Ohio Interest

Chris Woodyard, author of the popular Haunted Ohio series brings you a scrapbook of Victorian hauntings and horrors.

This collection of ghostly and ghastly stories from Ohio's dark past includes haunting and historical tales of spook lights, cemetery wraiths, Women in Black, ghostly faces etched in window glass, and fire-bug poltergeists.

These long-lost (and all-new) tales, resurrected from archives and newspapers still have the power to terrify.

The first in a series: The Ghosts of the Past.

Contents:

1. Snapshot of a Ghost: Spirit Photos, Women in White, and Haunted Bridges

2. The Face in the Window: Strange Images in the Glass

3. That Hellbound Train: Headless Conductors and Train Wreck Horrors

4. Rock, Fire, and Scissors: The Mysterious Poltergeist

5. The Death-Bed Promise: Revenge Beyond the Grave in Coshocton

6. Great Balls of Fire: Spook Lights and Mystery Lights

7. The Awful Fate of a Mercer County Blasphemer: The Pinnacle of Prevaricating Perfection

8. A Cat Named Death: Cemetery Spirits, Omens of Death, and Curious Cadavers

9. A Family Bewitched: The Hoffman Poltergeist of Wooster

10. Death in Black Silk: Ohio s Women in Black

11. The Horrors: Vampires, Madness, and a Haunted Morgue

12. The Babe in the River: The Ghosts of Murder

13. Haunted by Fire: A Fire-Spook in Springfield

Appendix: Spook Squibs: Shavings from the Coffin of News

Ohio counties covered: Adams, Allen, Belmont, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Columbiana, Coshocton, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Darke, Defiance, Erie, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Guernsey, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Highland, Holmes, Huron, Knox, Lake, Lawrence, Licking, Logan, Lorain, Lucas, Madison, Mahoning, Medina, Meigs, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Morrow, Ottawa, Paulding, Pickaway, Portage, Preble, Ross, Sandusky, Scioto, Seneca, Shelby, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas, Union, Van Wert, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wood

They're baa-ack! Still more Buckeye ghosts have come swarming out of their graves to give you some sleepless nights in this collection of over 100 bone-chilling tales, including The Faceless Hitchhiker,the paranormal history of Cleveland's Franklin Castle, a haunted trunk that held the spirit of a murderer; a medical clinic haunted by a shuffling beast and the ghostly nuns of Collingwood Arts Center in Toledo. There are Men in Black, captured psychic images and sounds, theatre ghosts, haunted hospitals, roads, and cemeteries, as well as some of the most terrifying stories in the Haunted Ohio series. Stories from the following Ohio counties: Allen, Ashland, Ashtabula, Athens, Butler, Carroll, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Columbiana, Coshocton, Cuyahoga, Darke, Defiance, Delaware, Erie, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Gallia, Geauga, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Hocking, Holmes, Lawrence, Lorain, Lucas, Madison, Mahoaning, Marion, Medina, Miami, Montgomery, Muskingum, Ottawa, Paulding, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Richland, Ross, Sandusky, Seneca, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Vinton, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Williams, Wood.

In honor of Ohio's BOO-centennial year, Chris Woodyard, author of the popular Haunted Ohio series, brings you over 80 all-new tales from haunt-spots around the state from Adena to Zoar. You'll meet the ghosts of the Indian martyrs of Gnadenhutten, a spectral soldier from the siege of Ft. Meigs, the phantom Phoebe, keeping an eye on the canal boats at Roscoe Village, the African American ghosts of Prospect Place, a stop on the Underground Railroad, and many other tales that reflect the history as well as the ghostly lore of the Buckeye State. You'll also meet a real-life Hatchet Man, possibly Ohio s first serial killer, the sad ghost of a wife slaughtered by her husband at what is now a Victorian tea room, and the spirit of a mad murderess in a remote farmhouse. Stories from the following counties:Adams, Ashtabula, Athens, Belmont, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Coshocton, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Darke, Erie, Fairfield, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Guernsey, Hamilton, Hardin, Henry, Highland, Jefferosn, Lake, Lawrence, Logan, Lorain, Lucas, Madison, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan, Muskingum, Paulding, Pickaway, Pike, Portage, Putnam, Richland, Ross, Shelby, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas, Union, Van Wert, Warren, Wood.

The first comprehensive trail guide to mountain biking in Ohio is back. Written by a mountain biker for mountain bikers, this book has all the best singletrack. No tow paths, no hike-n-bike trails; if it's paved, it's not here!

- 36 Rides totaling over 450 miles.

- 36 Detailed Location Maps with precise driving directions to get you to the trailhead worry-free.

- 31 Detailed Trail Maps with trails, roads, streams, and even a milage scale.

- A Standardized Rating of each trail's difficulty so you know exactly which trails you want to ride.

- Contact and Emergency Phone Numbers.

- Important Hints, Helps, and Notes to help you plan and enjoy your ride!

- Compact Size which fits into most every backpack/hydration system including Camelbacks©.

Mountain Biking Ohio is written with an attitude that will make you want to get out and ride! Don't let anyone tell you that there is no good mountain biking in Ohio. Mountain Biking Ohio has trails for all levels of riders, from beginner to expert to gonzo!