Hauntingly True Stories

Updated September 24, 2025
Nashua Public Library
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Ghostland : an American history in haunted places
Dickey, Colin
Paper Book
One of NPR's Great Reads of 2016 "A lively assemblage and smart analysis of dozens of haunting stories... absorbing...[and] intellectually intriguing."--The New York Times Book Review An intellectual feast for fans of offbeat history, Ghostland <...
The ghost detectives' guide to haunted San Francisco
Auerbach, Loyd.
Paper Book
Revealing a side of the famed city that tourists rarely experience, this handbook uncovers a hidden realm of ghosts, apparitions, and paranormal phenomena in San Francisco. The guide delves into the haunted hotspots that unsuspectedly lie in the city's most famous landmarks and neighborhoods,...
Walking haunted London : 25 original walks exploring London's ghostly past
Jones, Richard Glyn.
Paper Book
London has the reputation of being the most haunted capital in the world. The dark recesses of the city's historic buildings, narrow streets, and alleyways are said to be occupied by ghosts from many centuries and all walks of life. In Walking Haunted London, Richard Jones takes you on a spine...
Monster hunters : on the trail with ghost hunters, bigfooters, ufologists, and other paranormal investigators
Krulos, Tea
Paper Book
Do ghosts exist? What about the Bigfoot, or Skinwalkers? And how will we ever know? Journalist Tea Krulos spent over a year traveling nationwide to meet individuals who have made it their life's passion to hunt down evidence of entities that they believe exist, but that others might shrug off...
Demonic Foes: My Twenty-Five Years As a Psychiatrist Investigating Possessions, Diabolic Attacks, and the Paranormal
Gallagher, Richard
Paper Book
The world's leading psychiatric authority on demonic possession delves into the hidden world of exorcisms and his own transformation from cynic to believer over the course of his twenty-five-year career. Successful New York psychiatrist Richard Gallagher...
The ghost lab : how bigfoot hunters, mediums, and alien enthusiasts are wrecking science
Hongoltz-Hetling, Matthew.
Paper Book
A surprising and compelling journey into the business of paranormal investigation, and the state of scientific literacy in America. In 2010, a sleepy small-town business plaza in rural New Hampshire rented space to an unusual tenant: a ghost laboratory. The...
The devil's best trick : how the face of evil disappeared
Sullivan, Randall
Paper Book
Part true crime story, part religious and literary history, an investigation into the nature of evil and the figure of the Devil by acclaimed journalist Randall Sullivan Throughout history, humans have struggled to explain the evils of the world and the darkest parts of ourselves....
The apparitionists : a tale of phantoms, fraud, photography, and the man who captured Lincoln's ghost
Manseau, Peter
Paper Book
An NPR Best Book of 2017 "A rare work of historical nonfiction that is both studious and just plain entertaining."--Publishers Weekly, Top Ten Books of 2017 "An exceptional story"--Errol Morris,New York Times Book Review

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