Witches and Warlocks of New York is a collection of legends and historical accounts about witches and warlocks from the Empire State. This will be the second in a series (the first being Massachusetts publishing September 1, 2021). New York has a surprisingly rich history of witches and witchcraft. These stories are known locally in the towns ......
Stories of Legendary Outlaws, Buried Treasure, and Hauntings in the Lone
Stories of strange occurrences, ghostly specters, and lost treasures are always popular. This collection includes well known and lesser known Texas mysteries.
Rosicrucian Nature of Goethe's "Fairy Tale of the Green Snake and the Be
Places the fairytale against the background of Goethe's life and cultural setting. This title discusses its importance in the development of Steiner's spiritual science. It describes its visual language, mystical insights, and relevance for us.
From Mary through St. John's Gospel to Rudolf Steiner's Philosophy of Fr
An illuminating study of Mary as she appears in the New Testament, which also draws on Rudolf Steiner's The Philosophy of Freedom, to reveal the value of devotion and thinking with the heart.
Presents thirty 'paranormal' investigations in the form of brief mystery stories. This book includes examinations of the 'mummy's curse', bigfoot, haunted stairways, the Amityville Horror, the Loch Ness monster, and poltergeists.
Washington gained statehood on November 11, 1889, making it one of the newer states and yet, the land that comprises the Evergreen State has been inhabited for centuries. Long before Europeans came to North America, indigenous people were living here in present day Washington's dense rich forests and coastal regions for at least 4,000 years. That ......
Time has all but forgotten the tragic tales of those who have passed through Nevada, but their spirits remain. As arguably the most haunted state in the nation, Nevada has more than its share of ghosts with intriguing stories and historical connections. Among them is the unfortunate gangster, Bugsy Siegel who died in Beverly Hills only to return ......
This book explores the most famous ghost stories from California's past (dating back to the 18th century) with spine-tingling details that will delight readers.
The mystery of the Bermuda Triangle had been told and retold in books, magazine articles, and on television and radio talk shows for several years when, in 1972, Larry Kusche, then a reference librarian, decided to collect all the information he could find on each incident. He made contact with the Coast Guard, the Air Force, Lloyd's of London, ......
Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore
Paul Bunyon and Babe, Native American Indians, ghosts, river mysteries, and more populate the pages of Spooky Wisconsin. You'll meet the shrouded horseman of Milwaukee, the troll of Mount Horeb, the dark horse of the Dells, and more as you join folklorist S. E. Schlosser to discover the spooky stories from the Badger state, from the Illinois ......
Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore
Pull up a chair or gather 'round the campfire and get ready for thirty-four creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences from times past! Virginia folklore traditions are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S.E. Schlosser and through artist Paul G. Hoffman's evocative illustrations. ......
Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore
Pull up a chair or gather 'round the campfire and get ready for twenty-four creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences from times past! Tennessee folklore traditions are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S.E. Schlosser and through artist Paul G. Hoffman's evocative illustrations. ......
Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore
Here we have a collection of unnerving tales of events that happened--and still do happen--in the collective back yard of the Deep South states. Accompanied by evocative illustrations, these compelling retellings of 40 popular folktales feature supernatural occurrences and ghosts of all sorts, from fiddling ghosts to the story of the Jack ......
Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore
Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for twenty-five creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in North Carolina.
Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore
What better locale to consider for spooky happenings than the home of the Salem witch trials? From mysteries at sea to ghosts and unexplained footprints, you'll shiver your way through these mesmerizing tales. Set in the state's historic towns, charming old islands, and sparsely populated backwoods, the stories in this entertaining and compelling ......
Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore
Folklore traditions of the Great Lakes are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and through artist Paul G. Hoffman's evocative illustrations. You'll meet ghosts and witches, hear things that go bump in the night, and feel an icy wind on the back of your neck on a warm summer evening. The stories in this ......
Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore
Pull up a chair or gather 'round the campfire and get ready for twenty-five creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences from times past! Christmas folklore traditions from around the United States are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and through artist Paul G. ......
Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, And Other Local Lore
Folklore traditions of the Appalachia are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and through artist Paul G. Hoffman's evocative illustrations. You'll meet ghosts and witches, hear things that go bump in the night, and feel an icy wind on the back of your neck on a warm summer evening. The stories in this ......
Poltergeists, Pranksters, and the Secret History of the Cropwatchers
In the summer of 1980, in Wiltshire, southern England, a group of three swirled circular patterns mysteriously appeared in farmer John Scull's fields of wheat and oats. Scull blamed Army helicopters. UFO enthusiasts credited flying saucers. A local meteorologist attributed them to whirlwinds. Each year thereafter, the circles continued to appear, ......
Often examined separately, play and hauntings in fact act together to frame postcolonial issues. Sushmita Chatterjee showcases their braided workings in social and political fabrics. Drawing on this intertwined idea of play and hauntings, Chatterjee goes to the heart of conundrums within transnational postcolonial feminisms by examining the ......
Often examined separately, play and hauntings in fact act together to frame postcolonial issues. Sushmita Chatterjee showcases their braided workings in social and political fabrics. Drawing on this intertwined idea of play and hauntings, Chatterjee goes to the heart of conundrums within transnational postcolonial feminisms by examining the ......
Based on meticulous research into these tales, this volume is an encyclopedia, a field guide to the creatures that can be found in Maine and beyond. The entries have been peer reviewed by notable experts in the fields of folklore, anthropology, Native studies, and cryptozoology.
Offers information on checking out various types of mysterious anomalies, including UFO sightings, ghost hauntings, psychic feats, and other events. This book features tactics and techniques that you can use to get at the truth. It also addresses why otherwise intelligent people often accept paranormal claims without question.
What do we know about fairies? A treasure trove of newly digitised information accessed here shows that the Disney image of Tinkerbell is but a weak shorthand for the plethora of different kinds and types inhabiting the British and Irish Isles. Fairy sightings are deeply tied to local areas; even the names can be different. In, for example, ......
Shows us how and why misinterpretations, deceptions, and half-truths become accepted as 'established facts', and how the public is taken in time after time - often for generations. This work takes a look at psychic mysteries and the facts behind them.
In March 1997, thirty-nine people in Rancho Santa Fe, California, ritually terminated their lives. To outsiders, it was a mass suicide. To insiders, it was a graduation. The author explores the question of why the members of Heaven's Gate committed ritual suicides, and examines the origin and evolution of the religion, its appeal, and practices.
By tracking the development of the history, social structure, and worldview of Heaven's Gate, this book draws out the ways in which the movement was both a reflection and a microcosm of larger American culture.
Ghosts, Hauntings, and Eerie Events from America's Fields of Honor
Summing up the eerie essence of wartime scenes across America-many of which today host popular ghost tours-Haunted U.S. Battlefields is a must for students of the paranormal, Civil War buffs, and all others interested in a spine-chilling realm of military history that the history books don't dare tell.