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Haunted Ohio: Ghostly Tales from the Buckeye State (Buckeye Haunts)

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During a recent camping trip, we found this book and three others (the fifth one is in hardback and we decided to wait till it was in paperback) at the state park visitor center. My parents have the series and my nieces and nephew absolutely love these books ~~ they would beg my dad to read it to them. So we thought we would introduce a new tradition for our boys. There was a small problem though ~~ the stories in here are just a little bit too advanced for five year olds' comprehension.

But it's perfect for me. I couldn't read it at night though as the stories were spooky. And I had to walk to the bathroom in the dark with only a flashlight to protect me. (The nights before I read this book, I was more worried about bears. After reading this book, I am now more worried about spooks!)

The stories in here are about familiar history pieces that I've heard over the years. I've been to lots of these towns and never realized that they had haunts of their own. I am a skeptic about ghosts since I have never seen one. But the stories in here are thrilling, sad, spooky and sometimes, just plain weird. Some of my favorites are: The Ghostly Girl of Woodland Cemetery (that cemetery is absolutely beautiful ~~ makes me want to go back and see it!); all of the ghost stories of the Victoria Theatre in Dayton (I used to be an usher there and never heard the stories till now); Julia Grant's stories and so on.

This book is a combination of stories and historical bits all tied in together. It is a compilation of stories (and not all that well-written in some cases as I had to re-read several stories again to make sure that I understood them correctly) that Ms. Woodyard collected over the years. These stories are perfect to read over the campfire at night ...

Just be sure to carry a heavy flashlight when you go out for a nightly walk to the bathroom ...

9-11-07

Really interesting reading, especially if you live in Ohio. Everyone loves a good ghost story, and the realism in Ms. Woodyards books makes them especially scary. It's fascinating to read about current "hauntings", not fiction or urban legends.

I am a huge fan of these books. My friends and I pass them around and have often visited many of these sites ourselves. The most appealing thing about these books are the realistic way in which they are portrayed. Some other books that deal with the same type of ghostly phenomenon tend to dwelve too much into what the author thinks the people in the past were thinking or saying, basically making the whole event into a stage play. Ms. Woodyard simply states the facts in a realistic, yet, entertaining way without too much mush getting into the way of the story. In short, she does not take away from the haunting by making most of the stories into a romance novel.

Local stories that will keep the lights on....she brings them to life..a great story teller!

Super happy with this product. These books are a great series especially if you are from Ohio. Item just as described, fast shipping. Will buy from again :)

Chris Woodyard is the godmother of true ghost stories. Both her writing and her passion for these stories are straightforward, uncluttered, and immediate. The majority of the tales include eye witness accounts and commentary from people with firsthand experience of the haunting, and there is nothing better -- or scarier -- than hearing it straight from the "haunt-ee." All of Chris's Haunted Ohio books deserve a place in the permanent collection of any ghost enthusiast!

I avoided this book series for years simply because of the price, since most ghost story books tend to be formulaic I just assumed these were the same. Then one day I decided to give them a try, and I have been hooked ever since. It is well worth the price.
This is without doubt one of the scariest compilations ever put together, I can't recommend it enough there a ton of stories in each volume to keep you busy for a while.
More then likely it will leave you wanting more, so don't worry there are plenty of additional books in this series (haunted Ohio addiction is fairly common, Chris Woodyard is the supernatural equivalent of Patrick O'Brian, you can't help but want more.)
I should warn you though, this book may give You a sleeping disorder.
Actually this thing should come with a complementary night light.

The entire Haunted Ohio series has been excellent. Woodyard has an engaging writing style, unlike a lot of the other dry, sketchy true ghost story collections I've read. There is enough historical background to flesh the stories out without making them read like a textbook. Highly recommended!

This is a good book. I admit I'm prejuduced because I'm a Ohio boy, but this is a good book nothing less. Mrs. Woddyard has written a wonderful book full of acncedotes about true ghost stories with real witnesses and real loctaions. There wqas even one from my home twon, just down the street1 Chilling. Buy it!

I've always been interested in spirits and it was wonderful to hear about ghosts in my own state. I really enjoy the way she writes and how she approaches each case personnaly.