The Old Woman
When I was only 8 or 9 years old my family (Mom, Dad & my younger brother and I) moved to a new house...
Headless Babysitter
My mother, like many other West Virginians, was raised in a small two-bedroom coal camp house during the depression. It was located in Long...
Screams
When I was little around six or seven we lived in a small house with three bedrooms and one bath. Every night in the...
Get Out of My Room
When I was twenty one years old, my new husband's family offered to sell us a house that had been in his family for...
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...
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...
A Searching Soul
My grandmother lives in Terra Alta WV. It is a very small town where everyone knows everyone. She lives on top of a hill...
A Haunting In The Woods
My brother-in-law told me this story, and he stands to it that it is true. He was deer hunting one day behind his home....
Family Visits
The 29th Street area in Wheeling was at one time nicknamed Germantown due to its high number of people with a Germanic descent. My...
The Unrestful Spirits of Institute, West Virginia
The festivities of Halloween bring about tales of ghosts, goblins, witches, and of course the Devil himself. Year after year, we engage in the...
Frist House
The years of the Civil War wreaked a terrible toll on the citizens of West Virginia and on the slaves who were held captive...
Ghost of Burlington
A few years back I was working at a home for troubled teens called Burlington. One night I was sitting in the hall monitor...
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...