Includes bibliographical references.

Spooky sites and where to find them -- Introduction -- Part one: Ghost stories: The ghost on the tracks (Timpas, Colorado); The half-clad ghost (Waco, Texas); The death waltz (Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico); Going courting (Fairplay, Colorado); The ghost of Jean Baptiste (Salt Lake City, Utah); The phantom train (Saguache County, Colorado); The posthole digger (Summit County, Utah); Stampede Mesa (Crosby County, Texas); Pecos Bill and the haunted house (Carson City, Nevada); La Llorona (Socorro County, New Mexico); The house of the candle (Castroville, Texas); The dust storm (Scottsdale, Arizona); The lonely caballero (Santa Fe, New Mexico); Lafitte's ghost (LaPorte, Texas); The lantern (Yuma, Arizona); The guardian of Blacktail Canyon (Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona); The lady in red (Tonopah, Nevada); El Blanco (Jim Hog County, Texas); Red eagle (Sedona, Arizona); The bird cage (Tombstone, Arizona) -- Part two: Powers of darkness and light: The dance (Kingsville, Texas); The Bear Lake monster (Bear Lake, Utah); Divvying up souls (Smith County, Texas); The ultimate stakes (Virginia City, Nevada); Juan's last drink (Albuquerque, New Mexico); The bucca (Virginia City, Nevada); The singing sands (Sand Mountain Recreation Area, Nevada); Old Granny Tucker (Tyler, Texas); The spirit on the mountain (Gila County, Arizona); Death and the doctor (Santa Cruz County, Arizona); The skeleton (Bernalillo County, New Mexico); The black cats' message (Austin, Texas); Pedro de Urdemalas (Los Alamos, New Mexico); The Blue Lady (Isleta, New Mexico); I can't get in (Phoenix, Arizona); La Mala Hora (Santa Fe, New Mexico); The photographs (Lake Powell, Utah); Collateral (Glendale, Arizona); Rattler's Ridge (Wimberley, Texas); The Bloody Mary ritual (Durango, Colorado) -- Resources.

"Pull up a chair or gather 'round the campfire and get ready for thirty-eight creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in the thirteen Deep South states. From fiddling ghosts to the legend of the Jack-o'-Lantern, the stories in this entertaining and compelling collection will have you looking over your shoulder again and again. Spine-tingling folklore traditions are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S.E. Schlosser. You'll meet ghosts and specters, hear things that go bump in the night, and feel an icy wind on the back of your neck on a warm summer evening. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and dreary night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to Grandma's, this is a collection to treasure."--

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