Haunted New Braunfels: A True Wild West Ghost Town

by Erin Wallace

Visitors claim to hear the clinking of tinsmith tools and the ring of an unattended antique cash register at all hours at Kickin' K, which formerly housed Henne's Hardware and tinsmith shop. In Landa Park, passersby have reported hearing phantom footsteps follow behind them in the evening. Strange and spooky stories like these abound in New Braunfels. From the city's rough-and-tumble beginnings to its vibrant present, haunted tales can be found all over town. Author Erin O. Wallace delves into the ghost stories and histories of New Braunfels and tries to find the source of the paranormal phenomena.

Genres: Nonfiction

152 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 9, 2013

Reviews

[Andrea · Rating 2 out of 5]

Being born and raised in New Braunfels, I really wanted to like it. It’s a slow start. The introduction is narrow-minded & a gross glorification of Prince Solms (not to mention Von Coll later). If there are future editions, I hope it includes a more accurate & inclusive description of the history of New Braunfels. The stories themselves also contained inaccuracies that reflect how the author didn’t actually grow up here, but in San Antonio- though she implies she did. And titled Haunted New Braunfels, some stories are simply tales of murders with no evidence of ghosts. The book should have been called: New Braunfels German Murders and Mysteries. Or something of the sort. So skip the introduction, ignore the inaccuracies (and fact that these aren’t all ghost stories), and go into this for pure entertainment purposes. It’s an easy, one-sitting read.

[Eden Silverfox · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not from New Braunfels or originally from Texas, but I saw this book at my library and decided to read it.

Interesting book on New Braunfels' hauntings and its history.

[Vicky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very very interesting. I'm not usually a history reader but it was very enjoyable learning about young New Braunfels.

[Helena · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting to learn more about some of NB’s history and the stories of some of the buildings downtown. The book could be better written and has a couple of factual inaccuracies, but I learned a lot overall.

[Diane Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book gave me some excellent historical stories about the area besides some spooky tales. Since I just moved to NB, I found it fascinating.