 "Revai has done an exceptional job in completing the most comprehensive collection of ghost stories of New York State. The research of the history and paranormal lore is phenomenal. It is a must read for anyone."--Stacy Jones, “Ghost Cop”, Founder of Central New York Ghost Hunters “This is a wonderfully meaty collection of true legends and lore of New York State. Here you will find historical detail to accompany spine-tingling reports worthy of reading by candlelight at a Halloween party. Whether you’re an armchair ghost enthusiast or prefer to visit haunted locales, this book, excellently organized for both, is a perfect guide and companion.”--Tamara Thorne, Author of Haunted In November 2007, I was contracted to write The Big Book of New York Ghost Stories for Stackpole Books, Inc. My mission: to hunt down more than 100 ghost stories from around the state and compile them into a comprehensive, entertaining, chilling, thought-provoking, anxiety-inducing, fun-to-read manuscript of approximately 150,000 words. To put that into perspective for my readers, it is nearly four times the length of my previous eight books. My first hard-cover, Big Book hit the bookshelves in late March 2009. Following is a list of the stories included in the compilation. St. Lawrence Seaway Seneca Hill Ghost/Oswego Francis Marion Brown Theatre/Oswego Kappa Delta Sigma/Canton Kendrew Corners/Heuvelton-Ogdensburg Musgrove Evans House/Chaumont Pine Grove/Massena LeRay Mansion/Fort Drum Murphy Residence/Baxterville Tau Epsilon Phi/Potsdam Harison-Morley Grist Mill/Morley Burrville Cider Mill/Watertown Fort Ontario/Oswego Haskell House/Massena John Hoover Inn/Evans Mills Prelude to Freddy Krueger/Watertown Perry Residence/Adams Center Spanky's Diner/Massena Plumbrook & Mill Road/Norfolk Selkirk Lighthouse/Oswego Racket River Residence/Massena Sheepfold Cemetery/Fort Drum-Watertown Plumbrook Milling Company/Russell The Adirondacks Paul Smith's College/Brighton Adirondack History Center Museum/Elizabethtown Former PAFB/Plattsburgh Meron's Restaurant/Plattsburgh Hawkins and Macdonough Halls/Plattsburgh Koen Residence/Parishville 44 Elm Street/Plattsburgh Lady in the Lake/Lake Placid McCargar Residence/Hopkinton McKim Boarding House/Lyonsdale Spicer House/Malone The Hand House/Elizabethtown Tallman House/Malone Wellscroft Lodge/Upper Jay Brightside on Raquette/Raquette Lake Western New York & the Finger Lakes Holiday Inn/Grand Isle Durand-Eastman Park/Rochester Old Fort Niagara/Youngstown Mount Hope Cemetery/Rochester Van Horn Mansion/Newfane St. Bonaventure University/Allegany The USS The Sullivans/Buffalo Valentown/Victor The Villa Serendip/Cohocton Rush Rhees Library/Rochester Seneca Falls Historical Society Museum/Seneca Falls Old Sutcliffe House/Auburn Belhurst Castle/Geneva Syracuse, Central New York & the Capital District Syracuse City Hall/Syracuse Herkimer County 1834 Jail/Herkimer Forest Park/Brunswick College of Saint Rose/Albany Beardslee Castle/Little Falls Cohoes Music Hall/Cohoes Split Rock Quarry/Syracuse Pierce Homestead/Vienna New York State Capitol/Albany Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute/Rensselaer Professor Java's/Albany Landmark Theatre/Syracuse Ancestors Inn/Liverpool Hudson Valley & the Catskills Shanely Hotel/Napanoch Bull's Head Inn/Campbell Hall-Washingtonville Bardavon/Poughkeepsie Smalley's Inn/Carmel Bannerman's/Hudson River West Point Military Academy/ West Point New York City & Long Island Kings Park State Hospital/Long Island White Horse Tavern/Manhattan Leffert-Laidlaw House/Brooklyn Blissville/Queens Flushing Quaker Meeting House/Queens Gusterin's Flat/Queens Jackson Avenue/Queens Belasco Theatre/Manhattan Lake Ronkonkoma/Long Island St. Mark's-in-the-Bowery/Manhattan The Bridge Café/Manhattan Manhattan Bistro/Manhattan St. Paul's Chapel/Manhattan Chumley's/Manhattan Merchant's House Museum/Manhattan Station House 2/Manhattan The Conference House/Staten Island Morris-Jumel Mansion/Manhattan The Bowne House/Queens McCarren Park Pool/Brooklyn Danforth House/Staten Island New York University/Manhattan The Dakota/Manhattan The Ear Inn/Manhattan Most Holy Trinity/Brooklyn Vanderbilt Mausoleum/Staten Island Flushing Town Hall/Queens New Amsterdam Theatre/Manhattan Fordham University/Bronx St. Patrick's Old Cathedral/Manhattan Fort Totten/Queens One if By Land/Manhattan Raynham Hall/Long Island Snug Harbor/Staten Island Old Bermuda Inn/Staten Island Garibaldi-Meucci/Staten Island Kingsland Homestead/Queens Houdini's Grave/Queens Gay Street Phantom/Manhattan Historic Richmond Town/Staten Island |
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