It described incidents throughout the United States and Canada. His first of five books about ghostly goings-on, The Ghostly Register: Haunted Dwellings, Active Spirits – A Journey to America’s Strangest Landmarks, was published in 1986. “They are serious investigations of hauntings, cases of possession and other such phenomena.” Those books were generally timed for publication around Halloween, and he enjoyed being interviewed by local and national personalities. “My favorite books are several I have written on the occult,” he was fond of saying, acknowledging his interest in the unknown. Myers also wrote a number of articles and stories for remedial reading guides published by Random House, Houghton Mifflin, and Educational Development Laboratories. He was the author of 21 books and more than 150 articles and stories in magazines and other publications for both children and adults, including Saturday Review, Coronet, Ladies’ Home Journal, Sports Illustrated, Collier’s, Women’s Day, Cricket, Boys’ Life, and American Girl. Myers, of Wellesley, freelance writer, journalist, investigative reporter, editor, college writing instructor, and in his later years, author of a number of books and articles about ghosts and other paranormal phenomena, died April 8, 2006.
Don't let the icy grip of fear grow too tight-if you can help it! Sterling 352 pages, 4 3/16 x 5 1/4.Īrthur B. Pinkney didn't believe his friends when they claimed that the "daredevil driver" was a dead man, until he learned that the train had arrived safely at the station-without any driver. During a train voyage in 1892 he watched horrified as a fast-moving locomotive headed directly for his train.
Many first-hand accounts tell of ghost ships, runaway trains, and phantom planes. Meet a doll you won't want to play with, and a demonic hairdresser who'll really give you a bad hair day! The spirit of one sad boy, though, wanted only to see justice done. Watch with astonishment as poltergeists wreak havoc, tapping and banging, turning lights on and off, and throwing over furniture. What would you do if a spirit kept messing things up after you, stealing clothes and food, and trying to wrap you in its arms? And one museum in Toronto appears to have more on the grounds than just fine art! Fly through time with a pilot who saw into the future -and foretold tragedy. Read a bone-chilling account of a night in a haunted house, and of a ghost who scared a dog to death.
Violent ghosts, lost souls, and strange specters all wander spookily through these stories-and the creepy illustrations heighten the horror. Boo! 84 tales, terrifying and true, will send shivers down your spine, make your knees knock, and stand your hair on end.
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