Ghost Stories of New York State

New York State''s rich and colorful history has given rise to a wealth of blood-curdling, spine-tingling tales of the supernatural. Spanning the entire length and breadth of the Empire State, this carefully researched collection of fright-filled folklore explores the unexplained phenomena, colorful spirits and haunted history that make up New York''s paranormal legacy: ΓÇó Popper, a grumpy poltergeist with a tendency to pop open lids, causes a media frenzy on Long Island horses refuse to cross a bridge in the Genessee Valley--where a peddler was killed long ago ΓÇó Henrietta, a saucy widow with a penchant for the drink, haunts a hard-to-find speakeasy in New York City on moonlit nights ΓÇó a ghost soldier wanders Fort Niagara in search of his missing head slaughtered during the Revolutionary War ΓÇó Loyalist Jane McCrea returns to haunt her former home in Fort Edward ΓÇó a ghost pig, capable of splitting itself in two, chases away visitors to Fishkill ΓÇó in Nyack, a couple wins an unusual lawsuit, making it illegal to knowingly sell a haunted house in New York State ΓÇó Martha Mesereau, one of Staten Island''s most famous spirits, waits patiently for her husband''s return from the Civil War ΓÇó vehicles and hitchhikers disappear without a trace along Devil''s Elbow, an ominous stretch of road in the Catskills