Ghost Stories Bibliography & Websites

Ravenstone Press *Stories of Kansas and the Great Plains*
Ghost Stories Bibliography ©Jerri Garretson, 2002, 2003, 2005

Note: this list is not intended to be at all comprehensive. These are books I have read and
enjoyed during the past several years.

The ones I found scary are marked (S), but I've found that scariness is in the mind of the reader.
Underlined titles are my favorites. OP = Out of Print.

Picture Books
The Banshee Train by Odds Bodkin, 1995.
The Boy and the Ghost by Robert D. San Souci, 1989.
The Ghost of Nicholas Greebe by Tony Johnston, 1996.
The Ghost of Sifty Sifty Sam by Angela Shelf Medearis, 1997.
Man Who Tricked a Ghost by Laurence Yep, 1993.

Children's Fiction
The Boggart by Susan Cooper, 1993.
Crandall's Castle by Betty Ren Wright, 2003. (S)
Dial-a-Ghost by Eva Ibbotson, 2001, 1996.
The Doll in the Garden by Mary Downing Hahn, 1989. (S)
The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs by Cynthia DeFelice, 2001 (S)
Ghost at the Window by Margaret McAllister, 2002
Ghost Cadet by Elaine Marie Alphin, 1991.
The Ghost in the Third Row by Bruce Coville, 1987.
The Ghost of Fossil Glen by Cynthia DeFelice, 1998. (S)
The Ghost of Lizard Light by Elvira Woodruff, 1999.
The Ghost of Popcorn Hill by Betty Ren Wright, 1993.
Ghost Sitter by Peni R. Griffin, 2001
The Haunting at Stratton Falls by Brenda Seabrooke, 2000
The Haunting of Cassie Palmer by Vivien Alcock, 1980
The Haunting of Holroyd Hill by Brenda Seabrooke, 1995.
Horror at the Haunted House by Peg Kehret, 1993.
Midnight Magic by Avi, 1999
The Secret of Whispering Springs by Jerri Garretson, 2002. (Well, of course I like it. J) (S)
Stonewords by Pam Conrad, 1990. (S)
A Taste of Smoke by Marion Dane Bauer, 1993.
Time for Andrew by Mary Downing Hahn. 1994. (S)
The Trespassers by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, 1995. (S)
Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn, 1986. (S)

Children's Story Collections
Bruce Coville's Book of Ghosts, compiled by Bruce Coville, 1994.
Faces in the Dark: a Book of Scary Stories compiled by Chris Powling, ills. by Peter Bailey, 1994.
Ghost Town: Seven Ghostly Tales by Joan Lowery Nixon, 2000.
Ghostly Companions: A Feast of Chilling Tales by Vivien Alcock, 1987 (S)
Ghosts of the Wild West, by Bruce and Nancy Roberts, 1976.
Great Ghost Stories of the Old West, edited by Betty Baker, 1968.
The Haunting of America by Jean Anderson, 1973.
Haunts : Five Hair-Raising Tales by Angela Shelf Medearis, 1996.
Real Mummies Don't Bleed : Friendly Tales for October Nights, by Susan Whitcher, 1993.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz., 1981.
Short and Shivery: Thirty Chilling Tales retold by Robert D. San Souci, 1987.
That's Ghosts for You: 13 Scary Stories edited by Marianne Carus, 2000.
World's Most Bone-Chilling "True" Ghost Stories by John Macklin, 1993.

Nonfiction (There are many books in juvenile nonfiction, especially by Daniel Cohen.)
The Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits, Second Edition by Rosemary Ellen Guiley, 2000, 1992.
(adult nonfiction)
Ghost Towns of the American West by Raymond Bial, 2001.
Haunted Kansas : Ghost Stories and Other Eerie Tales by Linda Hefner Heitz, 1997.
(adult nonfiction)

Young Adult Fiction
Jade Green by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, 1999. (S)
Look For Me By Moonlight by Mary Downing Hahn, 1995. (S)
The Presence by Eve Bunting, 2003. (S)

The Secret of Whispering Springs by Jerri Garretson, 2002. (S)
Whispers From the Dead by Joan Lowery Nixon, 1989 (S)

Young Adult Story Collections
Short Circuits: Thirteen Shocking Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults,
edited by Donald R. Gallo, 1992.(S)
Horrifying and Hideous Hauntings, an anthology by Helen Hoke & Franklin Hoke, 1986. (OP)
Especially Aidan Chambers’ story "Dead Trouble." Great read-aloud that illustrates the
limitations of ghosts and many of the conventions of ghost stories.

Adult Story Collections
Trespassing Time - Ghost Stories From the Prairie by Barbara J. Baldwin, Jerri Garretson,
Linda Madl and Sheri L. McGathy. Sixteen eerie, haunting stories of love, legends and evil,
spanning pioneer times to the present.

Websites:
Ghosts abound on the web. The number of websites is phenomenal. Everything from home
study courses, photos, detection devices, clubs, stories, tours, books and other paraphernalia,
links to haunted spot websites, even chat rooms and discussion boards, etc. Be careful -- some
sites are sensationalized. A few are frequented by young males who like to use vulgar language.
Some are horror sites. Some are put on the web by "ghost investigators."

I've tried to list only some of the more "responsible" and less sensational ones, but I can't be
responsible for what might be put there later or where links might take you.

Most of the photos shown on these websites as proof of ghosts are easily explained if you know
much about photography.

Ghosts of the Prairie (books, tours, conferences, (good) articles, photos, answers to questions,
and how to do ghost research, etc.)
http://www.prairieghosts.com/

Haunted Kansas (on the above site)
http://www.prairieghosts.com/hauntks.html

Ghosts - What Are They? (Interesting article. The page has many links I have not explored.)
http://paranormal.about.com/library/weekly/aa082701a.htm

Ghost Research Society
http://www.ghostresearch.org/
These people are serious investigators. A television show about them, "Real Ghosthunters"
aired on Thursday, April 4, 2002 on The Discovery Channel.

GhostVillage.com
http://www.ghostvillage.com/
Book reviews (adult books about ghosts and other paranormal topics, columns, and a newsletter. legends, member posts about ghostly encounters.

For Teachers and Librarians:
Chris Woodward’s Invisible Ink Site has pages for teachers and librarians on researching,
writing, and publishing ghost stories. She also has an excellent list of reasons to read ghost stories.
http://www.invink.com/invink1.html

Last Updated July 13, 2005