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A rich vein of bizarre and uncanny tales snakes through Ohio's cornfields and cityscapes. In the earliest days of statehood, dark reports spoke of witches causing feathers to form a deadly ring in one's bed, magically strangling its sleeping victims. For years, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln's funeral train rolled through Urbana, a small town in the center of the state, and caused clocks and watches to stop in its wake. A vampiric entity was said to haunt a strange cabin in the Black Swamp, and a werewolf reportedly roamed a Defiance train yard. Join Cincinnati historian Steven J. Rolfes on a tour of Ohio's strangest supernatural lore, from wailing banshees to the devil himself.
About the Author
I was born on the same night that flying saucers were seen over the White House. My family is convinced that they were making a delivery! I have been a writer for decades, published in numerous magazines. On occasion I have a summer radio program telling ghost stories. I volunteer at the Cincinnati History Museum, telling the stories of the city's past. My passion is history, particularly that of Cincinnati. My first book, Historic Downtown Cincinnati, was published in 2011, with historian Kent Jones as my co-author. Cincinnati Landmarks was released in 2012. Cincinnati Art Deco, co-authored with Doug Weise was published in 2014. Cincinnati Underwater:The 1937 Flood was also published in 2014.Cincinnati Theaters, co-authored with Doug Weise and Phil Lind, and The Cincinnati Court House Riot were published in 2016. My next book, Supernatural Lore of Ohio, will be released on September 21, 2020.I live in the suburbs of Cincinnati with my wife Terri, my two children Jordan and Selena, and a hyperactive beagle named James.
