Ghosthunting San Antonio, Austin, and Texas Hill Country

by Michael J. Varhola

Settled by Spanish explorers more than three centuries ago, San Antonio has a rich haunted history. Ghosthunting San Antonio by local author Micharl Varhola covers 30 haunted locations in or around the cities of San Antonio and Austin and throughout the region known as Texas Hill Country. Each site combines history, haunted lore and phenomena, and practical visitation information. The book is organized into four geographical sections, "City of San Antonio," "Greater San Antonio," "Austin," and "Texas Hill Country." This hands-on guide also includes an introduction to the subject of ghosthunting in the Lone Star State and all the information readers need to visit the places described within it. It also has an appendix that briefly describes nearly 100 other haunted places.Sites covered include bridges, churches, colleges and universities, cemeteries and graveyards, government buildings, historic sites, hotels, museums, parks, restaurants and bars, and much more. They include the Crockett Hotel, built on the spot where David Crockett and the final defenders of the Alamo are believed to have been slain; the Ghost Tracks, where spectral children are known to move people's stopped cars and the Devil's Backbone, the haunted highway that wends through the hills north of San Antonio.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Ghosts

250 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 9, 2014

About the author

Michael J. Varhola has a lifelong interest in the paranormal and has conducted investigations worldwide. He is a public speaker, author of several books, and a freelance journalist with a strong background in history, research, and fieldwork. He lives in Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C."

Reviews

[Brandie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting information.

[Carol Bosselman · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a fun book; I want to visit San Antonio and check out some of these places more than ever. I myself love to check out local areas for hauntings, and I haven't really done so in a couple of years, this book truly gave me the itch to get at it again. The history alone is fascinating (funny how that happens as you get older).

My only wish would have been to see more pictures, particularly those with orbs.