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Gone on Vacation by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 72,590. Language: English. Published: September 19, 2023 by Crossroad Press. Categories: Nonfiction » New Age » The Paranormal, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
Ah, vacations. There's nothing like getting away from it all, taking in a change of scenery, and maybe visiting a museum. Or enjoying animal antics at a zoo. Or scaring yourself silly on a rollercoaster at an amusement park. But the unseen can linger even in these pleasant places. Join award-winning paranormal reporter Sylvia Shults for a look at the darker side of your summer vacation.
Grave Deeds and Dead Plots by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 59,040. Language: English. Published: July 11, 2022 by Crossroad Press. Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » General crimes, Fiction » Horror » Ghost
Welcome to the first volume of an exciting new series, Grave Deeds and Dead Plots. These collections feature spine-tingling tales of true crime ... with added ghosts. Each story is a tale of murder, passion, or cold-blooded killing—and each case has resulted in an eerie haunting. Do the victims of true crime remain to tell the tales of their untimely demise?
Fractured Souls by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 54,670. Language: English. Published: July 7, 2019 by Crossroad Press. Categories: Nonfiction » New Age » Supernatural
The Peoria State Hospital was once the finest facility in the world for the care of the mentally ill. The asylum closed its doors in 1973, but the hilltop remains active to this day. Instead of the conversations of patients and the squeak of nurses' shoes, the halls now echo with the beeps of KII meters and the hiss of spirit boxes. And for the spirits of many of its patients, it is still home.
Ghosts of the Illinois River by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 21,630. Language: English. Published: June 7, 2018 by Crossroad Press. Categories: Nonfiction » New Age » Supernatural, Nonfiction » New Age » The Paranormal
"From ghoulies and ghosties, and long-leggedy beasties, and things that go bump in the night, the Good lord deliver us." There are all kinds of bumps in the night to be found along the Illinois River. The river has seen centuries of history come and go, and has witnessed its share of mystery and dark deeds. Sylvia Shults is your guide on a trip down the longest river in Illinois.
Tales from the Asylum by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 135,640. Language: English. Published: December 10, 2017 by Crossroad Press. Categories: Nonfiction » New Age » The Paranormal
Now available in one volume -- 44 YEARS in DARKNESS and FRACTURED SPIRITS
The Spirits of Christmas: The Dark Side of the Holidays by
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 112,990. Language: English. Published: November 14, 2017 by Crossroad Press. Categories: Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Horror » General
What darkness lurks beneath the Season of Lights? T'was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring … but are you sure about that? The dark winter nights can hold many secrets. Sylvia Shults has gathered over 120 tales of Christmas ghosts, giving new meaning to "the dead of winter".
44 Years in Darkness: A True Story of Madness, Tragedy, and Shattered Love by
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 74,920. Language: English. Published: October 12, 2016 by Crossroad Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Psychology » Mental health, Nonfiction » New Age » The Paranormal
In the later part of the nineteenth century, Rhoda Derry spent over forty years in the Adams County Poor Farm, curled in a fetal position in a box bed. She had clawed her own eyes out. She had beaten her front teeth in. Her legs had atrophied to the point where she could no longer stand on her own, or even sit in a wheelchair. She had been committed there by her own family.
Fractured Spirits by
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 61,390. Language: English. Published: August 29, 2014 by Crossroad Press. Categories: Nonfiction » New Age » Spiritualism, Nonfiction » New Age » The Paranormal
During the first half of the twentieth century, the Peoria State Hospital was the premiere mental health facility of its day. Dr. George Zeller instituted the eight-hour workday for his staff, removed patient restraints, and made the asylum into a model for the care of the mentally ill. Today, there are only a few buildings of the hospital left. Some of them are still in use. Some...are haunted

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