House of a Hundred Rooms: Tales the Ghost Tour Guides Do Not Tell

by Keith J. Scales

HOUSE OF A HUNDRED the ghost tour guides do not tellbyKEITH J. SCALES Tour Manager At the Most Haunted Hotel in America. the 1886 Crescent Hotel. ghosts. At the highest point in the Ozark mountains, overlooking a village clustered around a legendary healing spring, towers the famous 1886 Crescent Hotel – long recognized as “the most haunted hotel in America.” The legends of the Lady in White, the Girl in the Mist, the flirtatious Irish stonemason, the unfortunate victims of a charming medical psychopath, little Breckie with his bouncing ball, the little girl who fell through the railings have been repeated for decades, along with many other stories, and are currently told nightly on the Crescent ghost tours. A different kind of ghost story collection. Long-time tour manager Keith J. Scales presents a collection of stories that are not told on the ghost tours and have no basis in fact - invented events that might have occurred when these fascinating individuals were alive, or after they moved on. • A young worker who died during the construction of the Crescent Hotel turns up at Crescent College and Conservatory for Women, thirty years later. • A gangster in fear of his life has been hiding out in the hotel since prohibition. • A student died in a fall from an upper balcony – was it an accident, was she pushed, or did something else occur? • A murdered politician sends a newspaperman to the underground city to find his body. • A woman’s arm appears through a wall in an later decade. • A despicable genius, making his fortune from the misfortunes of others, has reasons to distrust those closest to him. • A secret has kept a man waiting for his beloved for a hundred years. • Two lost children make a home in a huge empty building that is not as deserted as it appears. These stories and others are told at various stops on a ghost tour being given by a weary and somewhat skeptical guide. His guests are unruly, his colleagues seem to vanish one by one and the tour grows more bizarre with every stop on the way. By the end of the night, the stories of ghosts, guides and guests have merged into one, and the tour leader’s doubts are forever dispelled. Actor, director and playwright Keith J. Scales, current manager of tours at the Crescent and Basin Park hotels, is a lifelong student of supernatural legend, lore and literature. In his spare time he has written many novels and short stories, soon to be available on Amazon and Kindle.

272 pages, Paperback

Published November 16, 2017

Reviews

[Samantha Mix · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent story overall. Using the ghost tour guide as the main character was a great way to tie all of the stories together instead of just listing them in separate chapters. Bought this at the Basin Park Hotel when we visited Eureka Springs.

[Autumn Nelson · Rating 1 out of 5]

I thought this was going to be ghost stories from The Crescent Hotel, but I honestly have no clue WTF I just read 😒

[Amanda Reed-Collett · Rating 5 out of 5]

A work of fantastical short stories surrounding the ghosts who to haunt the legendary Crescent Hotel which is located in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. There are historical factoids that are sprinkled into the story, which I found fascinating. The other does use a lot of creative liberties with each ghost's story since some of the hotel's history is shrouded in mystery. A great read when you are staying at the Crescent.

[Funke Fako · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn’t like how it was a tad difficult to follow in the beginning but after a few pages, the stories were so fluid and I liked that I could understand and follow the ghosts stories and they were unique.

[Vanessa Jean · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was expecting this book to be about actual truthful ghost stories about the Crescent Hotel and it’s definitely not. It’s just fictional stories of how the author thought the characters would’ve been. I’m let down, but oh well. Also, I wasn’t a fan of the authors writing style.

[Michelle Hannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Keith's ghost stories are an especially fun read after taking a ghost tour at the historic Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs. If you're into the supernatural, you'll enjoy this read.

[Staci · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the book. It was a little difficult to follow in places but it’s still an enjoyable read. The Crescent Hotel is a beautiful relic that survived its horrifying history.

[Meg Perdue · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was kinda confused and disappointed in sections. Overall I enjoyed the stories, however the author’s writing style was confusing at times.

[Breanna Eichhorn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this book up when I stayed at the Cresent Hotel.. I thought this book was very good. I will be recommending this book to family and friends.

[Aleah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cool concept!!

[Jeanne H · Rating 3 out of 5]

The tales have you flitting from one story to another as you might imagine ghosts would do around the Crescent Hotel.

[Samantha Barton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was a great read adding depth to many ghost stories I have heard about the Cresent Hotel. I loved getting to know more about favorite characters and learning more history about the hotel and it's turbulent history. The sections about the tour guide that are sprinkled in throughout the chapters are a great inclusion and bring another level to this book. I look forward to reading more from this author.

[Lynette · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really thought this was going to be a collection of true stories, but it turned out to be total fiction with some true facts scattered about. I could have done without the movie script chapters.