Haunted Missouri: A Ghostly Guide to the Show-Me State's Most Spirited Spots

by Jason Offutt

Book Overview

Mysterious cold spots, disembodied voices, and smoky apparitions are just a few of the ghostly goings-on gathered by journalist Jason Offutt in his trek across Missouri. Visiting public places such as... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1931112665
• ISBN13: 9781931112666
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Truman State University Press
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great

My 12 year old even loved it. Has everything pics, websites, even phone numbers. Hope he writes another one

ABSOLUTELY SUPERB!!

This book is truly fantastic. I have a huge, huge, huge collection of ghost and haunting books, and I will say that this book rates among the very top. In my opinion, this is one of the better ghost books out there. All of the stories are extremely credible. A very unique feature of this book is that the author has personally visited, reviewed, and photographed every haunted location listed! You don't find that in a lot of ghost books. So, you get the authors personal experiences as well as the background and history of each haunted place. Another neat feature is that he only included in the book haunted locations open to the public. What a great idea! Each location also must be historically significant to Missouri. Remnants of War: Ch. 1 - 1859 Jail, Marshal's Home and Museum, Independence Ch. 2 - Anderson House, Battle of Lexington State Historic Site, Lexington Ch. 3 - Bone Hill, Levasy Ch. 4 - Fort Osage, Sibley Ch. 5 - Lone Jack Battlefield, Lone Jack Ch. 6 - Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, Republic Ch. 7 - Kendrick House, Carthage This is My House: Ch. 8 - Rockcliffe Mansion, Hannibal Ch. 9 - Lemp Mansion, St. Louis Ch. 10- Vaile Mansion, Independence Ch. 11- Big Cedar Lodge, Ridgedale Ch. 12- Grand Avenue Bed & Breakfast, Carthage Ch. 13- 1069 Salon and Spa, St. Charles School Spirits: Ch. 14- Mt. Gilead School, Kearney Ch. 15- Roberta Hall, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville Ch. 16- Senior Hall, Stephens College, Columbia Ch. 17- Yeater Hall, University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg Ch. 18- Central Methodist University, Fayette Ghostly Graveyards: Ch. 19- Workman Chapel, Maryville Ch. 20- Hazel Ridge Cemetery, Brunswick Ch. 21- Peace Church Cemetery, Joplin Ch. 22- Glore Psychiatric Museum, St. Joseph Returning to Their Old Haunts: Ch. 23- Mark Twain Cave, Hannibal Ch. 24- The Elms Resort and Spa, Excelsior Springs Ch. 25- Jesse James Farm, Kearney Ch. 26- Governor's Mansion, Jefferson City Someone's Watching You: Ch. 27- Old Tavern, Arrow Rock Ch. 28- Spook Light, Seneca Ch. 29- Pythian Castle, Springfield Ch. 30- Landers Theatre, Springfield Ch. 31- Hotel Savoy, Kansas City Ch. 32- Main Street Cafe, Marceline HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Lindy www.hauntedcolorado.net

A good read

I came across the author's blog on the net and decided to order his book after reading some of his stories. You don't need to have any particular interest in Missouri to enjoy this book. I'm sure I will never go there myself, but then I've never been to most other locations in books about ghosts, either. The author provided thorough a description of each setting and event and personally interviewed the percipients. He writes with a subtle humor that enhances his search to experience a haunting for himself. This book probably isn't going to make you sleep with the lights on, but I found it absorbing and interesting - and scary enough. It was also nicely designed (something that you can't always say about ghost books any more). I'd also like to point out that this book is not about legends, as the first reviewer implied. It's about ghost experiences. I'm extremely choosy about the ghost books I read and this book has everything I look for in a ghost book. I hope the author writes another volume on Missouri ghosts.