Kallio, Jamie
Summary: Learn about eerie sightings and unexplained happenings, along with well-known haunted houses, possible explanations, and ghost hunters. 'Myth or Fact?' sidebars describe common misconceptions and confirm surprising facts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Childs World 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J133.1 KALSummary: Presents tales and examines varieties of beliefs about death and hauntings, characteristics and habits of ghosts, exorcism rites, and haunted places.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Time-Life Books 1984
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 133.1 GHOLatham, Mark
Summary: With bright, dynamic imagery and gripping text, this book asks the intriguing question, What if there was more to the ghostly fable than meets the eye? What if Washington Irving's legend of Sleepy Hollow was based on fact? And what if the Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow was not unique, but merely one of a strange line of malevolent spirits sighted across the world, bringing misfortune to all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Publishing 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 133.1 LATOwings, Lisa
Summary: "Engaging images accompany information about ghosts in cemeteries. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bellwether Media 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J133.122 OWIHenneberg, Susan
Summary: Whether or not you believe in them, the scientific investigation of ghosts is big business. Reality television shows that follow ghost hunters at work and the popularity of ghost tours in many U.S. cities prove that we are fascinated by the possibility that the dead may still be with us. This book examines evidence of the existence of ghosts and takes a critical look at what the scientific...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services 2015
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Summary: "A shadowy figure takes shape in a dark, old house. Was it just your imagination? Or was it a ghost? Ghost hunters investigate ghostly encounters with thermal cameras, EVP recorders, magnetic field detectors, and other advanced gear. Get an inside look at all the high-tech tools used to study hair-raising hauntings"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 133.1 RESNoll, Elizabeth
Summary: Text and photographs provide information about ghosts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 133.1 NOLJones, Dan C.
Summary: Thirty-two short stories chosen from the tradition of ghost stories from American Indian cultures across North America, featuring witches, walking dolls, hungry skeletons, skinwalkers, and other supernatural beings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 JONSchwartz, Alvin
Summary: More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, "jump" stories, and scary songs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.25 SchCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC SCHBarber, Sally.
Summary: This selection of 12 stories from Michigan's past explores some of the Great Lakes State's most compelling mysteries and debunks some of its most famous myths.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Pequot Press 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 BARMilan, Jon
Summary: Michigan has two beautiful peninsulas that are connected by stories, legends, and mysteries. This book is the perfect glove compartment companion for exploring those paranormal parts of the Mitten State, as most of these hotels, restaurants, theaters, lighthouses, and other places are open to the public. This road trip to "the other side," filled with hauntings, ghost towns, and bizarre tales...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.1 MILBillock, Jennifer
Summary: Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula plays host to some of the state's most spine-tingling ghost stories. At Old Victoria, a ghostly apparition continues to rock in her favorite chair. Visitors can still hear the screams of miners trapped and killed in the wreckage of the Mansfield Mine disaster. Trampled to death over false claims of fire, the victims of the Italian Hall Disaster linger on in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Haunted America 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.1 BILClements, Todd
Summary: Mackinac Island (Michigan) is famous for its fudge, history, and natural beauty -- but it has a darker side, too. Todd Clements, author of Haunts of Mackinac, returns with more tales of the island's legends, ghosts, and tragic tales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Misc Mys ClementsHarold, Jim.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Page Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.1 HARHartzman, Marc
Summary: Ghosts are everywhere--whether you believe in them or not. Every town has its local legends, and countless books, movies, and TV shows are haunted by their presence. But our obsession with ghosts runs deeper than we know--and is embedded in the very fabric of American history. Writer and historian Marc Hartzman dons the mantle of tour guide, taking readers on a fascinating journey through...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quirk Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.1 HARLekas, Gerry
Summary: "This isn't your average travel book--and these aren't your average tourist destinations! Take a wild ride through hidden Windy City history--often dark, sometimes inexplicable, and occasionally glamorous. Meet the gangsters, ghosts, serial killers and celebrities that only Chicago could produce. This journey into eclectic Chicago lore includes: 19 spine-tingling creepy sites (Resurrection...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Lyon Publishing, LLC 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.311 LEKRaij, Emily
Summary: "Describes reports of ghostly encounters with some of the world's deceased celebrities and entertainers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: an imprint of Capstone Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 133.1 RAIHammond, Amberrose.
Summary: Western Michigan is home to some of the state's most picturesque places and also some of its most chilling tales. Ghost story researcher and enthusiast Amberrose Hammond exposes the mysterious and spirit-ridden world of many beloved Michigan destinations as she skillfully weaves narratives of a world unseen by most. From the lingering spirit forever working in the Grand Theatre and the band of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hounted America/History Press 2009
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.1 HAMCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 133.109774 HAMHarmon, Daniel E.
Summary: "Ghostly encounters are as old as human history, and are detailed in the Bible and other ancient writings. Stories of hauntings have continued through the Middle Ages and into the modern era. Today, ghost stories continue to fascinate both the superstitious and the skeptical. During the 1800s, it became common for mediums and psychics to claim the ability to contact the dead. Today, paranormal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eldorado Ink 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 133.1 HARHunt, Samantha
Summary: "A genre-bending work of nonfiction, Samantha Hunt's The Unwritten Book explores ghosts, ghost stories, and haunting, in the broadest sense of each. What is it to be haunted, to be a ghost, to die, to live, to read? Books are ghosts; reading is communion with the dead. Alcohol is a way of communing, too, as well as a way of dying. Each chapter gathers subjects that haunt: dead people, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 130 HUNStonehouse, Frederick
Summary: "Full of ghosts, superstitions and cursed ships from Lake Huron's shores, islands and lighthouses, including a complete chapter on the ghosts of Mackinac island and tales from Sarnia to Manitoulin and beyond..."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Superior Port Cities Inc. 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 133.10 STOSelzer, Adam.
Summary: Abraham Lincoln is one of the most haunted--and haunting--presidents in U.S. history. Sightings of Lincoln's ghost, as well as the ghost of his assassin, have been reported for more than 150 years. Visited by eerie premonitions, morbid dreams, and unusual events that seem too bizarre to be coincidence, Lincoln has become the source of dozens of myths and paranormal mysteries. Investigating...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Llewellyn Worldwide 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.70 SELBingham, Jane
Summary: Using the scientific method and other information, this book attempts to solve mysteries of ghosts, haunted houses, and eerie phenomena.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 133.1 BINHoena, B. A.
Summary: Some scary stories are passed down from generation to generation. Read this book to discover some spooky folktales that were written many years ago.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2019