Haunted Ohio II: More Ghostly Tales from the Buckeye State

by Chris Woodyard

They're baaaack..... Those Buckeye ghosts just won't stay buried. Over 100 more tales from around Ohio including the ghostly guests at the Buxton Inn, a real Jaycee Haunted House, and the many ghosts at Dayton's United States Air Force Museum. There are tales from haunted Native American graves to a haunted heliocopter at the US AF Museum. There are tales about ghostly music, mysterious animals, and spirit photographs. Bigfoots, time-warps, evil and dangerous haunted houses, and Ohio's Most Haunted Town each merit their own chapters. Apparitions comfort, warn, and terrorize their victims throughout these terrifying pages. Visit the haunt of it all. Stories from the following Ohio Adams, Allen, Ashtabula, Butler, Clark, Clermont, Columbiana, Coshocton, Cuyahoga, Erie, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Gallia, Geauga, Greene, Guernsey, Hamilton, Hardin, Huron, Licking, Lorain, Montgomery, Muskingum, Ottawa, Preble, Richland, Ross, Seneca, Stark, Summit, Vinton, Warren, Wayne

Genres: Nonfiction, Paranormal, Ghosts, Horror, Ghost Stories, Supernatural

214 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1992

Reviews

[Neil L]

I'm writing a review about Haunted Ohio II written by Chris Woodyard. The book is an anthology, which means many small stories in one book. The stories are based on suspense and paranormal things. All of these stories are from Ohio and have been reported in Ohio. For example, ghosts and people being pronounced dead then being seen again. Also, there are mysterious creatures that roam the woods. One story is about a creature somewhere near route 65 in Wayne county. It pounces from a crouched position. Oftentimes, people try to avoid it. People try to catch the mystery beast but it attacks them. People have said it looks and acts like the devil. There have been attacks but I'm not going to say anything else.




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Turns out the tree is now gone. It was blown down in a super storm that came out of nowhere. There are still rumors of a headless horse because of the devil creature. It's still around the area and waiting to knock the head off its next victim. This book is interesting and fun to read because it's an anthology, which means many stories or tales in one big book. I like the book because of its many stories. It gives a lot of ideas and fun stories. A strength of this book is all the stories are based in Ohio. They were sent in or reported as a real story. A weakness of the story is that some of the stories are really short or don't last long. Also some of the stories don't feel real. For example they were made up or used to try and draw attention. Finally if you like paranormal stories and suspense i really recommend this book. Overall I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars.

[Rebeka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Similar to my review of the first book in the series, I read this book several times as a kid and decided to reread it as an adult. There are things I like better about this than the first one - the chapters on murderers, violent ghosts, and doomed women attracted me as a kid and do the same now because I think the stories are compelling. The chapter about poltergeists... I'll probably skip it if I reread. Again, I love the stories and the history behind them, but as a non-believer, I can't help but roll my eyes at times. Still, it's fun and only took me one evening to read.

[Ellie Wait · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5, I liked this one better than the first one for sure. I still maintain that this is a better bathroom book than a sit down and read book as it is full of choppy little vinettes. I did like that we got more about the author this time though and her own ghost hunting!

[Gylfie Whitneyi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great!

[~Cyanide Latte~ · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's always a pleasure to learn more about my home state, and I enjoyed a lot of these ghost stories! Not a bad read for spooky season!

[MaryCatherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like to read about the past and I feel that there are spirits around us looking to contact the living. It was an interesting read!

[Rebecca McGraw-Balduff · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this volume of Haunted Ohio, one will find some of the creepiest true (reported to be true, said to be true, whatever) ghost stories, past and present, that I've ever read -- and I've read a LOT of ghost stories. The initial chapter (Ladies in White) alone contains enough creep factor to result in a night spent with all the lights on... I love all of the Haunted Ohio books; Chris Woodyard is an excellent storyteller, and her books are a good mix of investigative (non-technical) ghost hunting, retelling of tales and legends, and sometimes directly quoting the original tellers of the stories (letters, newspaper articles, interviews). If you happen to live in Ohio and have some extra sense that allows you to perceive ghostly things, this series is chock full of recommendations of places, both public and private, where people have experienced things out of the ordinary. Turns out Ohio is a pretty scary place!

[Alicia · Rating 3 out of 5]

My oldest brought this home from the library and wanted me to read it since he knows I have a love for ghost stories and the like, and it's about the State we live in.

It's a bunch of short little blurbs about various hauntings, and doesn't really get in depth into much of anything. Mostly it just gives some accounts about things that people, including the author, have witnessed or experienced at various places. I

It's an interesting enough read but doesn't really draw me in all that much. It could however be an interesting resource if anyone wanted to take a haunted tour of Ohio.

[Amy the book-bat · Rating 4 out of 5]

More ghost stories from around Ohio. I thought the first book was written a little better, but the stories are still interesting. I prefer the stories when there are sightings more than the ones where it is just that people heard a strange noise that didn't seem to make sense at the time. There are three more books in the series after this one.

[Landree Rennpage · Rating 5 out of 5]

I admit, I'm a little biased. This one also gets five stars because it mentions a few ghosties in my hometown of Mansfield, OH. They are especially creepy, if I do say so myself. That said, these are really great sets of ghost stories. Not for the faint of heart, or for late night reading (unless you enjoy creeping yourself out before bed, then be my guest!)

[James Bowman · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good collection of Ohio ghost stories. The author, a psychic, can be a little melodramatic at times, but it's solidly narrated. They save the best for last, though - the final chapter on "Harmful Haunts" has some particularly chilling tales. (B+)

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this a few years ago but wanted to re-read it. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, it's kind of interesting to read different local stories and legends.

[Kim Smiley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this about 14 yrs. ago and I would read it again. being in Ohio myself, it's interesting to read about all of the hauntings in the state. Some of those stories were really scarey!

[Sylvia McKamy]

Is a good book to read if you like ghostly tales and short stories.

[Jeremiah]

its good if u like ghost stories

[Hannah Hunt]

good book, really liked all of the ghost stories and i'm tempted to go visit them