Ghost Stories of Ohio

Ghost House Books

by Edrick Thay, Shelagh Kubish (Editor)

Crack open this book and you'll enter the strange world of Ohio's paranormal legacy. As revenge against his faithless fiancee, an Egypt Pike man spends his afterlife terrifying contented lovers who cross the bridge where he took his own life. At the site of a horrific train wreck that claimed nearly 100 lives, the ghosts of victims return in search of answers. The inspiration behind a recent motion picture, a mysterious mothman baffles terrified witnesses on the Ohio-West Virginia border. For anyone interested in the paranormal, Ghost Stories of Ohio is sure to prove chilling and unforgettable.

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

Paperback

First published October 15, 2002

Reviews

[Steff · Rating 3 out of 5]

I picked this up on a whim while at the bookstore with my nieces, the store hand a collection of Ohio ghost story books and we all picked one. My deal with spending money on my nieces and nephews (other than holidays or special occasions) is if it's reading or something 'good' I'll get it for them. I'm always for getting them books.

While this isn't really scary it is filled with history, most stories were more focused on the backstory rather than the ghost story. That was kind of a bummer. Now if I was way younger I probably would have thought this is at least spooky. I liked it enough even though it lacked spookiness, there were quiet a few stories I didn't know about and enjoyed learning about them especially the historic buildings. I'd recommend this to younger readers or readers looking for more history than ghost.

[Skip Unger · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a quick, entertaining read. The stories themselves are great but probably deserve better treatment. The writing is not very good and the author omits context and important factors of the stories so sometimes it is hard for the reader to follow. Recommend for those interested in Ohio lore but be prepared to suffer through 8th grade writing syntax.

[Sandra Sweazy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed it. I have lived in Ohio all my life and was able to relate to most of these stories.

[James Crawford · Rating 4 out of 5]

2001, 192 pages. Black-and-white photos.

The book divides the Ohio ghost stories into various categories:

Paranormal Legends
Haunted Houses and Hotels
Wandering Women
Cemeteries
Haunted by History
Public Phantoms
Captive Spirits

This book is like many others on the topic with each main topic divided into individual sightings/hauntings. The individual stories are well told and the book remains interesting throughout.

[Ellen Bee · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought that this was going to be a really interesting read when I picked it up, and some parts were, while others were just bleh. However, I did learn a lot of stuff about Ohio that I didn't know(& got a good review of some that I did), & I was excited that there was quite a bit of information involving my hometown of Athens in the book.

[Bat713 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this would be fun for Halloween. I forgot I used it in teaching Thurber. Some stories are interesting. All stories are written as so so nonfiction. This is definitely a resource book for teaching.

[Monica Albright · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't really like this one....thought it was going to be something else when I picked it up. A little disappointed at how far fetched most of the stories were.