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Author
Language
English
Description
Dickey, piqued by a house hunt in LA that revealed derelict foreclosures and "zombie houses", embarks on a journey across the continential United States to decode and unpack the American history repressed in our most famous haunted places. With boundless curiosity, Dickey conjures the dead by focusing on questions of the living -- how do we deal with stories about ghosts, and how do we inhabit and move through spaces that have been deemed haunted?...
Publisher
Publications International, Ltd
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Are you ready for something spooky? Hop along for a frightful ride with 50 States/500 Scary Places to Visit. You'll discover some of America's most famous -- and infamous -- haunts, from the shores of Maine to the West Coast and beyond."--From jacket.
Author
Publisher
Llewellyn Publications
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Offers insight into what our fixation on ghostly activity says about American culture. Highlights the author's paranormal group's investigation of the USS North Carolina, regarded as the most haunted battleship in the United States.
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Series
Publisher
Backbeat Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Take a fast-paced survey of the ghosties, ghouls, and associated denizens of the country's haunted history with Haunted America FAQ . Tracing local ghost stories back to Native American legends and then forward through horror tales both ancient and modern, the book revisits some of the best known haunted locales, as well as some of the most obscure creepy places, in America. Delving deep into the cultural history of American hauntings, Haunted America...
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