Publisher's Synopsis
Ghost stories are part of our society not just the stuff of horror movies. Our history books religious texts and folklore are full of encounters with people from beyond the grave: · President Lincoln has been walking the halls of the White House in Washington D.C. for more than a century. · The catacombs of Paris contain the skeletal remains of six million bodies and many of their ghosts. · For decades Resurrection Mary has been picked up by motorists on Chicago's Archer Avenue only to disappear when they reach Resurrection Cemetery. THE WORLD'S MOST HAUNTED PLACES explores the history folklore and ghostly legends behind some of the world's most fascinating points of interest. Ghostvillage.com's founder Jeff Belanger speaks with witnesses psychics and ghost hunters who tell their stories and share their research on haunted places around the world. Jeff Belanger has been studying and writing about the supernatural for regional and national publications since 1997. In 1999 Belanger launched Ghostvillage.com as a repository for his writings. Since then the site has grown to be one of the largest paranormal communities on the Web attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors per year.
