The Ghost Hunter's Favorite Cases by Hans Holzer

This book is a great read for any fan of true ghost stories. It was written by Hans Holzer who is regarded as a leading authority on the paranormal. Hans passed away on April 26, 2009.
This true ghost story book was published in 2003 and features more than 60 ghost stories from specific areas around the United States, the North East, Mid-Atlantic, New York, South, Midwest & West areas are featured. Some highlights are a few stories from Hollywood and The White House. I picked this book up at a used book store and enjoyed reading it and feeling the chills it enduced up 'n down my spine very much. The binding says Barnes & Noble Books so if you want a copy for your own enjoyment goto Barnes & Noble or scour your local used book store for a bargain priced copy.

Nosferatu

Anybody who hasn't seen Nosferatu in glorious black and white is missing out on one of the greatest horror movies of all time.
The movie was filmed in Germany, this is an original movie poster from Germany.

Albert Penot's 1890 concept of a bat-woman

Fin de siecle feminine evil: painter Albert Penot's 1890 concept of a bat-woman.
I absolutely love this painting so I thought I would expose it to the world.
Thank You to Hollywood Gothic by David J. Skal.

The Brown Lady Of Raynham Hall

I was recently visiting a friends house and we were chatting about ghosts among other things
and another aquaintance of mine expressed the fact that he had never seen the "worlds most famous ghost photo" The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall.
So I thought I would share this photo on my blog for everyone to see.
This photo was originally published in the British magazine, Country Life on 12/26/1936.
It was captured by Captain Prousard and Indre Shira while doing a photoshoot of the historic Raynham Hall for Country Life mag, it wasn't captured during a "ghost hunt".
The first time I saw this photo I must admit I was creeped out and I'm still creeped out by it.
The Brown Lady also made appearances in 1849 & 1926 and may be the ghost of Lady Dorothy Walpole who died @ Raynham Hall of smallpox in 1726 after being ordered to be locked into her apartments by her husband Viscount Townshend after learning of an illicit affair. She is called The Brown Lady because she is seen wearing a brown brocade dress and her ghostly appearance is especially frightening because of her empty eye sockets.

The Bell Witch by Brent Monahan

This is a great work of fiction that was made into a major motion picture, it is a highly entertaining read and recommended for lovers of ghost stories.