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In honor of Ohio's BOO-centennial year, Chris Woodyard, author of the popular Haunted Ohio series, brings you over 80 all-new tales from haunt-spots around the state from Adena to Zoar. You'll meet the ghosts of the Indian martyrs of Gnadenhutten, a spectral soldier from the siege of Ft. Meigs, the phantom Phoebe, keeping an eye on the canal boats at Roscoe Village, the African American ghosts of Prospect Place, a stop on the Underground Railroad, and many other tales that reflect the history as well as the ghostly lore of the Buckeye State. You'll also meet a real-life Hatchet Man, possibly Ohio s first serial killer, the sad ghost of a wife slaughtered by her husband at what is now a Victorian tea room, and the spirit of a mad murderess in a remote farmhouse. Stories from the following counties:Adams, Ashtabula, Athens, Belmont, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Coshocton, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Darke, Erie, Fairfield, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Guernsey, Hamilton, Hardin, Henry, Highland, Jefferosn, Lake, Lawrence, Logan, Lorain, Lucas, Madison, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan, Muskingum, Paulding, Pickaway, Pike, Portage, Putnam, Richland, Ross, Shelby, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas, Union, Van Wert, Warren, Wood
About the Author
I was doomed to be a writer. I wrote (well, dictated) my first book in first grade. It was about a witch and I've been writing about the supernatural ever since.
I've done a fair number of jobs in my life: I've been a housecleaner (discovering a friendly neighborhood counterfeiter with a printing press in the basement) , a church organist (accompanied by a ghost who sometimes sits in the dark church, listening to me practice) , a writer of children's textbooks (Story problems!--the Horror....) , and owner of a vintage clothing store (haunted by a ghostly man who pushed my assistant down the stairs.) It's a full life....
Besides the Haunted Ohio and Ghosts of the Past series, I've published a book of short stories, A Spot of Bother: Four Macabre Tales, as an e-book for Kindle. In these neo-Edwardian tales you'll meet a sentimental succubus, a ghostly seamstress with a lethal reputation, a vindictive aunt demanding respect from beyond the grave, and a homicidal Edwardian housekeeper. Think Downton Abbey meets Dexter.
I've got a number of projects in the works including The Headless Horror: Strange and Ghostly Ohio Tales (January 2013) , The Ghost Wore Black: Ghastly Tales from the Past (August 2013, a blog (see below) , and two new fictional short-story collections. The first is Suction: Tales of Domestic Horror. The title story is about a haunted vacuum cleaner, reflecting my horror of housework. The second is Vanitas and Other Tales. A Vanitas is a painting reminding the viewer that all must die and decay. It is not a cheerful tale.
I'm always happy to hear from my readers. The quickest way to reach me is to visit my Facebook page: Haunted Ohio by Chris Woodyard. And visit my Killer Budgie Blog at http://hauntedohiobooks.com/the-blog-of-chris-woodyard/
Thanks for reading my books and happy hauntings!
