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Books About Real Haunted Homes & Places In Missouri

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Explore the eerie tales of Missouri's haunted homes and locations through captivating books that delve into their chilling histories. These narratives unveil the ghostly encounters and paranormal activities that have taken place in some of the state'...
 
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Reader, beware! Enter the paranormal realm where ghosts and ghouls lurk just out of sight. Author Troy Taylor illuminates Missouri's dark corners in this thrilling collection, featuring tales of a headless ghost at “Murder Rocks” and a hairy monster ...
The Big Book of Missouri Ghost Stories
 
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Inspired by an exorcism in Saint Louis, Missouri, this book became a controversial literary phenomenon, spending fifty-seven weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, with seventeen at number one. Based on a true story of a child's demonic possess...
The Exorcist: Classic American Horror
 
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After living in Rockcliffe Mansion, where haunted hallways served as a rite of passage for many Hannibalian youth, Ken and Lisa Marks discovered that Hannibal, Missouri, is indeed haunted. Mark Twain, Hannibal's own literary icon, was fascinated by t...
Haunted Hannibal: History & Mystery (Haunted America)
 
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Throughout the state, there are many frightening stories of hauntings that captivate the imagination. Among these tales are the tragic specters of the Lemp family, renowned brewers from St. Louis, who are said to still linger in their former home. In...
Haunted Missouri: Ghosts & Strange Phenomena
 
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Kansas City is rich with haunted history, featuring Civil War heroes, Prohibition flappers, and Depression-era gangsters. At Union Station, ghostly gangster Frank Nash still haunts the site of his death, while Room 505 in the Hotel Savoy holds its ow...
Haunted Kansas City, Missouri
 
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Delve into this intriguing collection of Missouri's paranormal history. The tragic fiery death of a young woman has left her spirit to haunt the dormitory at Missouri State University that bears her name. A spectral hermit roams the road leading to t...
Ghost Stories of Missouri: True Ghost Tales
 
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Columbia's ghost lore suggests that the city's spirits are reluctant to leave. The specter of Broadway legend Maude Adams visits classes at Stephens College, while ragtime pioneer John William Boone haunts his grand piano. Some spirits linger for lov...
Haunted Columbia, Missouri (Haunted America)
 
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St. Charles, Missouri's second-oldest city, boasts a history reminiscent of a bad western movie, marked by street shootings and lynch mobs. Sitting by the Missouri River, one can sense the lingering spirits of scoundrels, criminals, and victims of tr...
Ghosts of St. Charles (Haunted America)
 
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While the exact borders of the Boonslick Trail may be uncertain, its haunting history is unmistakable. Mention ghosts to Missourians from St. Louis to Jackson County, and you'll soon gather numerous chilling tales. Experience the haunting music of Jo...
The Haunted Boonslick: Ghosts & Monsters
 
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Paranormal researcher and psychic medium Margie Kay explores the most haunted locations in Independence, Missouri, based on 20 years of investigations with the Quest Investigation Group. In the second edition of "Haunted Independence, Missouri," she ...
Haunted Independence Missouri
 
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Carthage, with its blend of mysterious history and eerie occurrences, offers a unique experience on the Ozark Plateau. Visitors encounter woodland cabins with phantom hosts or disappearing entirely, while whispers of lost Spanish treasure and Confede...
Haunted Carthage, Missouri
 
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Jefferson City, Missouri's state capital, carries a heavy haunted heritage, with tales ranging from Native American shadow people to Boogie Man Bill. The muddy river conceals the shifting graves of steamboat crews, like those from the sunken Montana,...
Haunted Jefferson City: Ghosts of Missouri
 
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In Joplin, the line between its vibrant past and present is as thin as a swinging saloon door, which Lisa Livingston-Martin expertly opens in this ghostly history. Explore a hotel known for both opulence and tragedy, and discover the Stefflebeck Bord...
Haunted Joplin (Haunted America)