Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in the Hoosier State. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and stormy night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to grandma's, this is a collection to treasure.

Wanda Lou Willis takes readers on a frightening journey across Indiana, exploring haunted houses, rivers, and other locations. Supplemented with excellent original maps, photos, and illustrations, "Haunted Hoosier Trails" is a collection of spooky tales and real-life horror stories that doubles as a Halloween travel guide.

A selection of Indiana's bone-chilling stories of the paranormal.

Haunted Indiana 4 delves once more into the eerie side of Indiana history with new and old tales from across the state: * The spirit of America's most prolific female serial killer who is said to haunt her former home in La Porte; * The ghost of a grave robber said to walk the paths of a cemetery in New Albany; * A ghost town near Nashville that truly lives up to the term "Ghost Town;" * The gentle story of a grandfather's spirit who made a phone call from beyond the grave to aid his granddaughter when she needed it most; * Tales of enigmatic spirits of former prisoners who are serving a "more than life" sentence at the Old Jail Museum in Valparaiso; * A series of ghostly tales told within the ranks of the police from across the state; and many more. . .Also included in Haunted Indiana 4 is an audio CD narrated by Mark Marimen with four stories - including one never before published.

From the jail cell that once held John Dillinger to quaint shops with dark beginnings, the restless spirits of Crown Point purportedly result from a century-old hex. Legend had it that a caravan of gypsies found themselves unfairly exiled from town. Forced to leave their beloved dead behind in unmarked graves, they invoked a venomous curse on the townspeople and vowed that no ancestor would be allowed eternal peace. Paranormal researcher Judith Tometczak exposes evidence of this deceptively quiet town's dark side.

The Encyclopedia of Haunted Indiana (Second Edition) examines the history and folklore of Indiana's fascinating paranormal locations. In this reference book, the author adds more locations and more ghosts. This revised book has a new index and listing format for making searching easier. Ghosts and other assorted paranormal entities inhabit jails, asylums, cemeteries, homes and businesses- all are unique with their own special history and hauntings. With over 30 years experience in the paranormal field, Nicole Kobrowksi has visited over 70% of the locations and found a host of others in her research to keep you busy@ -The circus train accident in northern Indiana spawned several hauntings over the crash area. -The old jail and sheriff's residence in Noblesville, Indiana is the most unique jail with some of the most terrifying spirits in Indiana! -The Athenaeum Foundation building houses ghosts of children, theater folk, a murdered doctor, people used as medical cadavers and founders of the building, including a beer baron, writers and other prominent Indianapolis citizens. -The Willard Library is home to the grey lady, at least one child ghost and other mischievous spirits. -Several mental asylums and county homes still have patients and inmates roaming their halls. Enjoy a tour of haunted Indiana that you can take on the road! History, the paranormal and the dark side of the Hoosier state await. You can use the book as a reference as you travel the state from your home or in your car! Take heed, this book and your experiences using it may just lead you into a lifetime of paranormal investigation!

In Haunted Indiana you'll find: The ghost of a faceless nun, who glides silently through the empty expanse of a college hall. A nineteenth-century barn that has been converted into an elegant restaurant, yet has kept the revenant of a farmer who died there decades before. The spirit of the famous ""Diana of the Dunes"" who returns to her home among the Indiana Dunes from which death took her more than a half century ago. A major metropolitan highway, haunted by two beautiful female ghosts, who each met her fate along the roadway. As the slogan goes, ""There's more than corn in Indiana."" If the ghostly legends and tales that can be heard are to be believed, indeed there is more than corn in the Hoosier state . . . restless spirits that refuse to stay buried and forgotten. Here are collected a sampling of the ghostly tales that are told throughout the length and breadth of Indiana. Come wander the Hoosier state, and meet some of its unearthly denizens. Come hear the stories, old and new, that are as much a part of the Indiana landscape as farm fields and small towns. Come visit . . . Haunted Indiana.

Discover the places in Indiana where tourists usually don't venture-- it's chock-full of oddball curiosities, ghostly places, local legends, crazy characters, cursed roads, and peculiar roadside attractions.

"Discover Crown Point's Cursed History. From the jail cell that once held John Dillinger to quaint shops with dark beginnings, the restless spirits of Crown Point purportedly result from a century-old hex. Legend had it that a caravan of gypsies found themselves unfairly exiled from town. Forced to leave their beloved dead behind in unmarked graves, they invoked a venomous curse on the townspeople and vowed that no ancestor would be allowed eternal peace. Paranormal researcher Judith Tometczak exposes evidence of this deceptively quiet town's dark side." -- back cover.

Indiana folklorist Wanda Lou Willis is back with all-new ghostly tales in this hair-raising companion to Haunted Hoosier Trails. Wanda explores Indiana's hidden history in spooky locations around the state. Local history buffs will relish the informative county histories that begin each chapter, while thrill-seekers will eagerly search out these frightening spots. More Haunted Hoosier Trails is perfect year-round for raising goose-bumps around the campfire or reading under the covers with a flashlight.