Spirits of St. Louis: A Ghostly Guide to the Mound City's Unearthly Activities

by Robbi Courtaway

Veteran journalist Robbi Courtaway divulges some of the best ghost stories St. Louis has to offer.

Courtaway spent close to two years haunting libraries, historical societies, newspaper morgues and many other sources in her quest for the most comprehensive guide to netherworld St. Louis.

She interviews St. Louis' own "ghostbusters" and recounts not only the city's most famous stories—the Lemp Mansion suicides and the 1949 exorcism near St. Louis University—but dozens more "unearthed" through her research.

You'll meet George, a resident ghost that haunts Powell Symphony Hall; Capt. Lewis Bissell, who still protects his mansion on Randall Place; Mary Sibley, who takes care of her girls at Lindenwood University 100 years after her death; a guardian angel on the catwalk at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis and many more ghosts lurking around the corners of spirit-filled St. Louis.

208 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1999

Reviews

[Tracey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is full of ghost, spirit and haunting stories in and around the St. Louis Area. It is FULL of stores - making it hard to remember specific stories. I wish I owned to use it as a reference!

[Dennis Phillips · Rating 5 out of 5]

The stories in this book are first person accounts and most of the haunts described are documented by several first person accounts lending this book a great deal of credibility. It is also noteworthy that many of these accounts come from self-described skeptics who didn't believe in ghosts until one basically walked up and bit them on the behind. Some of the witnesses are still not sure that they believe in ghosts but they can find no other possible explanation for their experiences.

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing spectacular, but a neat little book chronicling some local ghost stories.

[Monica · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh.