Encyclopedia of Haunted Places: Ghostly Locales from Around the World
Do you love to be spooked?
I don’t. But I am a little intrigued when it comes to true tales of haunting.
Encyclopedia of Haunted Places: Ghostly Locales from Around the World has lists and backgrounds on, well, ghostly locales from around the world.
Encyclopedia of Haunted Places: Ghostly Locales from Around the World really does take you around the world; there is a wealth of haunty places in the US and Canada, as well as Europe, Oceana, and a small smattering in Asia and South Africa.
Check the table of contents on the Amazon.com listing for more detail. I was surprised that my home state of Alabama only had one place listed. The state college I attended had several haunted buildings on it’s campus, one having been used as a former civil war hospital; that one didn’t make the cut to appear in Encyclopedia of Haunted Places: Ghostly Locales from Around the World.
If you are seeking these sorts of thrills, the Encyclopedia of Haunted Places: Ghostly Locales from Around the World would be a good resource for planning your scary trip. It has addresses and details you need for ghost hunting. It even has creepy ghostie photos.
I’m getting kind of spooked just typing this (hey, it’s dark in here!), so lets get on with the giveaway!
Disclosure: New Page Books provided a copy of Encyclopedia of Haunted Places: Ghostly Locales from Around the World for the purposes of review. They are also providing a copy for giveaway.
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18 October 2009, 2:31 am
i LOVE the whole ghosts etc phenom! Haven’t had any encounters, but am very intrigued and wish I would have an encounter!
18 October 2009, 2:32 am
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18 October 2009, 2:34 am
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18 October 2009, 2:40 am
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18 October 2009, 4:46 am
I always include a few haunted places when trip planning–just to break up the art museum/cathedral thing.
The creepiest thing I’ve ever experienced was as part of a paranormal investigation group and a cold spot that we were measuring began to move down the hall towards us.
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18 October 2009, 7:49 am
The spookiest thing I ever experienced was a ‘ball of light’ about the size of a softball that came toward me one night when I was driving on a dark road alone in the car. It was late, I didn’t know the area and there were no streetlights and it definitely scared me. I still don’t know what it was.
18 October 2009, 7:50 am
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18 October 2009, 7:51 am
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18 October 2009, 8:57 am
The other night, I heard strange noises on the roof! Bet those goblins were out… or birds and squirrels…
18 October 2009, 8:59 am
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18 October 2009, 9:00 am
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18 October 2009, 9:48 am
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18 October 2009, 9:56 am
i lived in a house that had ghost friendly
18 October 2009, 9:57 am
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18 October 2009, 9:57 am
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18 October 2009, 10:16 am
I’ve had a couple of experiences, all at the same friend’s house. We’d be watching TV and it would just turn off or the lights would turn off (and no not at the same time). Her computer also turned itself on in the middle of night… scared the crap out of us!
18 October 2009, 11:21 am
Good question!
Strange things sometimes happened in an older house where we used to live. The strangest, I guess, is when some dog toys were left on a counter from the wash and ended up scattered out in the hall. We and the dog were outside when it happened. If someone was pulling a prank, no one has fessed up years later! Maybe we had an otherworldly pet living w/ us. 
18 October 2009, 11:21 am
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18 October 2009, 11:56 am
i haven’t really had a spooky experience, but i would get scared everytime we would watch the x-files
18 October 2009, 11:57 am
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18 October 2009, 11:57 am
I have actually had a few ghostly experiences - the first house i lived in with my husband the previous owner was murdered in the garage. The lights in the garage would turn on by itself, items would be thrown off of shelves and the scariest is the first night that i spent the night there i woke up in the middle of the night with a black mass hovering over the bed…very terrifing (our master bedroom was over the garage). Also i always had the feeling that i was going to be pushed down the stairs in the house, it never happened to me thank goodness. After we moved out my brother in law bought the house from us and he was on top of the stairs and doesnt know what happened but woke up at the bottom of the stairs with a huge bump on his head….he had “fallen” down the stairs and hit his head…very weird.
18 October 2009, 11:58 am
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18 October 2009, 12:18 pm
We recently visited Jefferson,Texas .We toured the local haunted areas with a tour group. What was so interesting was the story about Steven Spielberg filming a movie in the area and he supposedly saw and heard a ghost in his hotel. It was enough to make him and his crew check out of the hotel immediatly !
18 October 2009, 1:57 pm
I never have had such an experience.
18 October 2009, 2:40 pm
Whenever I get stressed, I dream that my dead Grandmother come and talk to me about my problems. I dream about other dead grandparents, but they don’t talk.
18 October 2009, 2:41 pm
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18 October 2009, 3:26 pm
A clock belonging to my late mother chimed one day when we were in the barn where it was being stored. It was in a storage box and was not wound so there should have been no way it could have chimed (no one was even near it). My sister simply said “hi mom” and we went on about our business. The “haunted clock” now hangs in my other sister’s house.
18 October 2009, 4:08 pm
We lived in an old Victorian where you’d often get the sensation that something (some entity) was leaving a room when you entered it. All rooms opened onto another in a large circle ( we just rented part of the house). It was kind of cool.
18 October 2009, 4:08 pm
Here’s a tweet: http://twitter.com/ky2here/status/4975565196
18 October 2009, 4:36 pm
I love to watch all of the paranormal shows, but would freak out if something ever happened to me.
18 October 2009, 4:56 pm
My children and I saw a face in our TV when it was off. We no longer live in the house where that took place. Also, the lights in our bathroom flickered on and off all the time. We have them checked but they said there was nothing wrong. I think it was a possessed home or something evil was lurking around. There is more but that’s enough. lol
Thanks.
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18 October 2009, 5:17 pm
I’ve had eerie experiences with seeing things, but I would rather not go into detail with them.
18 October 2009, 5:25 pm
My grandmother had a pet name for me when I was little. 2 years after she passed away I met a sweet old lady who called me by that name. It was a very unusual name.
18 October 2009, 5:26 pm
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18 October 2009, 5:37 pm
my daughter swears she saw a figure standing along a fence at one of the battlefields in Gettysburg.
18 October 2009, 7:17 pm
When I was a little girl a man would come set on the edge of my bed every night and then get up and climb out the window. I told my Mom about this guy and she found out that he was murdered and dumped into the swamp not far from our apartment. My mom and dad slept in my room one night and in the middle of the night the blankets were thrown off the bed. He never bothered me or anybody else in the house.
18 October 2009, 7:42 pm
I used to live in a haunted house. That was spooky.
18 October 2009, 10:41 pm
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19 October 2009, 12:50 am
Spending the night in West Virginia Penitentary and also spending the night in Ohio State Reformatory.
19 October 2009, 4:49 am
I have felt someone sit on my bed when noone was there.
19 October 2009, 10:58 am
When my friend was in a deep coma after a serious car accident i had a dream that the right side of her head had been shaved and she told me she was ok and she was happy now. When i finally was able to get a flight to see her (before she passed away), her head had indeed been shaved on the right side (but no one had told me anything about it previously).
Also one time i was woken up by my grandmother(who had passed) and she gave me a pep talk about starting a new job and told me how proud of me she was. When I “woke up” i was actually sitting on the edge of the bed like i had been in my “dream”
19 October 2009, 10:59 am
Im already an email subscriber, and im always interested in other peoples experiences with the paranormal
19 October 2009, 11:00 am
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19 October 2009, 11:08 am
This kind of thing totally fascinates me!
This last summer we were on vacation and went to Eureka Springs Arkansas. We went to visit the Cresent Hotel as it is reported as being a haunted hotel and I wanted to do their midnight tour so bad….but we had the kids and they couldn’t do the tour.
I was spooked when I was little girl and saw a UFO.
19 October 2009, 11:08 am
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19 October 2009, 12:10 pm
When I was little, I saw the ghost of a woman who hung herself in our house during the Great Depression.
19 October 2009, 1:10 pm
I dreamed about an event that happened the next day.
19 October 2009, 4:13 pm
State Camarillo Mental Institution was turned into a local college. The old hospital was known as abusing it’s patients. . .
They are still doing construction on half of the school, So i went there and brought some friends.
i can’t even describe how the air feels in that place.
And how strange it is to see abandoned buildings have rooms with lights on. Why would the city waste weeks worth of electricity??
unless…somebody ELSE is turning them on.
=]
19 October 2009, 7:26 pm
Im a ghost fanatic! To make this short, we were on a tour of a “haunted” hotel and I swear on everything a friend of mine and I saw the shape of a person laying on the bed, then rise up slowly.
19 October 2009, 10:23 pm
I’ve never had a ghostly encounter, but people I know have and I’ve always been fascinated with the possibility.
20 October 2009, 4:42 am
When I was a teenager still at home I heard footsteps coming up to steps to the front door one night, then I heard the door open, somebody walk into the kitchen and open up the fridge. Then I heard the front door open again and I immediately jumped up and looked out the window (thinking it was my uncle) and no one was there.
20 October 2009, 4:42 am
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20 October 2009, 4:43 am
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20 October 2009, 9:18 am
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20 October 2009, 9:21 am
We used to live in a home that was built in 1892 and we had a great deal of odd occurances. The sppokiest has to have been when my oldest daughter came running into the living room declaring their was an old woman in a long dress standing in our bathtub! Thanks so much for the contest…we’re a family of amatuer ghost hunters and we’d LOVE to share that book.
20 October 2009, 2:45 pm
I have watched the curtain in my apartment open up and then close but no one was standing there.
20 October 2009, 2:47 pm
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20 October 2009, 4:27 pm
When we went on a haunted tour, I thought I felt something touch me. Thank you for the giveaway.
20 October 2009, 5:16 pm
In the house we used to live in, I often saw the shadow of the previous owner who had died in the kitchen and my grandson used to talk to him( my grandson was 21/2 to 4 years old-that’s how long he talked to him).
20 October 2009, 6:07 pm
My brother in law often has the ability to “speak to the dead” and when he came to visit me for the first time, I was a sceptic. He told me that the previous owner of my home was here and looking over my daughter, that she would be fine. I thought that’s nuts. She IS fine, what is he talking about. Well…in the morning my daughter woke up with flu like symptoms and it was minor and she was fine within a couple days. Weird… I believe him when he says he sees or hears things now!
20 October 2009, 10:23 pm
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21 October 2009, 11:35 am
I was with my ex at his studio when he was filming a movie once, and the studio was said to be haunted. I never really believed it, but when we were editing the video, on a silent part, there was a crazy voice that said “Get Sheila OUT” over and over. I thought he had fixed it that way, but he swore he didn’t. I was laughing because I didn’t believe him, and the window shattered! You better believe my butt was out of there with the quickness!
21 October 2009, 11:35 am
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21 October 2009, 2:37 pm
I have had many paranormal experiences since I was a child. I think one of the strangest experiences was the appearance of an orb that was slightly smaller than a soccer ball, “floating” on top of a table at the bottom of our bed. It was pale blue and white, sort of transparent. I was not scared when I saw it; I just stood there for several minutes, just looking at it. I reached out to touch it and heard something say “psssst” out loud. That was scary! I jumped into bed, grabbed by husband, and yanked the covers over my head. True story! Happy Halloween and thanks for the great contest!
21 October 2009, 6:11 pm
There is an old abandoned house that has lights on in the basement at times. I’ve driven by but alas no lights for me.
21 October 2009, 6:21 pm
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22 October 2009, 1:19 am
When I was a nanny I had a very spooky experience while I was living with the family. I was woken several times by someone shaking me and saying my name, but when I woke up…no one was there! Then I saw a shape of someone in my room one night, but when I turned on the lamp…no one! The scariest was I was blow drying my hair one night in my room and all the sudden I looked up for some reason (I was reading while I blow dried my hair) and I had a helium balloon in my room and it was inches from my face. While I watched…it moved back to it’s corner and then it was like someone let it go…and rose back up to the ceiling! FREAKY!
22 October 2009, 1:20 am
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22 October 2009, 1:24 am
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22 October 2009, 1:27 am
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22 October 2009, 9:06 am
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22 October 2009, 11:14 am
My favorite thing is haunted places.
22 October 2009, 12:58 pm
I had my 11th birthday at the Whaley House (one of the most haunted houses in America, and probably listed in the book!) and I saw a black shape dart under the table in the kitchen. Later on we learned that the Whaleys owned a dog and that it’s been seen around the house..
22 October 2009, 2:37 pm
Several months after my youngest son died in a car accident he made his presence known at my house. My daughter & I were watching my two grandsons. The youngest was throwing a tantrum. All of a sudden a little matchbox car comes flying over the entertainment center. There’s no logical explanation other than it was Shane.
22 October 2009, 3:29 pm
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22 October 2009, 6:19 pm
I shy away from spooky experiences. I have looked at staying in a haunted house for a night,but have never had the nerve to do it.
22 October 2009, 9:06 pm
I have a local book of this sort and would love having an international one also!
22 October 2009, 11:33 pm
I lived in a place that had a humorous spirit. I was never frightened by it but rather amused.
23 October 2009, 6:47 am
Years ago, on Halloween night no less, after trick-or-treating, my best friend and I saw something very strange in the sky. At first we thought it was a plane but it was glosing and then it seemed to burst into flames and then vanished. Now, this was in Brooklyn, NY and if there had been some plane mishap we would have heard about it on the news but there was nothing said. It sure spooked us.
23 October 2009, 6:48 am
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23 October 2009, 7:27 am
I lived in a house where I heard my name called out and I was the only one home!!!!!
23 October 2009, 7:38 am
only one thing happened when i was younger, i was in a car parking when i looked out the back window and saw a square block like a 8×10 shape, it was late at night 10/11 so i was puzzled, i got outta the car and it was still there, i stood there staring at the four lines of color it had before i looked around and saw i was the only one left outside, i turned and ran in the house scared, when i came out later it was gone, ive never had a explaination for it….
23 October 2009, 7:44 am
i just subbed up thanks taintedtears102@yahoo.com
23 October 2009, 8:41 am
I’ve never had any gohstly encounters. Not sure if that’s a good or a bad thing.
23 October 2009, 8:42 am
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23 October 2009, 8:46 am
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23 October 2009, 10:18 am
Was home alone, and the tv turned on randomly, i was in there and it just truned on….
23 October 2009, 10:59 am
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23 October 2009, 12:43 pm
The lights used to turn off and on in my sister’s old house.
23 October 2009, 1:09 pm
We tried to make someone think their house was haunted one time by making weird noises at night, putting light bulbs in the freezer to chill ect. But never experienced anything myself
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23 October 2009, 3:11 pm
My grandmother’s house when we were growing up was haunted, I personally saw a few different spirits and my uncle and grandfather did as well. It was more cool than spooky
23 October 2009, 4:17 pm
Once my dad and I stayed with my Aunt at their farmhouse. The rocking chair in the living room rocked on it’s own. Freaked me out.
23 October 2009, 4:34 pm
I watched a Melanie Griffith movie once.
23 October 2009, 4:51 pm
I watch a lot of CSI, Paranormal Activity, and alot of crime shows, so Im always on edge. I get scared too easily now!
23 October 2009, 7:05 pm
I actually see “spirits” of sorts.. Goes along with my background and ancestry… I even knew my sister was going to die the night before she did…
24 October 2009, 2:09 am
Tweet! http://twitter.com/tobinsmommy08/status/5118843548
24 October 2009, 2:57 am
When reading about ghosts, my two TV’s turned on and off and computer flickered
24 October 2009, 9:15 am
I once saw a huge pink ball of light in the night sky. It freaked me out!
24 October 2009, 9:35 am
I’m sure my house is haunted. Often, when I’m looking for a particular pair of earrings or shoes, I can only find one. One year, I wanted to wear a certain Halloween t-shirt, but couldn’t find it anywhere. After Halloween, I found it lying on top of a pile of clothes. My mother was counting checks and left the room, and when she came back, one was missing. She never found it. Her brother gave her a birthday card with $20 in it one year, and she couldn’t find it later. About 3 years later, she walked out of her bedroom, and it was lying on the floor in the hall in front of her bedroom door.
24 October 2009, 10:18 am
when I take a walk there is was place spot that is always real could no matter how warm the actual air is
24 October 2009, 11:26 am
My daughter tapes “white noise” so she can play it back and listen for “spirits”. I’ve actually heard them say, “Help me!”
24 October 2009, 11:27 am
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24 October 2009, 11:28 am
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24 October 2009, 11:42 am
There is a neighborhood house where someone was killed that is said to be haunted. I’m too nevous to go into it.
24 October 2009, 1:14 pm
My dog Pogo who has passed away, used to come and visit at bedtime and I could feel him walking on my bed at night. I had another dog at the time Wiley, they were best friends, I think Pogo came to visit him. Wiley passed away in Feb. and Pogo has not come to visit since. I think he was waiting for him to be with him.
24 October 2009, 1:33 pm
We have 5 here in Indiana!!!! Including the grave of James Dean. I’ll have to go there to be spooked out. Thanks.
24 October 2009, 2:11 pm
footsteps down my stairs&no one was their
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24 October 2009, 2:11 pm
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24 October 2009, 2:21 pm
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24 October 2009, 2:28 pm
I was home alone and heard a little boy call my name. I looked around and there was no one there.
24 October 2009, 2:29 pm
I subscribe via email.
24 October 2009, 2:51 pm
The spookiest thing that happened to me is lightin hit like 5 feet from me
24 October 2009, 3:18 pm
I wish I were “sensitive” to ghosts, but sadly, I don’t think I am. All my friends have “ghostly encounter” tales, but they seem to leave me alone!
24 October 2009, 3:18 pm
I subscribe by email!
24 October 2009, 3:20 pm
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24 October 2009, 3:23 pm
Our first apartment had a ghost. Thank you
24 October 2009, 4:08 pm
I’ve only had one “ghostly” experience. I was getting ready at my dresser in the mirror, with my back facing the open window. I could have sworn I saw a boy dresses in colonial clothes walk by the window, but when I rushed outside and looked around, no one was there.
24 October 2009, 4:08 pm
I’m a subscriber.
24 October 2009, 4:20 pm
Our house when I was growing up was haunted. My sister and I saw things happen and we didn’t talk about it until we were older. Really creepy! I’d love this book! Thank you!
24 October 2009, 4:35 pm
I don’t know that I would call it spooky exactly, because I believe in spirits, but when I was living in Florida, I woke up one night and my deceased grandmother was standing at the foot of my bed. She smiled at me and disappeared. Didn’t scare me at all. It gave me a sense of peace. Thanks!
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24 October 2009, 8:06 pm
Tweeted today. http://twitter.com/slmiresse/status/5137313707
24 October 2009, 10:09 pm
My only experience was shortly after my grandma died. There was a bunch of family over at my house and we were telling stories about my grandma and all of a sudden the curtains billowed out like a blast of air was behind them. We of course checked to see if the window was open and it wasn’t.
24 October 2009, 10:11 pm
I saw a shadow of a person in the church yard one
night.It was flowing and a white outline.Really
scary
24 October 2009, 10:14 pm
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24 October 2009, 10:15 pm
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24 October 2009, 10:22 pm
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24 October 2009, 10:38 pm
I’ve just had strange predictions come true and a sense that someone is in the room with me. Nothing fancy.
24 October 2009, 10:44 pm
I’ve seen ghosts a few times. My SIL saw the same one I did once so I know i’m not nuts LOL.
24 October 2009, 10:46 pm
After my grandfather died one night I saw him standing at the foot of my bed. I got the sense he was telling me everything was going to be alright.
24 October 2009, 10:59 pm
snakes falling from under my car after a late night fishing trip:)
25 October 2009, 2:02 am
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