Copper Queen Hotel

Introduction

For more than ten years I have been researching and writing about haunted places in the United States. It all started with Llewellyn Publishing and my book, The Ghost Hunter’s Field Guide. Since then I have written books about ghost hunting (Ghost Hunting for Beginners), haunted Civil War sites (Ghosts of the Civil War), and other subjects that I felt would be of interest to those who are into the paranormal.

Since we are rapidly approaching the tenth anniversary of The Ghost Hunter’s Field Guide, it seemed an opportune time to do an update to that tome. But rather than simply recataloging all the locations in that book with updated information, I thought it would be a great idea to create a “best of” type of book. A travel guide for those interested in ghosts and hauntings that includes all the best places I’ve visited over the years. My favorites.

Since the publication of my first book, I have been traveling to a lot of spooky and historic spots with television crews (mostly with Japan’s Fuji TV), as well as for fun, and I have had a lot of personal adventures of the haunted nature. I thought this book would be a great place to document some of those experiences, too. So not only are you getting a travel guide with my personal recommendations here, but you are getting some firsthand accounts of ghostly activity that I have encountered at some of them.

I’ve had a blast writing about, and visiting, these haunted places, and I hope this book can be your guide to doing the same.