Fear : A Ghost Hunter's Story

by Stephens, Kriss

• ISBN13: 9780974039442
• ISBN10: 0974039446
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-09-28
• Publisher: Atriad Pr Llc

Summary

Cemeteries, abandoned asylums, prisons, ships, hospitals, battlefields, caves, mines, office buildings, and homes are the sites of paranormal occurrences in this collection of stories from a ghost hunter by trade. Beginning with a childhood spent in a haunted house, this personal account includes episodes from traveling and exploring haunted places, including stories of hearing disembodied voices, watching balls of dancing light, and being physically injured by spirits. The stories are corroborated by other participants in the ghost hunts as well as photographs. Guidelines for aspiring ghost hunters and tips for capturing apparitions on film are included.

Author Biography

Kriss Stephens is a paranormal researcher and a former host of the television show Fear on MTV. She lives in Slidell, Louisiana.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
My Grandmother's House	1	(5)
Waverly Hills Tuberculosis Sanatorium	6	(14)
The French Murders	20	(9)
Castle Rising	29	(6)
Fear	35	(50)
The USS Hornet	36	(5)
Fort Gaines	41	(7)
Eastern State Penitentiary	48	(9)
Tranquille	57	(20)
Other Fear Locations	77	(8)
Holt Cemetery	85	(7)
Big Woods Cemetery	92	(8)
Kate Fest and the Bell Witch	100	(16)
Kevin's House	116	(4)
New Orleans	120	(28)
Julie	122	(13)
The Jimani Lounge	135	(8)
The Lalaurie House	143	(5)
Lafayette Vampire	148	(6)
Battlefield Ghosts	154	(27)
The Battle of Stones River and Hell's Half Acre	157	(7)
Chickamauga	164	(9)
The Battle of Buzzard's Prairie	173	(8)
The House on Stevenson Street	181	(8)
Oklahoma City Demon	189	(5)
Pappy	194	(7)
The House on Horridge Street	201	(6)
Abandoned Buildings	207	(7)
Loyd Hall	214	(11)
Ghost Photography Techniques	225	(4)
Still Photography Techniques	225	(3)
Video	228	(1)
Orbs	229	(4)
Acknowledgments	233	(1)
Bibliography	234