Haunted Wisconsin [Paperback]

Michael Norman (Author), Beth Scott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2001

Grab a warm blanket to cuddle up in, turn out the lights and enjoy these unnerving tales of terror. Featuring more than 70 true tales throughout Wisconsin, this is a newly revised and expanded edition of an all-time favorite collection of stories. Containing an assortment of ghosts, apparitions and other supernatural occurrences, Wisconsin could easily be called the most haunted state in America.

Energetically retold from countless personal interviews, newspapers, archives, and other sources, these classic ghost stories still retain their original power to unsettle and surprise. The stories range from historical tales embedded in 19th century superstition to contemporary accounts of strange occurrences in modern-day homes. Most of the stories remain unexplained. Haunted Wisconsin is one chilling anthology no fan of the genre will want to be without.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Haunted Wisconsin is a fascinating guide to ghosts around the corner, and under your bed." -- Jay Rath, columnist for Isthmus and author of The W-Files

"I have explored the mysteries of Wisconsin for many years and I can truly believe in Haunted Wisconsin." -- Robert E. Gard, folklorist

About the Author

With the publication of the original edition of Haunted Wisconsin in 1980, Michael Norman and the late Beth Scott were among the first writers in the nation to collect and publish ghost stories from a single state. Norman and Scott followed the success of the book with Haunted Heartland, true ghost stories from the American Midwest, Haunted America and Historic Haunted America. Beth Scott died in 1994. Michael Norman lives in River Falls, Wisconsin, where he writes and teaches journalism at the University of Wisconsin - River Falls.

Product Details

• Paperback: 226 pages
• Publisher: Trails Books; Revised edition (September 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931599041
• ISBN-13: 978-1931599047
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #748,968 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Will utterly fascinate Wisconsin history buffs, February 5, 2002

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Haunted Wisconsin (Paperback)

Wisconsin is best known as the Dairy State and renowned for cheese, recreation, and one of the finest state university systems in the country. What most people might not realize is that Wisconsin is also home to some of the eeriest supernatural events and strangest ghost stories sworn to be true. Indeed, Wisconsin could well be considered as one of the most haunted of the 50 states. All this is documented in newly revised and updated edition of Michael Norman and Beth Scott's Haunted Wisconsin, a classic and superbly presented compendium of true ghost stories and eye-witness accounts of supernatural occurrences. Haunted Wisconsin showcases an aspect of the Badger State that will utterly fascinate Wisconsin history buffs and students of the paranormal.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A FOUR STAR BOOK!, August 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Haunted Wisconsin (Paperback)

This is a wonderful book that deserves to be in your library of nonfiction paranormal books! Michael Norman and Beth Scott deliver a well written and well researched book. These stories will send tingles down your spine! I recommend "Haunted Heartland, Haunted America and Historic Haunted America." All of their books are great!!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun read., March 9, 2009

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John W. (Arlington Hts, IL USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Haunted Wisconsin (Paperback)

Great stuff for the coffee table up at our WI cottage. People seem to like it. If you're in that mood, and want to read a Wisconsin ghost story or two, this is a good choice. People don't realize that Wisconsin is (allegedly, for you non-believers) one of the most haunted states. Tons of paranormal activity reported in WI. No surprise really, with all the old farms and farmhouses, ancient woods and lakes, and all its great history. Have fun with it.