Haunted Eastern Shore: Ghostly Tales from East of the Chesapeake

by Mindie Burgoyne

Restless spirits walk beside the murky waters of the Chesapeake Bay, linger among the fetid swamps and roam the manor halls.
These are the tormented souls who refuse to leave the sites of their demise. From pitiless smugglers to reluctant brides, the ghostly figures of the Eastern Shore are at once terrifying and tragic. Mindie Burgoyne takes readers on a spine-tingling journey as she recounts the grisly events at the Cosden Murder Farm and the infamous legend of Patty Cannon. Tread the foggy lanes of Kent Manor Inn and linger among Revolutionary War dead to discover the otherworldly occupants of Maryland's most haunted shore.

Genres: Nonfiction, Horror, Paranormal, History, Ghost Stories

160 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2009

About the author

Mindie Burgoyne, is a travel writer, blogger, author, tour operator and speaker. Her focus is traveling within the context of a story to mystical – magical places that stir the mind and spirit. She’s also the organizer of a travel club for girlfriends called The Travel Hags.

All six of her published books focus on travel destinations but Haunted Eastern Shore: Ghostly Tales from East of the Chesapeake is the most popular (10th printing) with its 19 haunted tales of sites east of the Chesapeake Bay. This book was followed by a series of three - Haunted Ocean City and Berlin (2014), The Haunted Mid-Shore: Spirits of Caroline, Dorchester and Talbot Counties (2015) and The Haunted Lower Shore: Spirits of Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester Counties (Oct. 2106).This collection not only shares mysterious events and haunted activities on the Delmarva Peninsula, it also offers a deep, insiders view of the people and traditions of the "Shore."

Mindie also operates a tour company that offers group travel excursions to mystical places in Ireland and western Europe, and she is the founder and operator of Chesapeake Ghost Tours, which offers over a dozen different ghost tours year-round on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Travel inspires her to write.

Reviews

[Jadyn Carroll · Rating 4 out of 5]

After reading the Haunted Ocean City and Berlin I really wanted to read more of these books. I enjoyed the stories and the storytelling style. But I just didn’t enjoy this one as much for a more personal reason because I wasn’t as familiar a lot of the areas where the stories were so I couldn’t connect the stories to places I knew.

[Richard L. Krueger Jr. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent local history with creepiness

As I am a Delaware native and love to hear local ghost stories and history, I was thrilled to read this! Great book! Eerie stories of places I've been to like the Kitty Knight House, Suicide Bridge and I've seen Party Cannon's skull at Dover Public Library. They used to bring it out in a display case when I was young at Halloween. A fun historical book! Wish I could get on her tours but traveling/health is an issue.

[James Bowman · Rating 3 out of 5]

A solid collection of ghost stories and similar folklore from Maryland's Eastern Shore region. The accounts feature a good mix of factual history, first-hand stories, and second-hand summaries about various haunted sites. The collection concludes with a story told by the author themselves about the ghost in their home. (B+)

[Sierra Hixon · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book was fascinating and informative, but at times dragged on and went into a lot of historical detail which is great to some people but it’s just a personal preference that i wish it was more strictly paranormal. there were also a few typos/grammar issues that i noticed, and i wish the pictures were in color instead of black and white. all in all i enjoyed the book tho

[Lisa Shower · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, quick read

I enjoyed a break from my normal genre on a rainy Halloween night. The history behind these stories fascinates me.

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick read with some interesting history. Wish there would have been more in depth descriptions of the actual ghost/hauntings and something about the writing just seemed choppy. Maybe that was just me but every other sentence felt like it could have been extended, but instead was ended after 4-7 words. Otherwise interesting to see local stories of so many places I've spent time in.

[Karyl · Rating 2 out of 5]

A collection of stories from Maryland's Eastern Shhore of paranormal activity. I would have preferred more depth on the haunting episodes themselves, however. Also the writing was at times repetitive.

[Sharon · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting little sketches of events and places, quick read.

[Megan Hex · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic set of ghost stories from the eastern shore of Maryland. I definitely have a few destinations on here to check out...