House On Muddy Creek
In May 1996 I bought my first home located on Muddy Creek Mountain. At first the house seemed inviting and warm to me and...
The Bleeding Floor
The house our grandmother was born in was the site of a grisly murder that resulted in the last public hanging in West Virginia...
Yokum’s Campground Ghosts
I moved to Yokum's Campground for the summer while I was working as a climbing guide. Yokum sits in the town of Seneca Rocks.The area...
Soldiers’ Camp
One day in the summer of 1984, I was staying at my grandparents' with a friend. We were looking for deer in the field...
Ghost Dog
I went to a camp last summer that I will not name. There were many interesting ghost stories that they told the first-year, and...
Fence Row Stand-Up Man
July 1992. Near midnight. Rural Pocahontas County. Seebert Road.
A friend and I, along with a lifeguard from the swimming pool at Watoga State Park,...
Knocking Spirit
My mom told me this story, since it happened when I was about a month old. She was getting ready for bed one night,...
Seneca Caverns Ghosts
On occasion, the staff at Seneca Caverns goes through the cavern between tours to sweep the steps free of the gravel and pick up...
Oxbow Lady In White
During the fall of 1980, my husband and his father were hunting a wild and remote part of Ritchie County called the Oxbow. My...
Ghost Solider
My three friends and I were headed home from the Wayne Pioneers football game Friday night around 10 pm. We were talking and listening...
Calhoun County Ghost
NEARLY 40 years ago the Calhoun County correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer prepared the following account of Calhoun's most prominent ghost, which the Enquirer...
Lavalette Bedroom
When I was about six years old, we lived in a house that had been added on to many times, the front porch had...
Latest Ghost Encounters
Silver Gap Ghost near Oak Hill
I was walking with friends at night along the tracks that lead west out of Oak Hill toward Dothan. This gap is where the...
The Spirit that Stayed Around
This is a true short story from my newest book, Stories of the Fire House. Enjoy!
No collection of firehouse stories would be complete without...
Buried Secrets
This story took place at my parent's home in Brooke County in a town called Wellsburg, WV. My parents purchased this home back in...
The Shadow People
I have lived in the small town of Burlington my whole life. Burlington is rich in history that is extremely hard to find. One...
Log Cabin 1766
We bought a house which was also a log cabin that was built in 1766. It was located on WV 9, 3 miles west...