBN: 9781493027149

Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore

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By S. E. Schlosser, Illustrated by Paul G. Hoffman
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Introduction PART 1: GHOST STORIES 1. Ghosts of Ringwood Manor - Ringwood General Erskine still returns to watch over his old home. 2. In the Fog A ghostly railroad conductor must tell his tale to a group of people or he will never rest in peace. 3. Karen and the Ghost - Mendhem A girl encounters a ghost while visiting the ruins of an old convent. 4. The Author An author's ghost appears in his sister's home. 5. Morgan's ghost Much to her chagrin, a ghost appears in Morgan's closet. 6. Amazing Grace - Springfield A ghost starts tearing the hymnals in a local church 7. Jockey Hollow Ghosts - Jockey Hollow State Park In a dense wooded area, the spirit of a woman in white carries a lantern as she visits the camp of George Washington and his troops. 8. Jimmy's - Morristown A popular local nightclub is haunted by a female from the Revolutionary War era. 9. King George Inn - Warren The spirit of a soldier still walks the cemetery at night. 10. Skylands Manor - Ringwood A ghost peers out of a window each night. 11. Annie - Wayne A prom queen is run over on her big night, and her ghost returns to the place she was killed. 12. Caldwall House - Union Lady Caldwell, who was murdered by the British when they raided her home, still walks the grounds of her mansion. 13. The Parkway Ghost - Garden State Parkway The Garden State Parkway is haunted by a tall male ghost wearing a long, belted raincoat. 14. Union Hotel - Flemingtonar A bouncer and several others workers are terrified one night when a pair of little girl's patent leather shoes walks up the stairs with no body attached. 15. Winterwood Gift Shoppe -- Cape May Two sisters haunt a Gift Shoppe. PART 2: POWERS OF DARKNESS AND LIGHT 16. The Jersey Devil - Pine Barrens A devil haunts the Pine Barrens of South Jersey. 17. Haunted House - North Plainfield Firefighters are called to inspect a house that has begun moaning. 18. Mark of the Spirit hand Those who receive the Mark of the Hand are doomed to death. 19. Tolling of the Bell -- Watchung Reservation A bell tolls in an abandoned ghost town just before someone is about to die. 20. Sammy and his Fiddle - Pine Barrens A fiddler encounters the devil in the pine barrons 21. The Face in the Fireplace - Watchung When a family moves into a new house, they discover a phantom face sometimes appears in their fireplace. 22. On Washington Rock - Washington Rock State Park The Devil pays a visit to Washington Rock. 23. The Library - Raritan The old librarian still haunts the library, moving books, switching on and off lights, and appearing in the windows. 24. Clinton Road - West Milford A hell-hound roams a ten-mile stretch of road in northern New Jersey. 25. Footprints - Cinnaminson The spirits of small children leave footprints in the snow. 26. Purgatory House -- South Hampton A daughter still roams around the house where she was murdered. 27. Ship Wreck - Surf City, Long Beach Island Visitors to a local beach hotel still hear the screams and cries of the doomed passengers and crew on a wrecked ship. 28. Spy House Museum -- Port Monmouth. The tunnels below the museum are home to the ghost of a pirate. 29. The Poltergeist - Lambertville A poltergeist moves into a local high school, with amazing results. 30. They're Playing My Song - Denville A spirit likes to sing in a local theater when the lights go out for the night.

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