The Big Book of West Virginia Ghost Stories

by Rosemary Ellen Guiley

Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the Mountain State

Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author Rosemary Ellen Guiley shines a light in the dark corners of Virginia and scares those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From the headless ghosts wandering Droop Mountain to the tortured spirits of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, there’s no shortage of bone-chilling tales to keep you up at night. Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.

Genres: Nonfiction, Horror

Hardcover

First published March 1, 2014

About the author

Rosemary Ellen Guiley is a leading expert on the paranormal, and is the author of 45+ books, including ten single-volume encyclopedias. Since 1983, she has worked full-time in the paranormal, researching, investigating and writing. She has done extensive field work investigating haunted, mysterious and sacred places, and has had numerous strange and unexplained experiences. When she is not on the paranormal road, she is working on new books and writing for TAPS Paramagazine, FATE magazine, and the Journal of Abduction-Encounter Research. Rosemary lives in New Jersey, and spends much of her time traveling the spooky byways of one of the most haunted states in America, Pennsylvania.

Reviews

[Lauren]

A very good collection of both well-known and obscure ghost stories. Definitely a great starting point for anyone looking into the spooky side of the state’s history.

[Cornerofmadness]

I see the author every year at the Mothman Festival and I was exciting to see this one on her sales table. It's a nice fat book on haunted areas around the state of West Virginia. One of the things I really like about most of Ms Guiley's books is the amount of research that goes into them. This one was broken up into various areas (Harper's Ferry, Charleston, Huntington etc) and not only do you get details on the hauntings, she gives a mini history lesson with most of them. She also designates them as hauntings that have been investigated vs urban legend (and draws parallels to well known legends such as all the haunted hitchhiker ones) and also lists if they are on public (most of them) or private property.

If you're looking for a guide for your own ghost hunting in West Virginia, this would be a handy book to have. It's well written and fun.