Inside this fun reading collection, kids in grades 4 and up will find stories of paranormal oddities, spine-tingling adventures, and mysterious happenings. Through fascinating photos and engaging text, young readers will explore strange accounts of haunted places and ghostly things: houses, graveyards, prisons and asylums, hotels, ships, planes, cars, objects, and more. Rourke Educational Media has been a favorite in classrooms and libraries for 38 years. Inside, find spine-tingling, paranormal stories about haunted: Graveyards Prisons Hotels Vehicles Objects Houses Get ready to be spooked! From unexplained noises, to supernatural sights, to ghostly presences, find out about places from throughout history and around the world that are said to be haunted. Then, make up your own mind: Do you believe in ghosts?

Houses may be haunted for many reasons. Explore some of the world's most haunted houses and the stories of the spooks who call them home.

A doll that cries all night. A painting that causes fires to break out. Around the world, reports of haunted objects fascinate and terrify people. Can items truly be haunted?

Some hotel guests check in—and never check out! Their restless spirits wander the halls. Explore some of the world's most haunted hotels and the stories of the spooks who call them home.

"Kids can lift and peek their way through an entire haunted house filled with Christopher Santoro's ... illustrations"--Amazon.com.

Did you know that prisons and asylums are favorite places for spirits to linger? Find out why in this title as you explore some of the world's most haunted prisons and asylums.

Killer cars, ships that appear and disappear, spirits that appear to plane crews and passengers. Ships, planes, and cars are used by people every day, but do ghosts use them too?

Battlefields see many deaths. Cemeteries are resting places for the dead. In this title, explore some the world's most haunted battlefields and cemeteries and the stories of the spooks who call them home.

Even today, more than 150 years after the Battle of Antietam of the American Civil War, visitors to the battleground report hearing gunfire and smelling gun smoke. Others have heard battle cries. In every case, there is no convincing argument about why these things occurred—except that Antietam is haunted! Readers of this thrilling volume, full of superb, striking photographs, can decide if they believe in ghosts as they pay a visit to some famous and infamous battlefields around the globe. They’ll learn about the historic conflicts that took place at each that may have led to their haunted status.

Recounts famous ghost stories from Africa.