Haunted History: Ghostly Graveyards and Spooky Spots

The History Channel Presents

by Cameron Banks

Warning: Enter at Your Own Risk

Is the White House haunted? Do spirits really spend the night at an old Southern hotel? Could a cemetery in Chicago be home to the undead? And are you brave enough to find out?

Packed with quizzes, photos, and spine-tingling facts, this creepy history of hauntings explores America's spookiest locales. Join us as we tour places that are rumored to be swarming with ghosts . . . but only if you dare!

Genres: Paranormal

74 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2003

Reviews

[Crystal K · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

This was a good read. It didn’t really give me that creepy vibe I was expecting, but it was definitely entertaining. The pictures were a nice touch—kind of felt like a mini guide if you ever want to try ghost hunting yourself.

[寿理 宮本 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've tagged it as "nonfiction" because... well... "people thought they saw ghosts" isn't really a lie, I guess. I'm super skeptical about the authenticity of the claims themselves, though, but at least the records themselves aren't exactly wrong. I mostly can't take a book seriously that ends a sentence with an exclamation mark every other sentence.

Probably a fun read for occult fans, not terribly interesting to me.

[Kevin Findley · Rating 3 out of 5]

A neat, little book about the supernatural geared toward kids. There's nothing graphic or explicit here; a good way to introduce ghost stories.

[Michele · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick short read for kids. It focuses on the cities of Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Savannah, Chicago, and San Francisco and looks at several locations in each city that are rumored to be haunted. It's a good quick book for young kids interesting in the subject of ghosts but it definitely doesn't go in-depth. Usually 1-2 haunting events are given about a sentence or two with some brief historical background on the location. For the size of the book, it does a nice job of background information but it most definitely is a kid's book.

[Mr. Tedrow · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story is about spooky spots in Philadelphia, Georgia, Washington D.C., and San Francisco too. There are cemeteries, ghosts, and haunted places. Open this book if you dare. I give this book 5 stars because I really liked learning about ghost. by Jaylen

[Eden Silverfox · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a book based on stories of the TV show, Haunted History. It's a show I love and I thought it was neat there was a book about the stories. It is written for younger readers, but still a good read. I liked it.

[Ana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Snicker, having fun reading through this book and picking out all of the places that Ghost Hunters has investigated.