Townhouse Ghost
We had moved in to our rather expensive townhouse, and two days later, my mother suddenly became sickly ill. One night around 11:00, I...
The Trailer
When I got married, my wife and I purchased a trailer; we put it next door to my parent's house. The master bedroom was...
A Halloween Fright
It was Halloween night when this story took place.
A friend of mine and I decided to go walking around, since there was nothing better...
The Ghost In My Attic
One night I was sitting in my living room watching TV with all the lights off by myself. Then all of a sudden I...
Greenbrier Ghost
Besides being a unique case in the annals of West Virginia ghost lore, the story of the Greenbrier Ghost has made history in other...
The Curse Of The Blennerhassetts
"That is the curse of every evil deed, that, propagating still, it brings forth evil." - Friedrich Von Schiller (1759 - 1805)
Why would the...
4th of July Ghost Story
Every year, the city park in Martinsburg, WV, fills to overflowing for its annual display of 4th of July fireworks. Today, the park is...
Late Night Stranger
It was Halloween of 1980. My sister and I had already finished trick-or-treating and our parents decided to let us go five houses up...
The Man
One night my sister and I were sitting on the couch and we were looking out the window. We saw a man walking down...
Dead Thing
In 1958 my new husband and I came home to Parkersburg, West Virginia, to visit from his duty station in New Jersey. We were...
Night Ghost
When I was 12, I went over to my friend's house. We always liked to tell ghost stories to each other. One day we...
If They Had Told Me
When I lived in Maryland my best friend, David, invited me to his family house in West Virginia. If they would have told me...
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...