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Cincinnati Haunted Handbook: America's Haunted Road Trip
Hop In and Hang On for Cincinnati’s Grandest Ghost Hunt The first book in the new Haunted Handbook line within the popular America's Haunted Road Trip series, Cincinnati Haunted Handbook offers a plethora of eerie spots in the Queen City. Authors Jeff and Michael Morris present each of the places in Cincinnati Haunted Handbook in a two-page spread that includes directions, a brief history, details about the paranormal activity, and advice on seeing it in person. Sites are organized into sections, including schoolhouses, roads and bridges, hotels and inns, and others. From the winding curves of the spooky Buffalo Ridge Road to the ghost of Music Hall, from the moans heard by the Miamitown bridge to the wispy form that flits through Spring Grove Cemetery, this book offers creepy hideaways that even Cincinnati natives don't know about. Equally suitable as a travel guide or as a diverting read for casual dipping, Cincinnati Haunted Handbook sorts out what creeps and crawls in the Ohio night.
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240 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
November 6, 2011
I have read several books that talk about "real-life" haunted places, but none so detailed as this one. Not only does it share the ghost stories that surround a [rather large] list of areas, but it also gives background/history and even directions and in some cases, hours of business.
It's always enjoyable to read and realize how hard someone works to put together a book... One can tell when reading through these stories that, precisely, a LOT of work was put into it all.
Both fun and informative! Sweet stuff!
It's always enjoyable to read and realize how hard someone works to put together a book... One can tell when reading through these stories that, precisely, a LOT of work was put into it all.
Both fun and informative! Sweet stuff!
June 2, 2017
Not a terrible guide to the local haunted locations, and I certainly appreciate that there are not only directions to all the places but tips about visiting such as visiting hours and particularities. But it was a bit light on content, overall. Most of the stories didn't have much meat to them, which is perhaps because there just aren't any really good Cincinnati ghost stories. Nevertheless, it was an interesting bit of local color.
December 21, 2010
Mostly crap. The "ghost story" segment on each haunted location spoke of legend, rumor and the story goes....meaning it is all just a bunch of hooey. There were less than a handful of stories that had actual documented deaths occur at the haunted sights. And the entire chapter on cemetaries where they warned you every time that the cemetary was closed at night and trespassing was illegal. Then why bother to tell me about an alleged ghost that only came out after dark?
February 24, 2025
Since I grew up in the Cincinnati area, when I saw this at our library book sale I thought it might contain some interesting legends and history. They do give historical background for each location and then tell about the ghosts there. These are both pretty sparse. All the same, I found it entertaining for the effort required to read it. I skipped both the directions and "when to visit" sections.
January 3, 2012
This had some potentially interesting local legends in it, but the writing turned what could have been spooky stories into bland little blurbs. Most of the legends felt rather hokey, perhaps because they lacked that dramatic embellishment that I've come to expect from horror stores. There were a few minor factual errors on the history of the sites that locals might catch, but most of them don't really detract from the haunting legends, just the historical accuracy. My qualms with the writing aside, it's an interesting guide to local haunting legends, none of which I'd heard before. Living in Cincinnati, it was entertaining to see the legends concerning places that I pass by on a regular basis talked about here. The handbook covers a nice variety of sites, so mostly anyone from the area should be able to recognize several of these spots. Overall, a mildly interesting book for locals.
January 19, 2016
2010, 228 pages.
This book covers stories about ghosts from different types of places including cemeteries, roads and bridges, parks and trails, museums and theaters, businesses, and schools and public buildings. There are also three appendices.
Further, each sub-topic in a section is divided into sections: a technical description of where it is; how to get to it; a ghost story and finally a section on visiting. Most of the sections on visiting are basically composed of warnings about staying off private property, not messing with things, etc.
The book also has photos for each sub-topic so it's a pretty complete book.
This book covers stories about ghosts from different types of places including cemeteries, roads and bridges, parks and trails, museums and theaters, businesses, and schools and public buildings. There are also three appendices.
Further, each sub-topic in a section is divided into sections: a technical description of where it is; how to get to it; a ghost story and finally a section on visiting. Most of the sections on visiting are basically composed of warnings about staying off private property, not messing with things, etc.
The book also has photos for each sub-topic so it's a pretty complete book.
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