From famous faces to famous places, this volume documents 200 hauntings involving celebrities and well-known people and locations, including those deemed more "notorious" than famous.
More than 200 true accounts of of famous ghosts, celebrities' encounters with ghosts, and notorious haunted locations Scary stories for reading while glancing over your shoulder Reports gleaned from documents and witness accounts Logical organization makes finding information quick and easy Numerous black-and-white photographs Thoroughly indexed Authoritative resource Ideal for anyone who likes a good scary story; sure to appeal to paranormal devotees and supernatural buffs Publicity and promotion aimed at the wide array of websites focused on the paranormal, supernatural, unexplained, and horror. Halloween promotion targeting more mainstream media and websites on a popular topic Promotion targeting national radio, including Coast to Coast and numerous other late-night radio syndicates looking for knowledgeable guests Promotion to local radio Promotion targeting magazines and newspapers
Rich. Famous. Glamorous. Dead ... and Immortal! From old Hollywood silent film stars to rock stars to athletes, past presidents, and famous generals, celebrated individuals sometimes become celebrity ghosts, and they haunt their homes, workplaces, and even burial places. In turn, those places become famous, even notorious, thanks to the ghost that is haunting it! Celebrity Ghosts and Notorious Hauntings looks at many famous ghosts--dead celebrities that haunt old Hollywood locales, famous generals that appear to witnesses at great battlefields, and noted politicians that roam the hallways of courthouses, statehouses, and even the White House! Plus, this fascinating frightfest examines the famous haunted locations themselves, such as the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, the Hotel del Coronado, Gettysburg, the Stanley Hotel (which inspired Stephen King's The Shining) and so many others that claim the supernatural as part of their heritage and history. This riveting look at the unexplained also investigates movie lore, including the unsettling incidents on the Amityville Horror set; "The Dark Knight" curse that includes on-set accidents from the horrible death of Heath Ledger, who played the Joker, to the mass shooting at a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises; the