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The Mid-Atlantic region has a long and colorful history that includes some of the most supernatural happenings in the United States. Visit over 100 paranormal public places, people, and “things” in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia. Explore monsters and miracles, buried treasures and bogeymen, haunts, witches, and pirates galore. Meet Delaware’s Witch of Pungo, who returns in spirit every July to visit Witch Duck Bay, where she was killed. Learn about a hybrid creature in Maryland called Goatman, suspected of mutilating animals, and roam halls with ghostly patients at the Public Hospital for the Insane in Virginia. Relax with the water spirit at the Devil’s Pool in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, or spend time with the spirit Emily at Elaine’s Haunted Bed and Breakfast as she takes in the ocean air with you on the New Jersey shore. Investigations of haunted towns, curses and jinxes, sacred stones, devilish destinations, and more will scare and surprise you as you experience the Mid-Atlantic through encounters with the supernatural.

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Pennsylvania has a long and creepy history. These stories showcase some of the spookiest places in the Keystone State that have played important roles in the state's unique culture. The encounters are as varied as the landscape, ranging from a lonely haunted hiking trail in a mountain forest where a murder victim still seeks justice, to a busy city intersection where a luckless ghost of a hanged woman lingers. Find out if there's really something to be feared on Cult House Road in Chadds Ford, where the trees seem to grow intentionally away from the road. Is a murder spree to blame for the spookiness? And one mustn't forget to visit America's first serial killer, at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Yeadon; but be careful, because you might get a migraine at this grave site. Ghosts of murderers, maids, Major Generals, and even a monster or two are among the beings you will encounter within these pages. The one thing these lost souls share is a desire to have their story told. Find a comfy chair and settle in as you visit the spookier side of Pennsylvania.

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Tour the Brandywine Valley’s most fascinating haunts, including private homes, offices, restaurants, and a battlefield. Spend time with a Revolutionary War sentry in Concord Township, on duty for over 200 years. Visit the Colonial Plantation in Edgemont where a lonely child spirit reaches out for the comforting hand of an adult. Learn what caused a building inspector to flee from a site in Thornton without stopping to collect his tools. These and more ghostly stories await you. Curl up in a comfy chair and be prepared to be scared!

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Explore the Main Line in Pennsylvania where there are a multitude of haunted locations! Find out what lurks in the lagoon at Westminster Cemetery. Meet the ghosts of Harriton House and specters that haunt the General Wayne Inn. Walk the haunted halls of higher learning at Bryn Mawr College. And don't be surprised if you find a ghost as you travel from one place to another along the Main Line suburban area. From haunted mansions to apartment buildings, Philly's Main Line Haunts will chill you to the bone.

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