Haunted Indiana, Volume 1

by Mark Marimen

In Haunted Indiana you'll find: The ghost of a faceless nun, who glides silently through the empty expanse of a college hall. A nineteenth-century barn that has been converted into an elegant restaurant, yet has kept the revenant of a farmer who died there decades before. The spirit of the famous ""Diana of the Dunes"" who returns to her home among the Indiana Dunes from which death took her more than a half century ago. A major metropolitan highway, haunted by two beautiful female ghosts, who each met her fate along the roadway. As the slogan goes, ""There's more than corn in Indiana."" If the ghostly legends and tales that can be heard are to be believed, indeed there is more than corn in the Hoosier state . . . restless spirits that refuse to stay buried and forgotten. Here are collected a sampling of the ghostly tales that are told throughout the length and breadth of Indiana. Come wander the Hoosier state, and meet some of its unearthly denizens. Come hear the stories, old and new, that are as much a part of the Indiana landscape as farm fields and small towns. Come visit . . . Haunted Indiana.

Genres: Nonfiction, Paranormal, Ghost Stories

155 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1997

Reviews

[Bev · Rating 3 out of 5]

Marimen invites the reader to join him around the campfire for a good old round of ghost stories. He likens it to gatherings of kids sitting in the flickering light and telling tales to scare one another. But he never really carries that off. While it was interesting to read selections about the haunted legends from around the state, I have to say that the book was a little dry. It was more like reading newspaper articles about events than an atmospheric, "ghost story" retelling. No shivers were felt. No tingling spine. With some ghost stories, you have that creepy feeling that there's something with you in the room (even though you're alone); night noises take on an extra meaning; and what's that shadow over there in the corner? But not here. Nope. Nothing

If you're just looking for cut-and-dried details of what people claim have happened in each of these Indiana legends, then this is the book for you. If you're looking for ghost stories to give you a bit of a spooky thrill, then you're probably going to be disappointed. As I mentioned, it was interesting to find out about these local stories, but I was hoping for a bit more atmosphere. ★★★--just.

First posted on my blog My Reader's Block.

[Leslie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I checked out all 4 of the available volumes from my local library and was a little disappointed. Each volume is a compilation of ghost stories and hauntings in Indiana and they feel flat. There’s somehow not enough build up/historical background and also too much historical build up and background. Some of the stories are better than others! I’m hoping to like them more as I make my way through the other volumes.

[Lauryn]

My best friend thrifted this for me (an Indiana book in Nevada, weirdly enough) and I finally read it! Not giving a rating cuz it’s from the 90s and feels hastily put together. I guess I’m glad I read it but I was also kind of bored at times

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Copyright 1997. 5 chapters. 18 stories. All with Indiana ghosts as the theme. Easily read in one sitting.

[Cassandra Babcock · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book that may have you on the edge of my seat.

[Tammy · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was kinda dull and didn't have great stories about places I was familiar with in Indiana.

[Henryka Galvan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved reading this book. Didn’t want to put this book down.

[Edwina Book Anaconda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ghost stories collected by the author, from all around the Hoosier state.

[Gene Caswell · Rating 5 out of 5]

great story teller if you get a chance to see him