Opening the Door

by Ed Okonowicz

More than 20 mid Atlantic ghost stories are feature in this second edition of a book that has been out of print for two years. Six new stories are featured in this volume, such as soldier angels marching in the sky, ghosts in a New Jersey farmhouse, a spirited serpent on Tangier Island, Va., and more. Favorites included from the first edition include ghosts in Woodburn, Delaware's Governor's Mansion; the Bleeding Stone in Kent County, Md.; a crippled child ghost ; Indian spirits in a Cecil County, Md., jail; phantoms in a Pennsylvania oil refinery, ghosts of slaves killed near the Mason Dixon Line . . . and more.

First published March 10, 2003

About the author

Ed Okonowicz, a Delaware native, is an editor and writer at the University of Delaware, where he earned a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in communication. Also a profesional storyteller, Ed is a member of the National Storytelling Association and specializes in local legends and folklore of the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays, as well as topics related to the Eastern Shore of Maryland.