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Non-fiction stories of ghosts and hauntings. Not stories of ghost hunting, but stories of the actual haunting.

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1		The House on Cooper Lane: Based on a True Story by Oliver Phipps (Goodreads Author) 3.37 avg rating — 1,141 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Haunted Hotels: Eerie Inns, Ghoulish Guests, and Creepy Caretakers by Tom Ogden 3.28 avg rating — 220 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Haunted Las Vegas: Famous Phantoms, Creepy Casinos, And Gambling Ghosts by Paul W. Papa (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 130 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Haunted Webster Groves by Patrick Dorsey (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Goldfields by Johanna Craven (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Supernatural Texas: 50 Chilling Tales from the Lone Star State by William Edward Syers 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		The English Ghost: Spectres Through Time by Peter Ackroyd 3.15 avg rating — 460 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Ghost in the Mirror: Real Cases of Spirit Encounters by Leslie Rule (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 442 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		The Sarcastic Ghost by J.S. Giles (Goodreads Author) 3.20 avg rating — 60 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		A Haunting at Hawthorn: and other ghostly tales (A Gallagher Girls Mystery Book 3) by Gail Grant Park (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Ghostly Encounters: True Stories of America's Haunted Inns and Hotels by Frances Kermeen 3.87 avg rating — 523 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Ghosts of Company K: Based on a True Story by Oliver Phipps (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 184 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		The Body in Brú na Bóinne: And other ghostly tales (A Gallagher Girls Mystery Book 2) by Gail Grant Park (Goodreads Author) 4.65 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		We Are Shadows: An Irish Ghost Story (Gallagher Girls Mysteries, #1) by Gail Grant Park (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 65 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Haunted Hollywood: Tinseltown Terrors, Filmdom Phantoms, and Movieland Mayhem by Tom Ogden 3.64 avg rating — 125 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

15 books · 11 voters · list created February 12th, 2015 by Paul Papa (votes) .

Tags: ghost, ghosts, haunt, haunted, haunting, hauntings, haunts, horror, non-fiction, paranormal

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