Haunted Shenandoah Valley

by Denver Michaels

The abolitionist John Brown still roams the West Virginia panhandle--and beyond. In Lexington, a statue sheds real tears , mourning Virginians killed in battle. Decades of abuse at a sanatorium unleashed malevolent entities in Staunton. Spirits of Native Americans, Civil War soldiers and children frequent natural springs in Frederick County and caves near Strasburg. Ghosts stay free of charge at the nation's oldest inn in Middletown, and at the Natural Bridge Hotel, phantom children play in the halls. Visitors from beyond the grave enjoy live performances at several theaters in the region, while spectral soldiers gather for combat in the battlefields scattered throughout the area. Join Denver Michaels as he delves into folklore , eyewitness accounts and urban legends to bring you the best ghost stories from the Shenandoah Valley.

160 pages, Paperback

Published August 23, 2021

About the author

Denver Michaels is an author with a passion for cryptozoology, the paranormal, lost civilizations & ancient history, and all things unexplained. In 2016, the Virginia native released his first book, People are Seeing Something, which makes a case for the existence of lake monsters in the United States and Canada. Since then, he has gone on to author Giants: Men of Renown, Strange Tales from Virginia’s Mountains, and other books covering cryptozoology and paranormal subject matter.

Michaels and his wife sold their home in 2020 and now travel the country full-time in an RV. Michaels enjoys the outdoors, hiking, fishing, investigating the unexplained, and working on new writing projects.

Reviews

[Jeremy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Haunted Shenandoah Valley is the third book that I have read by Denver Michaels, and like with the previous two, I thoroughly enjoyed every story and experience that he shared throughout his latest piece. Being a resident of Virginia myself, I really appreciate the ground level research that Mr. Michaels presents in the areas I am both familiar and unfamiliar with. The stories of the paranormal entities that he includes in this book span throughout the entire Shenandoah Valley which he separates into three distinct areas; The Northern Valley, Central Valley, and Southern Valley. But the stories don’t only span physical distance, what really stands out in this work is the spectrum of different hauntings he includes. Civil War soldiers, psychopathic doctors, aficionados of the arts, children at play, frantic mothers, and many more haunt the pages of Denver Michaels’ latest masterpiece. A specter for everyone is included somewhere between the spirit of John Brown who not only defies the veil between dimensions but also the laws of physics of the living by appearing in multiple places states apart. To the disembodied screams of an unknown behemoth at Braley Pond in Augusta County Virginia. Like with all of Mr. Michaels’ books, the tour he provides through the hauntings of the Shenandoah Valley are matched perfectly with pictures from his own private collection or of those from a close friend’s. I highly recommend this book to all who live in the Old Dominion and Mountain State, fans of the supernatural, history buffs, and anyone with an open mind. Thank you Mr. Michaels for another amazing ride through the world of the unknown, I cannot wait to see what you have coming out for us next!

-Jeremy Socha
Host, Infinite Rabbit Hole podcast

[Arianna · Rating 3 out of 5]

This only gets 3 stars because it is about true ghost stories. The way the stories are presented is done in the most boring way possible. I never thought s ghost story could be boring until I read this book. I don't know if they were limited in length but almost no story was ever given the time to properly tell it. It makes me really leery of reading any others despite them being written by other authors. Still looking for a good paranormal book.