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Blurb: “Many of Ohio's historically significant locations have developed a reputation for being haunted. How did these stories get started? Are any of them tied directly to actual historic events? And do any facts support the ghost lore?
Rather than rely on second-hand ac-counts, author and paranormal researcher
"A fascinating look at the other Ohio, one seldom seen. James Willis is part history detective, part ghost hunter. A must-read for anyone interested in Buckeye lore."
Randy MeNutt, author of Lost Ohio:
More Travels into Haunted Landscapes, Ghost Towns, and Forgotten Lives (The Kent State University Press, 2006)
James A. Willis sat down with the owners, employees, and patrons of Ohio's "haunted"
"With Ohio's Historic Haunts, James A.
sites--the Arts Castle in Delaware, the Fair- Willis proves that history plays a major port Harbor Marine Museum, the Haunted part in the world of the paranormal. Willis Hydro in Fremont, Loveland Castle, the gives you the backstory to these locations Merry-Go-Round Museum in Sandusky, along with intertwining the otherworldly the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, legends and extraordinary facts he has the Zanesville Community Theatre, and uncovered during his research to make many others. After conducting more than these stories more than just another ghost 200 hours of one-on-one interviews, Willis tale. Particularly interesting are his narra-was able to piece together unique histories tives after spending the night at each site. for each location, including eyewitness
Forget all those TV shows that can conjure accounts from people who believed they up ghosts within a half hour, then leave you experienced paranormal activity with empty conclusions. This is the defini
But Willis wasn't content to stop with tive book that all paranormal researchers first-person accounts. He also brought
should follow in the future."
high-tech "ghost-hunting" equipment into
Mark Sceurman, Executive Producer,
each location and spent a night attempt-
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ing to collect empirical data to see if he could experience a paranormal encounter himself. Here are the results of these vigils!
Come along on this journey with Willis as he travels the crossroads where history and folklore collide.