California's Haunted Central Coast

by Evie Ybarra, Laura Dickinson (Photographer)

Eerie haunts and stories of apparitions stretch along the California coast from Monterey Bay to the Channel Islands. James Dean's presence lingers at the site of his deadly car crash on Highway 46, and a ghost-in-residence presides over the Robert Louis Stevenson house in Monterey. Learn of the ghoulish murders of the Reed family at the San Miguel Mission, the mysterious spirits that haunt the Hearst Castle and the twisted tales of strange occurrences in what was once the Camarillo State Hospital. Join author Evie Ybarra as she explores the unexplained along this infamous coast.

176 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 8, 2018

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not very well written. Reads like a high school term paper in which the student must write so many words. This results in repeated information. This books is more of a history of California’s central coast with a few ghost stories thrown in as afterthoughts.

[Nikki Lawrence · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was very excited to receive this book as a gift. The premise is fun, especially since I’ve lived on the central coast for 20+ years. I was sadly disappointed with this book. It was very poorly written. Obviously, it needed a good edit and rewrite.

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very easy, pleasant read about my own neck of the woods. I very much recommend this.
The text is a compilation of stories submitted and told to the author, so sometimes there are contradictions or combined stories in a certain area because the folklore is passed around over the years. Not a scientific journal. LOL!

[Rachel Feldman · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF around page 70. Atrocious writing. Clearly no one edited this text. So repetitive and disjointed that it's hard to follow what the author is trying to say.