Ghost Stories & Graveyard Tales

Indiana

von Allen Sircy

178 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Behind the cornfields, historic landmarks, and auto racing lies a history of brutal true crime, grave robbing, and haunts that won't stay quiet. Author and historian Allen Sircy skips the myths to give you the actual history behind Indiana's most active locations and bizarre folklore including not just ghost stories but werewolves that were have said to have roamed the state centuries ago.This isn't just all about folklore; it's real, documented history from New Albany to South Bend. Read the real accounts behind the ghosts lingering in the historic Culbertson Mansion in New Albany and the Hannah House in Indianapolis. Revisit the gruesome crimes of alleged serial killer Belle Gunness in La Porte, the mysterious Lady in Grey walking the Willard Library in Evansville, and the bizarre frontier encounters settlers had with the Vincennes werewolf. Opportunistic grave robbers once roamed through New Albany stealing bodies for the medical colleges that desperately needed cadavers for their students. You will learn about the Demon House in Gary, a place where children walked backwards on the walls. the home was so evil that it had to be torn to the ground so it could no longer hurt anyone else.Discover the darker side of Indiana. With tales from Indianapolis, South Bend to New Albany and Jeffersonville, there are ghostly tales all over the Hoosier State. American Hauntstorian, Allen Sircy brings you the other side of Indiana that few seldom see.

• Themen: Lifestyle, Hobbys und Freizeit Heimatkunde, Familiengeschichte, Nostalgie Heimatkunde
• ISBN: 9798998814693
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 21.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Southern Ghost Stories