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The Best Ghost Tales of North Carolina [Paperback]

Terrance Zepke (Author), Julie Rabun (Illustrator)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)


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September 1, 2001
Guardian spirits or tormented souls?

Stealthy and forlorn, cunning and mysterious, the ghosts of North Carolina's past linger among the living in this thrilling collection of North Carolina ghost tales.

Join author Terrance Zepke as she searches for answers amid the specters and haunted sites of North Carolina. Experience the sightings and chilling encounters told by the winners of the North Carolina "Ghost Watch" contest. Use Zepke's tips to conduct your own ghost hunt--but don't forget rule number one: Never go alone.



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This book is divided into four sections: The Ghost Tales, Haunted Houses, North Carolina Ghost Watch Contest Winners, and How to Conduct a Ghost Hunt. Any ghost story enthusiast will surely delight in these tales!

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Guardian spirits or tormented souls? Stealthy and forlorn, cunning and mysterious, the ghosts of North Carolina’s past linger among the living in this thrilling collection of North Carolina ghost tales. Join author Terrance Zepke as she searches for answers amid the specters and haunted sites of North Carolina. Experience the sightings and chilling encounters told by the winners of the North Carolina "Ghost Watch" contest. use Zepke’s tips to conduct your own ghost hunt-but don’t forget rule number one: Never go alone.

*A dejected young woman in a ball gown wails along a shadowy underpass in Jamestown, begging for a ride home. Those who have seen her know her as Lydia, and soon learn that she can never go back home.

*A Coast Guard rescue team found dinner served aboard the shipwrecked Carroll A. Deering-but the crew and navigational tools were lost forever. What force led the voyage of the "ghost ship of Diamond Shoals" into the unknown? Why do the voices of the missing crew still haunt Hatteras?

*He flicks off the theater lights, she buttons the Edwardian costumes. Often felt but seldom seen, they can’t seem to give up the stage. Who are these elusive spirits whose presence haunts Wilmington’s Thalian Hall?


Product Details

  • Paperback: 136 pages
  • Publisher: Pineapple Press (September 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1561642339
  • ISBN-13: 978-1561642335
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,171,047 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Terrance Zepke studied journalism at the University of Tennessee and later received a Masters in Mass Communications from the University of South Carolina. Zepke has traveled to every continent and lived all over the world. She always returns home to the Carolinas where she happily lives part-time in both states. She has written hundreds of articles and several books. When she's not investigating haunted places, researching pirates, or climbing lighthouses,she is most likely traveling to some far flung place. For more information, visit www.terrancezepke.com

 

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Best Ghost Tales of North Carolina, October 1, 2001
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I have read and heard some of these stories but never presented this well with the theories, sidebars, directions, and more. I also enjoyed the photos and sketches that accompanied all stories. Many tales were more like unsolved mysteries than mere "ghost stories," which made them all the more interesting. A very enjoyable read.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Turn down the lights, sit back, and enjoy., October 4, 2003
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I read one of Terrance Zepke's earlier ghost books a week or so before I started this one. I was fairly disappointed in the first book because there seemed to have been very little legwork put into it and most of the stories contained no modern witness accounts. I felt that the author had much potential for this kind of book and that the book in question could have been so much better. After having read this book I am happy to report that I was right. This is a much better ghost book than her first effort and with just a little more work she can be as good as any of the other, "ghostly" writers out there.

There are unfortunately some stories that don't belong here but not many. "The Hermit of Fort Fisher" is one of the stories that never really involves a ghost at all and even though it is interesting it is out of place. On the other hand, the stories about Aycock Auditorium, the Grove Park Inn, and Thalian Hall are wonderful. I especially appreciated that she took the time to give her readers information about the best places available to view the Brown Mountain lights. The chapter about how to conduct a ghost hunt was also enjoyable and the list of resources was excellent.

Overall, this is a very good book and I hope Ms. Zepke will continue to write these hauntingly chilling books. As I travel to the Carolinas more and more these days, her books help give me ideas of things to look for, or look out for as I travel.

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5.0 out of 5 stars best tales, January 14, 2011
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Book arrived before the deadline and was in great condition. This is suppose to be one of the best ghosts books on NC. Glad I found it at this great price and that it arrived just as seller had described.
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