Frankenstein Castle

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a story that many people claim to be one of the greatest monster tales in history. It’s also one of the most important stories about the nature of evil and set the stage for horror writers for generations to come. In the story, Victor Frankenstein conducts his macabre experiments in an isolated castle. And as the story goes, that castle was inspired by the Frankenstein Castle in Germany.

The Frankenstein Castle overlooks the city of Darmstadt in central Germany and it’s one of the most chilling abandoned castles in the world. It has existed for centuries, with the earliest reference to it in a letter written in 1252. Over the years, it saw a lot of bloodshed and turmoil, and all that death and horror has sunk into the walls, giving it a foreboding aspect. The castle is even said to be haunted by the ghost of Arbogast, a knight who once lived there, and it’s a hotspot for paranormal investigators who are seeking the truth of what walks its walls.

Whether it’s one of the world’s many abandoned castles or whether its ancient walls are occupied by a far less corporeal force, this castle is a chilling reminder of old stories and the nightmares that followed.

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Bannerman Castle

Bannerman Castle is located in New York on Pollepel Island in the Hudson River and was once a military surplus warehouse. The Hudson River acts as a moat around the castle, which has turrets just like what you’d see in fairy tales. But the story behind it makes it one of the most eccentric abandoned castles on this list.

The castle was built by the Bannerman family during the early 1900s. The owner, Frank, personally designed all the buildings, docks and turrets in the style of old Scottish castles. And he did it without any professional help of any kind, almost on instinct. The castle was elaborately decorated, from the tower with its venetian tilt to the biblical quotations cut into the fireplace mantles. And the architectural details are amazing as well. For instance, if you look at the north view then you’ll notice there are no right angles on any of the buildings. All of these details confirm that the creator was a genius, and more than a little eccentric in his precision and vision.

Bannerman Castle was used to store military weapons of all kinds until it was destroyed by fire in 1969. Since then it has been cared for by a trust, but the structure is so unstable and the land so treacherous that it’s become yet another of the world’s amazing, abandoned castles.

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Haunted Ohio series (5 book series) Kindle Edition

In this collection of over 125 Ohio ghost stories you'll meet a haunted garden-party dress, the actress who vanished from her dressing room and who still takes curtain calls, and the headless motorcyclist of the Great Black Swamp. Read about Thomas Edison’s machine to talk to the dead, phantom soldiers, Ceely Rose, who poisoned her entire family, and author James Thurber’s real-life “Night the Ghost Got In.” These are nonfiction ghost stories based on interviews and personal experiences, with a few folktales thrown in. There are tales as old as Native American ghostlore--or as new as the one about a haunted airplane. There are stories about haunted presidents and haunted cemeteries. There are tales of the dead and famous and of the faceless dead. Visit that altered state of consciousness: Haunted Ohio.

Stories from the following Ohio counties: Ashland, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Columbiana, Coshocton, Crawford, Cuyahoga, Defiance, Erie, Fairfield, Franklin, Greene, Guernsey, Hamilton, Hardin, Knox, Lawrence, Licking, Mahoning, Marion, Medina, Meigs, Miami, Montgomery, Morgan, Morrow, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Portage, Richland, Sandusky, Summit, Tuscarawas, Vinton, Wood, Wyandot.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Prelude: All Flesh is Grass

1. The Haunted Garden-Party Dress: Clothes to die for

2. Dearly Departed: Ghostly lovers

3. It Is Very Beautiful Over There: Mr. Edison calls up the dead

4. The Ghostly Grandpa: Children and the supernatural

5. Old Soldiers Never Die: Custer’s last march, John Brown’s soul

6. The Phantoms of the Opera: Theatrical ghosts

7. Grave Matters; Final resting? Places

8. A Ghost Around the House: Household hauntings

9. Resting in Pieces: Dis-embodied spirits

10. Our Haunted Presidents: From The Harrison Horror to Harding’s Doom

11. Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them, O Lord: Haunted houses and servants of God

12. The Old School Spirit: The ghosts of higher education

13. The Happy Haunting Grounds: The haunted skull and other Native American hauntings

14. Ghost Writers: Ohio’s haunted authors

15. The Headless Motorcyclist: And other haunted conveyances

Appendix 1: Bring Out Your Dead: Ohio’s haunted tours

Appendix 2: Haunted Places: Sites open to the public.

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Haunted Hotel - Kindle Edition

Amanda agrees to a surprise vacation in order to salvage her failing relationship, but her dream fades when she discovers her ghost-hunting boyfriend has booked them into a haunted former brothel in Butte, Montana. To her surprise, the ghost of the former brothel owner takes a liking to her – in more ways than one. When Amanda and her boyfriend break up, she finds new passion with the ghostly lover. But her ex isn’t done ghost-hunting yet and Amanda must foil his plans to get rich quick before it’s too late and the love of her life vanishes forever.

Joel Rankin has been trapped in the Caged Bird since his ex-fiancé cursed him in 1880. Only the power of love can save him. When Amanda enters his establishment he is drawn her. The brunette with the beautiful curves is his type, but is she merely a ghost hunter like the man she is with or is she the one he has been waiting for?

Note: This 25,000-word novella contains explicit romance and is suitable for readers 18+

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